There will be almost 11,000 teacher openings in Tennessee by 2024, according to the Professional Educators of Tennessee. Lawmakers have proposed several bills(法案) to help with the shortage, and the latest would bring retired teachers back to classrooms while keeping their full retirement benefits.The bill allows retired Tennessee teachers to be re-hired as K-12 teachers, substitute teachers(代课教师) or bus drivers without having their retirement benefits taken away or suspended. 

“I just decided that I should be a substitute teacher and, you know, I knew from all of my teaching years that a lot of times it’s difficult to get substitute teachers, and that’s certainly true now,” said Nancy Holland. For more than 20 years, Holland was a teacher spending most of her career with Metro Nashville public schools. But even after retirement she couldn’t stay out of the classroom. “I just, I don’t know that I ever wanted to be anything else, really,” Holland said.

Retired teachers can currently return to work, but only for 120 days maximum. Senate Bill would allow workers to return for an entire school year, giving them the option to renew(续签) annually if there are no other qualified applicants.

“As a retired teacher, I can work a certain number of days and it does not impact retirement benefits. I was with Metro long enough that I can keep the insurance for life. So, in some ways, this law seems a little unnecessary for what’s going on,” said Holland, “But I don’t think it’s going to do much to ease the shortage.” During reemployment in a school system, retirement benefits would be reduced to 70% of retirement allowance. The existing salary cap would be removed.

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1.Why do Tennessee schools reemploy retired teachers?

A There is lack of enough teachers.

B The retired teacher need money.

C The educators aren’t old enough.

D The lawmakers help the retirees.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“Lawmakers have proposed several bills(法案) to help with the shortage”可知，是由于教师的短缺问题才让一些退休教师重返课堂。故选A。

2.What Holland said in the second paragraph means ______.

A she wanted to live in Nashville

B she had difficulty walking

C she was very fond of teaching

D she liked the retired life

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“But even after retirement she couldn’t stay out of the classroom. ‘I just, I don’t know that I ever wanted to be anything else, really,’ Holland said.”可知，她退休了也离不开教室，除了教学她不知道自己还想做什么，据此可以推断她非常喜欢教书。故选C。

3.What rule should the retired teachers obey now?

A They should not ask for more money.

B They should have the time limitation.

C They should apply the job every year.

D They should wait for other applicants.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句“Retired teachers can currently return to work, but only for 120 days maximum”可知，目前退休教师一年在岗时间不能超过120天，因此是有时间限制的。故选B。

4.What does Holland think of the bill?

A It was helpful.

B It was interesting.

C It was useless.

D It was beneficial.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的“in some ways, this law seems a little unnecessary”以及“But I don’t think it’s going to do much to ease the shortage.”可知，她认为立法的多余的，并不能缓解教师短缺问题，即这项法案是无用的。故选C。