1. What did Cosgrove do before he became a teacher teaching history?
[ A ] A clerk working in a gym.
[ B ] A man running a bank.
[ C ] A sportsman.
[ D ] A historian.
2. On the way to school, Cosgrove
[ A ] was deep in thought of his past
[ B ] was thinking of who Lee was
[ C ] was thinking of how to teach his class
[ D ] was having a talk with another passenger
3. It can be inferred from the passage that __
[ A ] the task for Cosgrove is quite heavy
[ B ] the students are enthusiastic about history study
[ C ] the students have little interest in history study
[ D ] West Milford once was a factory town
4. Which of the following is true according to this passage?
[ A ] Only the students in high school were poor in history study.
[ B ] Only college students could not study history well.
[ C ] Students at every level have poor knowledge of history.
[ D ] All American’s knowledge of history was poor.
5. What’s the meaning of the word “bane” in the th line of the last paragraph?
[ A ] Headache.
[ B ] Ban.
[ C ] Pleasure.
[ D ] Opportunity.
本文讲述了一名历史教师的悲哀。现在的历史课已经越来越少被学生重视了。他们不认为历史有任何的用处，即使学完一个学期也不会记 得任何东西。历史感在年轻人中已经相当淡漠，他们也不会再为历史人物的事迹而感动，大多数人甚至不知道越南战争的双方是谁。
答案及解析
1.B【解析】文中提到“…the young former investment banker…”。
2.C【解析】文中提到“On his 30-minute commute，…dream up new ways of...”。
3.C【解析】由全文可以看出，学生们对历史研究其实没有多大兴趣。
4.C【解析】文中提到“...the students’ poor preparation in history，…It’s the bane of history teachers at every.1evel.”。
5.A【解析】bane意为“祸根，灾害”，此文中引申为“令人头痛的事”。