14．Understanding one's own history is important for young people's learning and development．Students are often asked to write a story about their own family's history or about a special person in their family．But too rarely do students focus on the history of their own community or their own people，in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation．
When people understand their own history，they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives．Taking this approach opens the door for young people to be managers of their own learning and development as they understand why they find themselves where they are．
Many people I have been talking to about this issue agree that not only schools but also public bodies and families have failed to educate young people about their own history．And I know from my own experience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family's experience in 1944．This may be a reflection of the sadness that people feel about that history and not wanting to make it a burden on their young people．But in today's situation，those I spoke with now clearly see that as a mistake．
If our society is ever to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history，including what has happened to our Native American，African-American and Latino friends，our schools must step up to help young people understand their own stories．Families and related social bodies must do the same．
28．According to Paragraph 1，a good knowledge of our own history can help usA．
A．gain a good understanding of our present situation
B．make our influence on the society stronger
C．become good at writing stories
D．understand the importance of learning and development
29．What does the underlined phrase"grapple with"in Paragraph 2mean？C
A．exercise．B．recover．C．manage．D．determine．
30．It can be inferred from Paragraph 3that the author's family's experience in 1944wasB．
A．fearful B．painful C．harmful D．meaningful
31．The passage mainly encourages us toD．
A．write our own stories B．have a proper attitude towards history
C．understand the importance of historyD．learn our own history．
分析 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，属于议论文，了解自己的历史是重要的年轻人的学习和发展，学生经常被要求写一篇关于自己家庭的历史故事或家中一个特别的人，但太少学生关注自己的社区或自己的历史，在某种程度上，这能帮助他们理解自己的现状．
解答 28．答案：A．根据"in a way that helps them to understand why they find themselves in a particular situation．"及第一段内容可知，对自己的历史掌握有助于我们明白自己的现状．故选A．
29．答案：C．根据"When people understand their own history，they are able to grapple with the influence of the social structures that sometimes limit the possibilities in their lives"可知，当人们理解自己的历史时，他们能够应对有时会限制他们的生活的社会结构的影响．故可推测出"grapple with"意为应对．故选manage．故选C．
30．答案：B．根据"And I know from my own experience how difficult it was for my father to talk about his family's experience in 1944"可知，作者家庭的经历是痛苦的，故选B．
31．答案：D．根据全文内容，尤其是"If our society is ever to find a way to properly deal with the influence of our own history"可知，我们应该对自己的历史怀有正确的态度．故选D．
点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读，主要考查学生对文章内容的理解能力及信息提取能力，做题时应仔细阅读原文，并联系上下文内容找出相关内容，从而得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
