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”。