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问题     Education of exceptional children means provision of special educational services to those children who are either handicapped or gifted. Exceptional children【C1】______ average children in mental characteristics, sensory abilities, physical characteristics, emotional behavior, or communication abilities to the【C2】______ that they require special educational services to develop their【C3】______. The Department of Education【C4】______ that 10 to 20 percent of the children in the United States【C5】______ handicaps. Another 2 to 3 percent are considered【C6】______. Special education provides these children【C7】______ learning experiences suitable to their unique abilities.
    Caring for people who have disabilities is a relatively【C8】______ idea. In ancient times disabled people were left to die. During the Middle Ages they were treated more【C9】______, but it was not thought that they could learn. In the 19th century, residential treatment centers were【C10】______, first in Europe and then in the US by individual states,【C11】______ for people who were blind, deaf, severely retarded, or suffered from severe emotional disorders. By the 20th century,【C12】______ classes and public day schools were begun,【C13】______ these served very few children. After World War II the attitude of Americans【C14】______ the education of persons who were disabled changed significantly.【C15】______ for special education was assumed by state legislatures and the federal government. Parent groups formed to【C16】______ for the rights of children with disabilities, joined【C17】______ professional educational programs.
    In 1925 the US congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act which【C18】______ a free and appropriate education to all children in the US between the ages of 3 and 21. The law provides【C19】______ for special education programs to states and local districts that【C20】______ with a set of guidelines. [br] 【C6】

选项 A、lunatic
B、aggressive
C、radical
D、gifted

答案 D

解析 语义线索题。根据本文首句提到的handicapped or gifted及上一句句末的handicaps,可知此处应填入gifted,故D正确。lunatic表示“精神错乱的”;aggressive表示“好斗的”:radical表示“激进的”。
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