2017考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章-不简单特许学校.doc

凯程考研集训营，为学生引路，为学员服务！ 第  PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 3 页 共  NUMPAGES \* MERGEFORMAT 3 页 2017考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章：不简单的特许学校 每年考研英语阅读篇章很多都取材于经济学人，因此2017年考研复习之初，一定要从基础打好，稳扎稳打。凯程考研频道分享《经济学人》文章，希望大家能够多看、多练，提升阅读能力！ 2017考研英语阅读题源经济学人文章：不简单的特许学校 　　Charter Schools 　　特许学校 　　Big, not easy 　　大，但并不简单 　　Revolution and innovation in some of Americastoughest neighbourhoods 　　美国的一些“老大难”街区的改革和创新 　　AS PUPILS file into their classroom at KippRenaissance, a high school in a battered corner of north-east New Orleans, each one stops toshake the hand of a history teacher. “Changes”, a rap song by Tupac about the struggles ofbeing poor and black in America, plays quietly in the background. Within a minute or two, thedozen teenagers—all black—are busily filling in test papers. Soon afterwards, Mr Kullman, theteacher, begins rapping himself—hopping around the room demanding quick-fire answers toquestions about the civil war. Pupils shout back answers in chorus. 　　知力复兴(Kipp Renaissance)高中座落在新奥尔良东北角的一个破旧的角落里，那儿小学生们排队进入他们的教室，每个人还要停下来和历史老师握手。“改变”，是一首来自Tupac的饶舌歌曲，悄然地播放在校园中，讲述关于在美国穷困的黑人如何生存。几分钟内，那群黑人青少年就忙于填写测试答卷。很快，考尔曼老师开始开始唱起Rap，在教室里小幅跳动着，要求学生快速回答关于内战的问题。学生们则不整齐地回答出来。 　　Kipp Renaissance is one of New Orleanss newer high schools. Since Hurricane Katrina hit in2005, only six traditional public schools, directly run by the city, remain. Instead 94% of pupilsnow attend charter schools, which are publicly funded but run by independent non-profitorganisations such as Kipp (in full, the “Knowledge is Power Programme”). 　　知力复兴高中是新奥尔良市一所历史较短的高中。自从2005年卡特里娜飓风袭击后，直属市辖的高中仅剩下六所传统的公立学校。取而代之的是94%的小学生现在都报名特许学校，这些学校是由公众资助，但由独立非盈利性组织例如知力经营(全称是，“知识就是力量项目”)。 　　Change began in 2003, when Louisiana created a Recovery School District (RSD) to take overand turn around failing schools across the state. Katrina dramatically accelerated the process:the RSD now controls most schools in New Orleans. Since 2008 alone, it has closed about 50and presided over the opening of an equal number of charters. The district organisesadmissions