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Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship? A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District s

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问题                 Go On a Special Area Opportunity to Scholarship?
    A U. S. Education Department study released yesterday found that District students who were given vouchers to attend private schools outperformed public school peers on reading tests. This finding is likely to reigni te debate over the fate of the controversial program.
    The D. C Opportunity Scholarship Program, the first federal initiative to spend taxpayer dollars on private school tuition, was created by a Republican-led Congress in 2004 to help students from low-income families. Congress has cut off federal funding after the 2009 ~ 2010 school year unless lawmakers vote to reauthorize it.
    Overall, the study found that students who used the vouchers received reading scores that placed them nearly four months ahead of peers who remained in public school However, as a group, students who had been in the lowest-per-forming public schools did not show those gains.
    Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement that the Ohama administration does not want to pull participating students out of the program but does not support its continuation.
    "Big picture. I don’t see vouchers as being the answer," Duncan said in a recent meeting with Washington Post editors and reporters. "You can pull two kids out, you can pull three kids out, and you’re leaving 97 or 98 percent behind. You need to help all those kids. The way you help them is by challenging the status quo where it’s not working and coming back with dramatically better schools and doing it systemically. "
    Since it began, the voucher program has awarded scholarships to more than 3,000 students from low-income families, granting up to $ 7, 500 a year for tuition and other fees at participating schools. This school year, about 1,715 students are participating.
    The Bush administration, and many Republicans, has championed the program as a "lifeline" for students in struggling schools.
    Supporters bailed the congressionally mandated study as proof the program works. "With concrete evidence in hand that this program is a success, we look forward to reauthorizing it as quickly as possible," Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, the top Republican on the House education committee, said in a statement.
    In a letter to Duncan, several GOP leaders urged him to continue awarding grants. "Under no circumstances should the funds be withheld by the U. S. Department of Education when so many children in the District need and deserve access to a quality school today," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner and other lawmakers wrote.
    Joseph I. Lieberman (l-Conn). whose Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs has jurisdiction over the District, has said he plans to hold hearings on the program.
Which of the following is mentioned in GOP leaders’ letter to Duncan?
选项 A、The government should withhold the funds no natter what will happen.
B、The government should not allow lawmakers to reauthorize it.
C、The government has to cut off federal funds because of the shortage of money.
D、The government should not withhold the funds no matter what will happen.
答案D
解析 事实细节题。由题干中的letter to Duncan定位到倒数第二段可知，在给当肯的一封信中，GOP的领导敦促他继续授权。“在任何一种情况下，美国教育部都不能撤回这笔基金，因为今天还有那么多地方上的学生需要并且应该得到去一所优秀的大学读书的权利。”故[D]“无论发生什么都不应该撤回给地方上的学生的教育基金”与文意一致。[A]“无论发生什么都要撤回给地方上的学生的教育基金”和[B]“政府不应该让法律制定者重新授权这个项目”与原文意思不符；[C]“由于资金短缺，政府不得不终止这个项目”，原文没有提及资金短缺的情况，也排除。
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