阅读理解。
Britain's smallest school was closed down because its only pupil failed to turn up for class, a 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.
1. 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
2. The phrase "turn up" in the reading means ______. [ ]
A. pass an exam
B. go to school
C. pay money
D. hand in homework
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
