陈经纶中学初三上册英语期末试题

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　　Britain’s smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed toa famous British newspaper reported in May.

　　The newspaper said the six-year-old girl’s parents were unhappy with a teacher who just got the new job to teach the only pupil.

　　The school had been closed for the last nine months after its former (前任的) teacher retired(退休)and the only other pupil moved on to a secondary school. The new teacher, Ms Puckey, was to start teaching the girl and reopen the school.

　　But the girl’s mother is keeping her daughter at home.

　　“I was not pleased with the new teacher,” the mother said, “I had told the old teacher as far back as last September that if Ms Puckey got the job, my children would not be going to school.”

　　The school lies on an island off the northeast coast of Scotland. Although there was only one pupil, the school is very good in many ways and has a headmaster, three computers, a television and an art room as well as a school house with three bedrooms.

　　51. The reading is about_________.

　　A. the smallest school that was closed down

　　B. the only pupil in the smallest school

　　C. the new teacher and her teaching

　　D. the old teacher who just retired

　　52. “turn up” in the reading means_________.

　　A. pass an exam B. go to school

　　C. pay money D. hand in homework

　　53. From the reading we can know that the school_____.

　　A. is too far for the students B. does not have enough teachers

　　C. does not have many pupils D. is new but small

　　54. Before the school was closed down_________.

　　A. the girl’s mother wanted to teach her daughter at home

　　B. the only pupil had to move to a secondary school

　　C. a famous newspaper had written something about it

　　D. the girl’s mother had a talk to the former teacher

　　55. The reading doesn’t say but we can infer (推断) that_______.

　　A. the girl’s mother had only one child

　　B. the new teacher was not kind to the girl

　　C. the old teacher was fit to teach the girl

　　D. the parents were unhappy with the school