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Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history educa

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问题     Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It’s the one【C1】______the teacher standing in the schoolroom door【C2】______goodbye to students for the summer and calling【C3】______them, "By the way, we won World War II."
    The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s【C4】______funny. The recent surveys on【C5】______illiteracy(无知)are beginning to numb(令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even【C6】______which countries the United States【C7】______against in that war. One third have no【C8】______when the  Declaration  of Independence was【C9】______One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly【C10】______the Civil War between 1850 and 1900.【C11】______when they get the answers right, some are【C12】______guessing.
    Unlike  math  or science,  ignorance  of history cannot be【C13】______connected to loss of international【C14】______But it does affect our future【C15】______a democratic nation and as individuals.
    The【C16】______news is that there is growing agreement【C17】______what is wrong with the【C18】______of history and what needs to be【C19】______to fix it. The steps are tentative(尝试性的)【C20】______yet to be felt in most classrooms. [br] 【C6】
选项 A、distinguish
B、acknowledge
C、identify
D、convey
答案 C
解析 语义衔接。本句的大意是：美国17岁的年轻人中几乎三分之一搞不清楚在那场战争(二战)中美同是跟哪些同家作战。在众多的同家巾把跟美国作战的国家识别出来，所以用“identify”。
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