　　Uriah Phillips Levy fought anti—Semitism to rise through the ranks -考呗网

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简答题　　Uriah Phillips Levy fought anti—Semitism to rise through the ranks and becomea commodore of the U．S．Navy．He first went to sea at age 10，returning only forhis bar mitzvah three years later before taking off again．He was 20 years old by Line the time the War of l812 began，and he served as sailing master aboard the USS (5)Argus，was captured with his crew，and spent 16 months in a ritishprison．Hisnaval career was never smooth sailing；he was court—martialed and dismissed forrefusing to use corporal punishment．Only the intervention of President Tylerenabled his reinstatement．As commodore，Levy commanded the Mediterranean fleet and abolished flogging as a form of naval discipline．Today，Levy is better(10) known as the person who purchased Monticello from Thomas lefferson’s daughter-and whose heirs turned the property over to the people as a museumand memorial-than as a naval hero．
　　Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply．
根据以上内容，回答题。
The assertion made in the first sentence of the passage could best be Supported by the inclusion of which of the following?

Select one answer choice．

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A．Because sentence one covers the time prior to Levy’s becoming commodore，choice B is not accurate，and choice C would not support the assertion，although it might add interesting information．The best answer is choice A．

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