六级冲刺练习：阅读（29）
<p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Constitution">Constitution</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="financed">financed</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="varies">varies</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="of">of</span> $716 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="pupil">pupil</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1974, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lowest">lowest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, $ 1809 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="pupil">pupil</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $ 800 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="pupil">pupil</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span>, <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="do">do</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="poorer">poorer</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="expenditures">expenditures</span> . <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="differences">differences</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="uniformity">uniformity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="curricula">curricula</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="districts">districts</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="meet">meet</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="boards">boards</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="detailed">detailed</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="This">This</span>-<span word="responsibility">responsibility</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="salaries">salaries</span>.</p>
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