Part IV Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Historians tend to tell the same joke when they are describing history education in America. It''s the one __61 the teacherstanding in the schoolroom 61. A) in C) for B) by D) about door 62 goodbye to students for the summer 62. A) waving C) shaking B) nodding D)speaking and calling __ 63 . them, "By the way, we won 63. A) in C) after World War II" B) up D) for The problem with the joke, of course, is that it''s 64 _ funny. The recent surveys on 64. A) not C) so B) too D) rarely 65 _ illiteracy (无知) are beginning to numb 65. A) political C) educational (令人震惊): nearly one third of American 17-year- B) cultural D) historical olds cannot even ~ 66 which countries the 66. A) convey C) acknowledge B) identify D) distinguish United States 67 '' against in that war. One third 67. A) struck C) fought B) attacked D) defeated have no _ 68 _ when the Declaration oflndepen- 68. A) doubt C) reason B) idea D) sense dence was 69 . One third thought Columbus 69. A) signed C) marked reached the New World after 1750. Two thirds can- B) edited D) printed not correctly 70 the Civil War between 1850 70. A) get C) place B) judge D) 10ck and 1900. 71 when they get the answers right, 71. A) Thus C) Though B) So D) Even some are 72 guessing. 72. A)just C) still Unlike math or science, ignorance of history B) ever D) hardly cannot be 73 connected to loss of interna- 73. A) shortly C) exclusively B) directly D) practically tional 74 . But it does affect our future 74. A) community C) comprehension B) commitmentD)competitiveness 75 . a democratic nation and as individuals. 75. A) with C) as B) for D) of The 76 news is that there is growing 76. A) good C) surprising B) fine D) nice agreement 77 what is wrong with the 77. A)of C) on B) to D) with 78 of history and what needs to be 78. A) coaching C) consulting B) teaching D) instructing 79 to fix it. The steps are tentative (尝试性的79. A) dealt C) met B) done D) reache) 80 yet to be felt in most classrooms.
