2015考研英语阅读期末考试
<p> <span word="Final">Final</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>期末考试</p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="loom">loom</span>, <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reformAmericas">reformAmericas</span> <span word="schools">schools</span></p><p> 随着选举临近，巴拉克-奥巴马尝试改造美国的学校</p><p> <span word="AMERICAS">AMERICAS</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dotted">dotted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="ofprogress">ofprogress</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="correspondentwatched">correspondentwatched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Chicagospoor">Chicagospoor</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Side">Side</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="Mauricia">Mauricia</span> <span word="Dantes">Dantes</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consultant">consultant</span> <span word="forIBM">forIBM</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="retrained">retrained</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pupilsin">pupilsin</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deaf">deaf</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="authorHelen">authorHelen</span> <span word="Keller">Keller</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="declared">declared</span>: <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="incollege">incollege</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Dantes">Dantes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p> 美国的学校系统里不乏一些可圈可点的先进事迹。去年12月份，我们的记者在芝加哥欠发达的西区旁听了一节七年级课程。当毛里西噢-邓蒂斯教师引导学生们围绕聋哑作家海伦凯勒展开讨论时，一个小女孩大声说：我感觉自己像在大学里。感谢邓蒂斯女士和其它教师，有一天她可能真的会到那里。</p><p> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="scenes">scenes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="iswhat">iswhat</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="Ten">Ten</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="No">No</span> <span word="Child">Child</span> <span word="LeftBehind">LeftBehind</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> , <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="Americas">Americas</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="March">March</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Obamaannounced">Obamaannounced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="version">version</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="August">August</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mostimportant">mostimportant</span> <span word="feats">feats</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p><p> 巴拉克-奥巴马希望这样的场景成为常例，而非特例。问题是联邦政府能提供怎样的帮助。十年前，国会通过了《不让一个孩子掉队法》一项旨在改进美国学校系统的大胆举措。3月14日，奥巴马先生宣布他想在8月份前通过一个新版本。虽然这有可能成为他执政期间最重要的成就之一，但是实现起来将不会轻松。</p>
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