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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
The U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equal access to a quality education. Today it is __36___the launch of the Excellent Educators for All Initiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for the students who need them most.
“All children are 37 to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or family income. It is 38 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need to help students reach their full 39 ,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “Despite the excellent work and deep 40 of our nation's teachers and principals, students in high-poverty, high-minority schools are unfairly treated across our country. We have to do better. Local leaders and educators will 41 their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 42 our focus on how to better recruit, support and 43 effective teachers and principals for all students, especially the kids who need them most.”
Today’s announcement is another important step forward in improving access to quality education, a 44 of President Obama’s year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead a roundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 45 of working in high-need schools and how to adapt promising practices for supporting great educators in these schools.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
A）announcing
B）beneficial
C）challenges
D）commitment
E）component
F）contests
G）critically
H）develop
I）distributing
J）enhance
K）entitled
L）potential
M)properly
N)qualified
O)retain
【参考答案】
36. A) announcing
37. K) entitled
38. G) critically
39. L) potential
40. D) commitment
41. H) develop
42. J) enhance
43. O) retain
44. E) component
45. C) challenges