问题
单项选择题
Many students do not like tostudy history(历史)．They say that there are (41) many names and dates to (42) ．But if we do not know about the (43) ，we can not understand the present well．For example，if we wish to know how men (44) to use fire，we have to know what men did (45) the past to travel at night or to keep themselves (46) in cold nights．Only a study of history will make US realize(意识到) (47) everything we do today is the result of what (48) people did in the past．
[A] subjects [B] matters [C] things
As we (49) history，we learn many interesting (50) ．History helps US understand our present life better．
答案
参考答案：C
解析：[精析] 本题考查的是名词辨析。subject意为“学科，对象，主题”，matter指客观存在的或需要注意或处理的事情，thing指“事情，事务”，事情可大可小，是一个泛称。因此C项正确。