According to the third paragraph which of the following is true？[ A] Five percent of
According to the third paragraph ,which of the following is true？
[ A] Five percent of American college students learnt Latin texts.
[ B] Students in New England learnt Latin texts in official organizations.
[ C] Students were compelled to learn modern European languages.
[ D] American college students had to learn Latin grammar by heart.
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正确答案：B
60.B【精析】该题为细节题。根据第三段第三句“As recently as the last century, when less than 5% of Americans went to college at all, students in New England establishments were compelled mainly to memorize and recite various Latin texts...”我们知道，上世纪美国只有不到5%的人接受大学教育，而只有新英格兰教育机构的学生们被强迫记忆及背诵各类拉丁文课文，故A、D项错误；根据A 项的分析我们知道，新英格兰的学生在教育机构学习拉丁文课文，教育机构属于官方组织，故B项正确；根据第三段第三句“… crusty professors angrily opposed the introduction of any new scien- tific discoveries or modern European languages。”我们知道，脾气暴躁的大学教授愤怒的反对引进任何新科学发现或者现代欧洲语言，故C项错误。