| When does history begin It is tempting
to reply ’hi the beginning", but like many obvious answers, this soon turns out
to be unhelpful. As a great Swiss historian once pointed out in another
connection, history is the one subject where you cannot begin at the beginning,
ff we want to, we can trace the chain of human descent back to the appearance of
vertebrates, or even to the photosynthetic cells which lie at the start of life
itself. We can go back further still, to almost unimaginable upheavals which
formed this planet and even to the origins of the universe. Yet this is not
"history". Commonsense helps here: history is the story of mankind, of what it has done, suffered or enjoyed. We all know that dogs and cats do not have histories, while human beings do. Even when historians write about a natural process beyond human A. The appearance of vertebrates. B. The point when human beings consciously chose to do something. C. The coming into being of the photosynthetic cells. D. The origins of the universe. [填空题]When does Ann usually come back home
She comes back by. ______
[单项选择]When does the store close
A. 3:30 B. 4:00 C. 5:30 D. 6:00 [单项选择]When does the train leave
A. It leaves at 10:05. B. It leaves at 10:45. B. It leaves at 10:35. [单项选择]When does the film end
A. 9:30. B. 10:00. C. 10:30. [单项选择]When does the party start
A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third door. 我来回答: 提交
|
