Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What’s NOT the result of young Clerc’s falling into a fire?

A. He lost his sight.

B. He lost his hearing.

C. He lost his sense of smell.

2.When did Clerc enter the Royal Institution for the Deaf?

A. In 1795.    B. In 1797.    C. In 1815.

3.Where did Gallaudet meet Clerc?

A. In England.    B. In France.    C. In America.

4.Which of the following is TRUE about Gallaudet?

A. He and Clerc founded America’s first school for the deaf.

B. He went to London to seek more work opportunities for the deaf.

C. He spent three months with Clerc in London.

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. A

【解析】

Would you believe that the first outstanding deaf teacher in America was a Frenchman? His name was Laurent Clerc. He, together with Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, founded America’s first school for the deaf.

Laurent Clerc was born in a small village near Lyons, France, on December 26, 1785. He was born with hearing, but when he was one year old, he fell into a fire. As a result, he lost both his hearing and his sense of smell and the right side of his face was badly burned.

At the age of 12, Laurent entered the Royal Institution for the Deaf in Paris where he excelled in his studies. Therefore, at his graduation, the school asked him to stay on as an assistant teacher. Later, he was promoted to teach the highest class.

Meanwhile, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet was upset about the lack of educational opportunities for the deaf in America. Therefore, in 1815, he sailed to London to seek ideas on how to teach deaf people. There, he met a French educator of the deaf who invited him to go to Paris to spend three months learning at the Royal Institution for the Deaf where he met Clerc. The two worked and studied well together.When Gallaudet was returning to America, he asked Clerc to come with him. Clerc accepted this.

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