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周测卷(十一)(范围:必修第三册Unit1)
(时间:40分钟
满分:100分)
I.阅读理解(共8小题,每小题5分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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While some critics claim that history curricula(课程) teach unnecessary content, others argue
that these curricula need to be more comprehensive. Despite ongoing debates about content, one
universal truth remains: strong history curricula are necessary for developing the productive citizens of
tomorrow.
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The greatest academic value that history curricula provide is not the recall of important dates and
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names. Rather, understanding the historical inquiry process is the most important component. This
process teaches students how to become critical thinkers and understand the dynamic nature of the
telling of history.
Through strong history curricula, students are shown both a variety of primary and secondary
sources and are taught to critique them. This is where the historical inquiry process begins. Students
not only begin to analyze and ask questions about the content. but they also learn about the author's
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credibility and potential bias(偏见). Students are then able to contextualize the information they learn
and can think more critically about historical context and those who tell it
With this framework, students can then understand the causal relationship between human nature
values, philosophy, actions. and their consequences. It teaches students to recognize recurrent themes
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and lessons that are necessary to understand modern society. Most importantly, it teaches students to
develop a healthy skepticism(怀疑论) when presented with information today because our actions are
history in the making.
Forty years ago, renowned scholar James Fitzgerald argued that no education is complete without
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the teaching of historical inquiry. He believed that the only way to move forward in life is to
understand what's behind us.
Today. this principle still holds true. Students take both the factual knowledge and the historical
inquiry skills they learn in the classroom and