Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)

　　Section A

　　The U.S. Department of Education is making efforts to ensure that all students have equalaccess to a quality education. Today it is __36___the launch of the Excellent Educators for AllInitiative. The initiative will help states and school districts support great educators for thestudents who need them most.

　　“All children are 37 to a high-quality education regardless of their race, zip code or familyincome. It is 38 important that we provide teachers and principals the support they need tohelp students reach their full 39 ,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “Despite theexcellent 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. Localleaders and educators will 41 their own creative solutions, but we must work together to 42our focus on how to better recruit, support and 43 effective teachers and principals for allstudents, especially the kids who need them most.”

　　Today’s announcement is another important step forward in improving access to qualityeducation, a 44 of President Obama’s year of action. Later today, Secretary Duncan will lead aroundtable discussion with principals and school teachers from across the country about the 45of working in high-need schools and how to adapt promising practices for supporting greateducators in these schools.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡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

　　【參考答案】

　　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