单选题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 la

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单选题
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
解析:
细节题。由该段第三句可知,近至上个世纪,当美国上大学的人总共还不到5%时,新英格兰教育机构里的学生却在被迫着主要记忆和背诵各种拉丁文本,那些顽固的教授愤怒地反对引进任何新的科学发现或现代欧洲语言。B项中的official organizations是该句中establishments的改写,与原文相符,为正确答案。