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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 U."
    The problem with the joke, of course, is that it’s【C4】______funny. The recent surveys on【C5】______illiteracy (无知) arc beginning to numb (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17yearolds 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 through Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly【C10】______the Civial 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] 【C4】

选项 A、not
B、too
C、so
D、rarely

答案 A

解析 统观全文,作者认为这个笑话并不好笑,而是一个很严肃的问题。not funny意为“一点不好笑”。
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