单选题 Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each
numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D.
Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are
describing history education in America. It's the one {{U}}(51) {{/U}}
the teacher standing in the schoolroom door {{U}}(52) {{/U}} goodbye to
students for the summer and calling after them. "By the way, we won World War
II." The problem with the joke, of course, is that it's not
funny. The recent surveys on {{U}}(53) {{/U}} illiteracy are beginning
to numb. nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even {{U}}(54)
{{/U}} which countries the United States fought against in that war. One
third have no idea when the Declaration of Independence was {{U}}(55)
{{/U}}. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two
thirds cannot correctly {{U}}(56) {{/U}} the Civil War between 1850 and
1900. Even when they get the answers right, some are just guessing.
Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be {{U}}(57)
{{/U}} connected to toss of international competitiveness. But it does
affect our future {{U}}(58) {{/U}} a democratic nation and as
individuals. The good news is that there is growing agreement on
what is wrong with the {{U}}(59) {{/U}} of history and what needs to be
done to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的) {{U}}(60) {{/U}} yet to
be felt in most classrooms.
【答案解析】该题有一定难度，很容易误选B项judge。correctly judge the Civil War这个局部搭配是对的，但加上后面的between 1850 and 1900，就说不通了。这句话的意思是说“三分之一的学生无法正确说出(place)美国国内战争是发生在1850年至1900年中间那一段时间”。