2022年公共英语五级考试阅读模拟练习题(8)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 Americans knowledge of history was poor. 5. Whats the meaning of the word “bane” in the th line of the last paragraph? A Headache. B Ban. C Pleasure. D Opportunity. 本文叙述了一名历史教师的悲伤。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冷淡，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斗的双方是谁。 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，学生们对历史讨论其实没有多大兴趣。 4.C【解析】文中提到“.the students poor preparation in history，Its the bane of history teachers at every.1evel.”。 5.A【解析】bane意为“祸根，灾难”，此文中引申为“令人头痛的事”。