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Education of exceptional children means provision of special educational ser

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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(1)______ average children in mental characteristics, sensory abilities, physical characteristics, emotional behavior, or communication abilities to the (2)______ that they require special educational services to develop their (3)______. The Department of Education(4)______ that 10 to 20 percent of the children in the United States(5)______ handicaps. Another 2 to 3 percent are considered(6)______. Special education provides these children (7)______ learning experiences suitable to their unique abilities.
    Caring for people who have disabilities is a relatively(8)______ idea. In ancient times disabled people were left to die. During the Middle Ages they were treated more(9)______, but it was not thought that they could learn. In the 19th century, residential treatment centers were(10)______, first in Europe and then in the US by individual states,(11)______ for people who were blind, deaf, severely retarded, or suffered from severe emotional disorders. By the 20th century,(12)______ classes and public day schools were begun,(13)______ these served very few children. After World War II the attitude of Americans(14)______ the education of persons who were disabled changed significantly.(15)______ for special education was assumed by state legislatures and the federal government. Parent groups formed to(16)______ for the rights of children with disabilities, joined(17)______ professional educational programs.
    In 1925 the US congress passed the Education for All Handicapped Children Act which(18)______ a free and appropriate education to all children in the US between the ages of 3 and 21. The law provides(19)______ for special education programs to states and local districts that(20)______ with a set of guidelines. [br] (12)
选项 A、boarding
B、federal
C、special
D、private
答案 C
解析 语义线索题。上文提到聋哑等残疾人士，而且文中多次提到special education，因此这里应填入special，指特殊班。boarding表示“寄宿的”；federal表示“联邦的”；private表示“私人的”。
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