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1、2009年高考英语阅读理解随堂练(十一)ADon’tLetThemCloseYourSchool!MinutesofthemeetingheldinMalupitCommunitySchoolonWednesday14thMarchat8.00p.m.Mr.I.Pomat,aMalupitsho高考资源网powner,calledthemeetingtofindouttheviewsofthecommunityonlocalgovernmentplanstoclosetheMalupitCommunitySchoolattheendofthepresent
2、schoolyear.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mMr.Pomatactedaschairmanofthemeeting.HeintroducedMr.L.Karazin,thePlanningOfficeoftheRavalEducationDepartment.Mr.Karazinpointedoutthattherewerenowonlyfifty-threechildrenatMalupitCommunitySchool.Thiswasconsideredtobetoohighanumberfortheformingoftwoclasse
3、sandtheemploymentoftwoteachers.Mrs.Luvako,whohadtaughtattheschoolforthepasttwenty-twoyears,wouldberetiringfromtheteachingserviceinJuly.ThePlanningOfficewishedtotakethisopportunitytoclosetheschool,becauseitisexpensivetorun,andtomovethechildrentotwobiggerschoolsinRaval,sixmilesaway.
4、Mrs.Jarvis,themotherofaneight-year-oldboyatMalupit,askedwhatwouldhappenabouttransportoRavel.Mr.Karazinrepliedthatthechildrenwouldtravelbybus.ThiswouldbeprovidedbytheRavalTransportDepartment,anditwouldtakeMalupitchildrentoandfromschoolfreeofcharge.Anotherparent,Mr.W.Riley,expressed
5、thefearofmanyparentsthatclosingthelocalschoolwouldmeanthatthechildrenofMalupitwouldnotgrowupwiththesamesenseofcommunityasinthepast.TheywouldfeellostinthemuchlargerschoolsinRaval.Mr.KarazinrepliedthattheRavalschoolswerenotverylarge,andthat,inanycasethechildrenwouldhavetogotoRavalla
6、teronforeducationathigh-schoollevel.ThechairmanvoicedtheviewofthemeetingwhenhesaidhattherewasgoodreasontobelievethattherewouldsoonbemoreyoungchildrenlivinginMalupit.Itwouldbefoolish,hesaid,toclosetheschool,andthentofindthatthereweremorethanenoughlocalchildrentoformtwoclassesandemp
7、loytwoteachers.w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mAfinalpointwasmadebyMr.Colmar,aretiredbusinessman,thatwithoutMalupitCommunitySchool,therewouldbenowherebigenoughforlocalclubsandorganizationstoholdtheirmeetings.Mr.KarazinpromisedthatthewouldbringthesepointstotheattentionoftheEducationDepartment.M
8、r.Pomatbroughtthemeetingtoacloses