大学英语四级考试完形填空精学精练之22

　　Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It s the one __61__ the teacher standing in the schoolroom door __62__ goodbye to students for the summer and calling __63__ them, By the way, we won World War II.

　　The problem with the joke, of course, is that it s __64__ funny. The recent surveys on __65__ illiteracy are beginning to numb : nearly one third of American 17-year-olds cannot even __66__ which countries the United States __67__ against in that war. One third have no __68__ when the Declaration of Independence was __69__. One third thought Columbus reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds cannot correctly __70__ the Civil War between 1850 and 1900. __71__ when they get the answers right, some are __72__ guessing.

　　Unlike math or science, ignorance of history cannot be __73__ connected to loss of international __74__. But it does affect our future __75__ a democratic nation and as individuals.

　　The __76__ news is that there is growing agreement __77__ what is wrong with the __78__ of history and what needs to be __79__ to fix it. The steps are tentative __80__ yet to be felt in most classrooms.

　　90. A) finishing B) lowering C) reducing D) declining

　　61. A) about B) in C) for D) by

　　62. A) shaking B) waving C) nodding D) speaking

　　63. A) in B) after C) for D) up

　　64. A) rarely B) so C) too D) not

　　65. A) historical B) educational C) cultural D) political

　　66. A) distinguish B) acknowledge C) identify D) convey

　　67. A) defeated B) attacked C) fought D) struck

　　68. A) sense B) doubt C) reason D) idea

　　69. A) printed B) signed C) marked D) edited

　　70. A) place B) judge C) get D) lock

　　71. A) Even B) Though C) Thus D) So

　　72. A) hardly B) just C) still D) ever

　　73. A) exclusively B) practically C) shortly D) directly

　　74. A) competitiveness B) comprehension C) community D) commitment

　　75. A) of B) for C) with D) as

　　76. A) fine B) nice C) surprising D) good

　　77. A) to B) with C) on D) of

　　78. A) consulting B) coaching C) teaching D) instructing

　　79. A) done B) dealt C) met D) reached

　　80. A) therefore B) or C) and D) as

　　答案：61-65 ABBDA 66-70 CCDBB 71-75 ABDCD 76-80 DCCAB