Question

About ten per cent of spending on primary and secondary education in the United States comes from the federal government. 9 States have been required to show progress through yearly testing.

But states say testing tells only part of the story about efforts by schools and students to improve. So the Obama administration has eased the limits on states in measuring performance.

10    This new measurement tool is called the Colorado Growth Model. 丁he idea is to show academic growth, not just achievement on tests. It combines test scores, family income levels, school size, the ethnicity of the student and many other factors.

11    The graph shows a school's average score on standardized tests as well as its academic growth.

On average, students enter Sixth Grade at West Den?ver Prep performing below grade level. 12

The new assessment method shows that, each year ， the average West Denver Prep student learns more maths than ninety-four per cent of all the students in Colorado. 13

Josh Smith says perhaps the most important thing they should learn is to believe in themselves.

A.    The results from schools across the state are shown online on a graph.

B.    Reading and writing scores also show growth.

C.    For ten years now, federal law has tied this spend?ing to students' performance.

D.    Therefore, the government feels it a great pressure.

E.    But three years later, most are outperforming other students across the state.

F.    However, the limits don't work at all.

G.    The western state of Colorado, for example, has a new assessment method.

Answer 1

C 承接上文"About ten per cent of spending on primary and ！ secondary education in theUnited   Statescomes from the federal government.并与下文"States have been required to  show progress through yearly testing."可知，联邦政府把这种 教育投资和学生成绩联系起来了，故选C项。

G 根据下文"This new measurement tool is called the Colo?rado Growth Model."可知，Colorado采取了新政，故选G项。

A 根据下文"The graph shows a school's average score on standardized tests as well as its academic growth...可知，学生成绩会以图表的形式被传到网上，故选A项。

E 与上文"On average…"形成对比，与下文"The new assessment method shows that, each year, the average West  Denver Prep student learns more maths than ninety-four percent of all the students in Colorado..，形成呼应，故选E项。 

B与上文"The new assessment method shows that, each year, the average West Denver Prep student learns more maths than ninety-four per cent of all the students in Colo?rado. ..和 下文" Josh Smith says perhaps the most important thing they should learn is to believe in themselves.，，形成呼应可知，三年后学生各科成绩在这种评估下均有所进步，故选B项。