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  3. Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Frenchman? At 12, he【C1】______the Roya

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Frenchman? At 12, he【C1】______the Roya

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问题     Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was Laurent Clerc, a Frenchman? At 12, he【C1】______the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he became a top student. After【C2】______, the school asked him to stay on as a【C3】______.
   Meanwhile, an American named Thomas Gallaudet was studying to be a minister. (牧师) 【C4】______he met a young girl who was deaf. He was disappointed to learn that there were no  【C5】______for the deaf in America. 【C6】______, in 1815 Gallaudet sailed to London to【C7】______information on deaf education. However, he was【C8】______to get help and became frustrated (灰心的). Fortunately he met a French educator who【C9】______him to go to Paris to spend three months【C10】______at the school where Clerc was working. The school asked Clerc to teach【C11】______sign language. As a result, the two men【C12】______each other.
   When the time came for Gallaudet to【C13】______America, he asked Clerc to come with him. The two men【C14】______in June 1816. The voyage【C15】______the Atlantic (大西洋) took days. They put the time to productive use, 【C16】______for the new school for the deaf【C17】______they wanted to ’open. Such a school was【C18】______the following year in Connecticut.
   At the school, Clerc led a busy life. Although he wanted to return to France, he【C19】______did. He died on July 18, 1869, still in America. France’s【C20】______was America’s gain!
【C19】
选项 A、often
B、sometimes
C、seldom
D、never
答案D
解析 本题考查对上下文的理解。上文中连词although意为“尽管…”，表明两个分句间是转折关系，因此可以推断克拉克想要回到法国却没能如愿，并且根据下文克拉克在美国去世，可知他从未回到法国。故D正确。
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