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To be "historically minded" is to see things in relation and in perspective,
To be "historically minded" is to see things in relation and in perspective,
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2024-02-29
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To be "historically minded" is to see things in relation and in perspective, and to judge tolerantly. We must remember how differently men have thought and acted in different times. We must always keep an open mind, ready to receive and weigh new evidence. If we grasp this idea, we will never think that a historian is someone who can remember dates. That childish idea is like calling a man a statesman because he can remember the names of voters in his district. A waiter could remember more names and a telephone operator more numbers than the greatest historian.
The true historian is not content to take all his facts from other historians. Today he makes sure that his statements are based on sound "documents" or "sources" which go back to the time of the facts themselves.
But the historian needs always to be in his guard net to be misled by his sources. A document may net be a real one. Its author may be lying on purpose for some reasons. He may be so greatly influenced by national, religious, party or personal backgrounds as to be totally unfair to the other side. If honest, he may be misinformed as to the facts and mistaken in his inferences.
Anyone who reads the accounts published in the different countries concerning the causes and results of wars will realize that the historian needs caution and training in handling these sources. The trained historian asks first: "Did this writer mean to tell the truth?" and second; "Was he in a position or frame of mind to tell the truth even if he wants to?" Every statement must be patiently weighed and tested and combined with all other available information in order to get at the truth. [br] It is emphasized in the last paragraph that ______.
选项
A、wars are accounted for differently in different countries
B、the historian needs caution and training in dealing with his sources
C、some writers may not be telling the truth
D、some writers may not be in a position or frame of mind to tell the truth
答案
B
解析
最后一段第一句话“the historian needs caution and training in handling these sources”指出历史学家对待资料来源的时候需要谨慎和训练有素。答案A)不同的国家对战争的论述都不同,C)有些作者可能没说真话,D)有些作者可能并不处于讲真话的位置或心情,这几个选项都只是论据,并不是本段的观点。
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