Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one __1__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __2__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __3__ them, “By the way, we won World War II.”
The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s __4__ funny. The recent surveys on __5__ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __6__ which countries the United States __7__ against in that war. One third have no __8__ when the Declaration of Independence was __9__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __10__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __11__ when they get the answers right, some are __12__ guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __13__ connected to loss of international __14__. But it does affect our future __15__ a democratic nation and as individuals.
The __16__ news is that there is growing agreement __17__ what is wrong with the __18__ of history and what needs to be __19__ to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性) __20__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.
1.A) about B) in C) for D) by
2.A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking
3.A) in B) after C) for D) up
4.A) rarely B) so C) too D) not
5.A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political
6.A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey
7.A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck
8.A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea
9.A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited
10.A) place B) judge C) get D) lock
11.A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So
12.A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever
13.A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly
14.A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment
15.A) of B) for C) with D) as
16.A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good
17.A) to B) with C) on D) of
18.A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing
19.A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached
20.A) therefore B) or C) and D) as
关于形容词与介词搭配所构成的词组的总结：
absent from不在,缺席
abundant in富于
alien to与...相反
angry with sb at/about sth生气,愤怒
anxious about/for忧虑,担心
appropriate for/to适当,合适
applicable to适用于
apt at聪明,善于
apt to易于
ashamed of羞愧,害臊
approximate to近拟,接近
aware of意识到
abailable to sb for sth可用,可供
bare of几乎没有,缺乏
bound for开往...
capable of能够
careful of/about/with;小心,注意
certain of /about确信,肯定
characteristic of特有,独特
clear of没有,不接触
clever at善于
close to接近,亲近
comparable to/with可比较
conscious of察觉到,意识到
consequent on随之而来
considerate towards体谅,体贴
contemporary with与...同时代
content with满足于
contrary to违反
counter to与...相反
crazy about热衷,着迷
critical of挑剔,批评
curious about好奇,想知道
distinct from种类(风格)不同
doubtful of /about怀疑
east of在...东面
equal to相等,胜任
equivalent to等于,相当于
essential to/for必不可少
expert at/in/on善于
faithful to忠实于
familiar to sb为...所熟悉
familiar with sth熟悉,通晓
fatal to致命的
favourable to支持,赞成
favourable for有帮助的
fearful of惧怕
fit for适于
foreign to非...所原有
fond of喜欢
free of /from未受...;免费
free with康慨,大方
guilty of有...罪的
hungry for渴望
ignorant of不知道
impatient at sth.不耐烦
impatient of无法容忍
with sb independent of不受...支配
impatient for急切,渴望
indifferent to无兴趣,不关心
indignant with sb.愤慨
inferior to级别低于,不如
intent on专心于
invisible to不可见的
jealous of嫉妒
keep on爱好,很喜欢
liable for对...有责任
liable to易于
loyal to忠于
mad at/with sb.生气,愤怒
mad with因...发狂
next to下一个,其次
necessary to /for必要的
opposite to在对面
open to不限制,开放的
particular about挑剔,讲究
parallel to与...平等,类似
peculiar to独特的,独有的
patient with有耐心
prior to在...之前
popular with受...喜爱,爱戴
representative of代表...的
relative to与...有关
rich in富于
responsible for负责,是...原因
sensitive to对...敏感
sensible of觉查到
sick of厌恶,厌倦
short of缺少
skilled at /in善于
similar to相似
sufficient for足够的
subject to受制于,易于
superior to优于,级别高于
suitable for/to适合于
suspicious of怀疑
sure of /about对...有信心,确信
typical of是典型的,特有的
tired of对...不在感兴趣
votal to对...关系重大
uncertain of /about不确知
mad about/on狂热迷恋
void of没有,缺乏
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