Question

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　　In England, many children go to nursery school from the age of about three, but these schools are not compulsory. Compulsory education begins at the age of five, when children go to primary school. Primary education takes six years, then pupils go to secondary school. After six years of secondary education, pupils take the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) examination. Most pupils take about eight subjects in this exam.

　　Compulsory education ends at sixteen. Some people choose to stay at secondary school for a further two years and then take the Advanced Level General Certificate of Education (A-level) examination. Students can take three or four subjects in this exam. Other people leave school at sixteen and go to colleges for further education.

　　Education in England has had many changes in the last ten years. Another new change took place in September 2000, in 6th Forms where students will have study four or five subjects at S-level for their first year and then choose 3 in their second year to study at A-level (S-level is not as difficult as A-level).

　　Higher education begins at eighteen and usually takes three or four years. Students go to universities, polytechnic schools or colleges of higher education.

1．The compulsory education in England needs ________ years.

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A．2

B．9

C．12

D．18

2．Compulsory education means ________.

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A．children can choose any school

B．every child must go to school

C．the school education

D．the education for the children

3．Pupils will have to take GCSE exams ________.

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A．when they go to primary school

B．during their secondary school years

C．after they finish schooling

D．before they go to secondary school

4．If a student wants to stay at a secondary school for two more years of further study, he'll have to take a(n) ________ exam.

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A．final

B．A-level

C．GCSE

D．secondary school

5．Some students in 6th Forms can choose four to five subjects at ________ exam.

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A．S-level

B．A-level

C．GCSE

D．all-level

Answer 1

答案：C;B;B;B;A
解析：

1．义务教育五岁开始，十六岁结束，共12年． 　　2．这是一道常识题，义务教育的意思是每个儿童都必须上学． 　　3．根据短文第一段中after six years of secondary education, pupils take the General Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE) examination.判断． 　　4．短文第二段中Some people choose to stay at secondary school for a further two years and then take the Advanced Level General Certificate of Education(A-level) examination.说明，学生想要在中学多呆两年深造，就得参加A级水平的考试． 　　5．根据短文第三段中in 6th Forms where students will have study four or five subjects at S-level for their first year判断．