2012高中英语BOOK3阅读理解学案外研版必须修读3.docVIP

PAGE  PAGE 5 A ??? When people discuss education ,they insist that preparation for examinations is not the main purpose .They are right in theory ,but in practice ,we all realize how important examinations are.What do you know about the examinations taken at English secondary (中级的)schools ? Here are a few facts about some of them . ??? Pupils who remain at school until they are sixteen normally take what is called the General Certificate (合格证) of Education at Ordinary Level.The examination is a subject examination .This means you can take a number of subjects , Some pupils take as many as ten . The more subjects the better chance a pupil has of getting a job on leaving school . For short , this examination is called G.C.E.A Level. This certificate in five or six subjects is , if you like ,the required starting point for types of work and also for many types of professional (职业的)training . ??? Pupils who remain at school until they are eighteen or nineteen generally take the General Certificate of Education at Advanced Level popularly known as G.C.E.A Level .This examination is usually taken in two ,three or four specialized subjects .And because it is for the specialist, you have to study each subject intensively (深入仔细地) .A pupil who has passed two or three A levels can apply for (申请) admission(准许进入) to a university . ??? These two examinations are written ones .Many English children take one or the other or both .Not all of them pass. ??? 55.The passage tells us something about ______. ??? A.English teaching ??? B.English studies ??? C.until life in England ??? D.school education in England ??? 56.Pupils in England mustnt leave school _______ ??? A.until they pass G.C.E.O Level exams ??? B.until they pass G.C.E.A Level exams ??? C.until they are sixteen ??? D.before they get a job ??? 57.In G.C.E.O Level exam the pupils _________ . ??? A.must take ten subjects ??? B.must take more than ten subjects ??? C.must take five or six basic subjects at leas