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  3. The number of city schools put on a list for strict scrutiny by the state for poor academic performance went up slightly this ye

The number of city schools put on a list for strict scrutiny by the state for poor academic performance went up slightly this ye

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问题     The number of city schools put on a list for strict scrutiny by the state for poor academic performance went up slightly this year and the number of city schools taken off the list by showing improvement dropped, the state’s commissioner of education announced yesterday.
    Ten city schools—now at risk of being shut down—were added to the list of Schools Under Registration Review, known as SURR, bringing the total in the city m 40. Statewide. 61 schools are under review, said the commissioner, Richard Mills. The addition of 10 city schools reverses what had been a trend in the past few years: the number of schools on the list had been falling. There were 55 schools in 2003, 46 in 2004 and 35 last year, an all-time low.
    But this year a new factor was at work: The state raised the level of performance required to pass its standards. In addition, 6 of the 10 newly named schools are middle schools—and those schools have for years confounded educators by resisting the improvements that have worked in lower grades and even in high schools. Three city schools were removed from the list this year for improvement in academic performance, but that number was significantly lower than the number removed in each of the past several years. For instance, 16 schools were taken off the list last year.
    Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein observed that the number of endangered schools still remains at a near-record low. "Nevertheless, we cannot accept failing performance by any of our schools for any reason", he said. "If a school proves incapable of providing a high-quality education m our students despite efforts to improve it, it will be closed". He said 8 of the 40 schools that have been on the list were scheduled m be closed this year and 5 more will be closed next year. The state also expanded its review process for the first time this year m District 75, which covers special education schools, and one District 75 school, Public School 12 in the Bronx, was put on the list.
    Despite the additions, Mr. Mills said he was pleased. "I think it’s impressive since we have been rinsing the bar", he said. "The city has essentially been staying ahead of a moving locomotive".
    Elsewhere in the state, three schools in Buffalo and two in Syracuse were added to the list. The 10 New York City schools on the list are Legacy School for Integrated Studies in Manhattan; P.S. 220, P.S. 12, Junior High School 123 and Middle School 302 in the Bronx; J.H.S. 265. J.H.S. 57, M.S. 143, Intermediate School 291 and P.S. 12 in Brooklyn. The three schools removed from the list are P.S. 140 in the Bronx. Repertory Company High School in Manhattan and EBC/ENY High School for Public Safety and Law in Brooklyn.
选项 A、posing a contrast
B、presenting a phenomenon
C、justifying an assumption
D、making a comparison
答案A
解析 文章写作方式题。文章第一段用教育委员会的公告摆明了一个对比现象，学术成绩差的学校数目增加，而脱去不好名誉的学校的数目却降低了。因此，A最符合。
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