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　　Many university students dislike studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented（介绍，陈述）in a boring manner．However，I'll never forget my American History professor，Dr．Williamson．Each event leaped from the pages of our text and became as real（真实）as the daily news report on the radio．My favorite lecture concerned（关于）the American Revolution．Dr．Williamson set the mood for the story by imitation（模仿）Paul Revere，a well-known silversmith（银匠），working in his shop．The American colonists（殖民地开拓者）were angry because of the British control over their lives．Revere felt that war between the British and the colonists was to come soon．Then，Dr．Williamson told us about Revere rowing across the Charles River from Boston on April 18，1775．I can see the professor now as he raised his hand to his forehead as if he were looking acorss the Charles River to the Old North Church in Boston．Suddenly，Revere saw two lanterns（灯笼），a signal which meant that the British would attack by sea．He jumped on to his horse to warn the villagers of the attack．Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Corncord and Lexington，Massachusetts，the year before the Declaration of Independence（独立宣言）was signed in 1776．Never before had history seemed so alive to me．And all because a professor cared enough to put his heart into his teaching．

1．Why does the author feel that most students dislike history？He believes that________．

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A．history professors are poorly prepared

B．professors fall to present facts is in an interesting way

C．most students are lazy

D．most students feel that history is a waste of time

2．How did Paul Revere earn a living？He was a________．

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A．soldier

B．blacksmith

C．teacher

D．silversmith

3．Where was the Old North Church located？

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A．In Boston

B．In Corncord

C．In Lexington

D．In Britain．

4．What did the two-lantern signal tell Revere？ The British________．

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A．would attack by sea

B．would attack from the Charles River

C．were willing to sign the Declaration of Independence

D．had won the first two battles of the Revolution

5．In which year we the first battles of the Revolution fought？

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A．In 1774

B．In 776

C．In 1775

D．In 1777

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;A;C
解析：

通过这篇自述，再加上本文第一句的句意：许多大学生不喜欢学习历史主要是因为那些历史事件是以一种令人生厌的方式讲授的，使课上得一点都不令人兴奋。可以推测作者的态度：教授们不能把课上得像威廉姆森博士那样生动、有趣和活泼，这是历史教授们失败的主要原因。 　　在解这类题时，一定要仔细寻找Paul Revere这样的词的出处，尤其是在它后面会出现与它有关的内容。在本文中Paul Revere首次出现就有同位语：...by imitating Paul Revere，a well-known silversmith，working in his shop．由此可以认定Paul Revere是一个silversmith（银匠）。 　　这也是一道考查细节的理解题，与解上题的方法一样，一定要找到考查点Old North Church的首次出现的地方，然后在其后找是否有与其有关的信息，短文中这样写道：...as if he were looking across the Charles River to he Old North Church in Boston，那么很明显这座教堂位于波士顿。 　　此题解题方法是找到问句中的关键词语在短文中的出处。然后再在其前后找相关信息，尤其是在后面找到的可能性更大。本题的答案就明显地摆在关键词two -lantern signal首次出现的句中：Suddenly，Revere saw two lanterns，a signal which meant that the British would at-tack by sea． 　　这也是一道细节理解的客观性试题。短文中有这样的句子：Professor Williamson reminded us that the first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Corncord and Lexington，Massachusetts，the year before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776．由此不难断定这些战斗发生在1775年。