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Hello, my name is Alice. I’m a student of No. 2 Middle School. My school is in the centre (中心) of the town. It’s easy for some students to get to school. They can take buses, ride bikes or walk to school, but Eric, Lily, Sara and I can’t. We are in the same class and we all live in a small village (村子). It is very far from our school so we’re often late for school. School mornings are always very busy for us, so we start to take the carpool (拼车).
There are usually four students in the carpool. The parents of these students take turns to drive these kids in their cars.
“We learn to share the responsibility (责任) and care about others’ feelings in the carpool,” Lily says.
We make a rule. All of us must get into the car at about 6:30 a.m. because it takes about an hour to get to school. All of us need to follow
it because we all know teamwork is really important in the carpool. If someone is still at home at 7:00 a.m., it means all of us can’t get to school on time.
每题答案不超过6个单词
1. Why are the four students often late for school?
Because they live far from school.
2. Who are the drivers in the carpool?
The parents of the four students.
3. When do the students usually get to school by car?
At about 7:30 a.m.
4. What does “it” refer to (指的是)?
The carpool rule.
5. What do you think of taking the carpool?
It is fast and easy.
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八、阅读短文，回答问题（10分）
大家好，我叫爱丽丝。我是第二中学的一名学生。我的学校在城镇的中心。对一些学生来说，上学很方便。他们可以乘公共汽车、骑自行车或步行上学，但埃里克、莉莉、萨拉和我不行。我们在同一个班，我们都住在一个小村庄里。它离我们的学校很远，所以我们上学经常迟到。上学的早晨对我们来说总是很忙碌，所以我们开始拼车。
拼车通常有四个学生。这些学生的父母轮流开车送这些孩子。
“我们在拼车中学会分担责任，关心他人的感受，”莉莉说。
我们制定了一条规则。我们所有人都必须在早上6:30左右上车，因为到学校大约需要一个小时。我们所有人都需要遵守它，因为我们都知道在拼车中团队合作真的很重要。如果有人在早上7:00还在家里，那就意味着我们所有人都不能按时到校。
每题答案不超过6个单词
1. 为什么这四个学生上学经常迟到？
因为他们住得离学校远。
2. 拼车的司机是谁？
这四个学生的父母。
3. 学生们通常什么时候坐车到校？
大约早上7:30。
4. “它”指的是什么？
拼车规则。
5. 你觉得拼车怎么样？
它又快又方便。
