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  3. A new report released by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reminds us of a topic education writers like me almost never

A new report released by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reminds us of a topic education writers like me almost never

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问题     A new report released by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) reminds us of a topic education writers like me almost never address — the unseemly (不适当的) side of the recruitment of teachers abroad for U.S. schools. The AFT report, "Importing Educators: Causes and Consequences of International Teacher Recruitment," has some shocking disclosures, and deserves a close reading.
    The report says that one recruiter for overseas-educated teachers in Newark, N.J. , forced recruits to sign a contract obligating them to kick back 25 percent of their salaries to the recruiter. Other recruiters gouged (欺诈) the teachers they were allegedly helping with 60 percent interest rate loans. Some forbade them to own cars. Some placed the newly arrived teachers in overcrowded, unfinished housing, the report said.
    The AFT was smart to start their press release on the report with this true statement: "The growing number of overseas-educated teachers in U.S. schools has put many talented educators in classrooms." Then it added the concerns that the immoral recruiting has raised.
    This is something for school boards and citizens to investigate in cities that have recruited many teachers from abroad. It is another reason why we should celebrate groups like Teach For America that are working hard to persuade more Americans to consider teaching in those districts that have the greatest shortages.
    The best teacher I ever saw in action, the man who turned me into an education reporter, was educated in Bolivia, and taught there until he moved to the U.S. when he was 34. He was NOT recruited by anyone. His wife hoped that moving him to America would persuade him to stop teaching, which she thought was beneath him. His name is Jaime Escalante. If anyone had tried any of these recruiter stunts (花招) on him, they would have regretted it for the rest of their lives. He was, and still is in retirement, a tough guy, who spent 10 years learning English and redoing his college education so he could teach here. I am sure the AFT will be very happy if we get more like him, and stop this exploitation of people who want to help kids.
It can be inferred from the passage that AFT______.
选项 A、will raise the salaries of international teachers soon
B、is probably a non-government organization of teachers
C、will persuade more local teachers to stay in the school
D、is dedicated to the improvement of local teachers’ living standards
答案B
解析 由首段中提到的AFT的全称the American Federation of Teachers(美国教师联合会)、首段末句中的has some shocking disclosures(披露了一些惊人的内幕)，以及文章末句所说的the AFT will be very happy if we…(我相信如果我们拥有更多像他这样的老师，我们能阻止不良招聘者剥削那些真心从教老师的行为，美国教师联合会将会非常高兴)等可推断，AFT应该是非政府组织，且该组织为教师服务，故答案为[B]。[A]是针对文中第二段提到的kick back 25 percent of their salaries设的干扰项。[C]是针对文中第四段第二句设的干扰项。[D]在文中未提及。
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