Weekday mornings are very busy for US middle school students. When your school doesn’t have a bus， and you live too far away to walk， you need a carpool (拼车). A carpool is a group of people sharing the responsibility (责任) of driving to school in the morning. There are usually four or five kids in a carpool and their parents take turns to drive the kids in their cars.
Someone’s car smells like wet dogs. Some kids get to eat desserts (甜点) for breakfast and some parents shout so much that all you try to do is to stay quiet and go unnoticed. When your mom or dad drives the carpool， your classmates get a close-up look at how strange your parents can be. It might be your first sociological (社会学) study and your first time to work with others.
Teamwork is really important in the carpool because nobody wants to make everyone else late. It’s a great lesson in responsibility. Imagine (想象) sitting in the car outside of a classmate’s house， watching the clock and counting the seconds. Then you start to understand how your carpool friends might feel when you are still inside the house at 7：48. You really begin to learn all your real life lessons just moments before the start of school—in the carpool.
1.What is a carpool?
A. Parents take turns to drive their kids to school.
B. Parents drive kids to schools on their way to work.
C. Kids go to school in their parents’ cars.
D. Kids drive their own cars to school.
2.What can students learn from a carpool?
A. How to drive a car.
B. How to get along with others.
C. What to do with parents.
D. Real teamwork.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. If kids live far away from school， they are always late for school.
B. US children enjoy carpooling better than taking a school bus.
C. Kids can learn real life lessons in a carpool.
D. Kids often have enough time to study in a carpool.
A reader wrote to say that she was feeling left out at break because her best friend wasn’t around. Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.
It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a different school or a different class. You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime. You want to have new friends， but how do you make them? Maybe it seems that everybody else already has their friends. But remember， there’s always room for more friends.
Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to play with at break. Look for chances to say hi to them， smile， and be friendly. To share something or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them. Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom. When you’re at break， walk over to kids you want to play with and say “Hi， can I play， too?” or just join in.
If you find it difficult to do this or if you’re feeling shy， ask your teacher to help you make new friends. Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends. The best way to make friends is to be a friend. Be kind， be friendly， share， say nice things， help—and pretty soon， you’ll have one， or two， or even more new friends.
You might still miss that special best friend. But when you see each other， you can share something you didn’t have before she left： You can talk about her to your new friends!
1.This text is written for __________.
A. teachers B. parents C. students D. visitors
2.The expression “feeling left out” means “__________” in Chinese.
A. 受冷落 B. 被调侃 C. 挨批评 D. 遭攻击
3.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ____.
A. they miss their old friends a lot
B. they have no time to stay with others
C. teachers know who wants a new friend
D. they are shy or not good at making friends
在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Jennifer was sitting on the bench. ‘It’s getting ，’ she thought. ‘I should go home.’ She wanted to know her parents’ reactions (反应) when she home after the three days she was missing. It was really dark when she finally got to home’s front door. It was different usual. Nobody looked after the outside garden for days. It was so strange because her father usually worked hard to keep everything clean and tidy. She walked into the . First， she went into the kitchen she saw a note written by her father. He said， ‘Dear Ellen， here is some coffee. I am looking for her out.’ Ellen was her mother， but was she? She went to her parents’ room. She saw her there. Her was lying on the bed and was sleeping. Her face looked so tired as if she wasn’t asleep for days. Jennifer wanted to wake her up. However， she looked too tired， so Jennifer just fell asleep beside her.
Suddenly she a voice， ‘Are you feeling better now， dear? You know you us all very， very afraid.
1.A. early B. late C. warm D. angry
2.A. got B. left C. gets D. will get
3.A. to B. from C. with D. as
4.A. many B. lots of C. a few D. much
5.A. school B. room C. house D. library
6.A. if B. or C. what D. and
7.A. when B. who C. where D. what
8.A. mother B. father C. friend D. sister
9.A. heard B. listened C. sounded D. listened to
10.A. had B. told C. made D. gave
— Bill， can I get you anything to drink?
— __________.
A. You are welcome B. No problem
C. It doesn’t matter D. A cup of coffee， please.
She ________able to help you if you ________tell her the truth．
A. won’t be；don’t B. not：don’t
C. won’t be；didn’t D. no：didn’t
---- The cake looks _____. ---- Yes， but it tastes _____.
A. well， well B. good， well C. better， badly D. nice， bad
