Question

    In the United States, many children carpool(拼车). Carpooling is suitable for the children who live far away from their schools. 1..

Parents are often busy and they don't have enough time to drive their children to school every day,so they come up with a new idea—carpooling. 2.There are usually four or five children in a car. Their parents take turns to drive them to school.

3.On the one hand, parents can save lots of time and money. On the other hand, children can get to school on time. 4.

Teamwork is really important when children carpool because nobody wants to make others be late for school. 5.The other children may feel the same way when someone keeps them waiting for a long time.

阅读并从所给的选项中,选出正确的选项填空,使短文通顺,内容完整。

A. That is why more and more parents choose carpooling.

B. It means that a group of children share a car to go to school.

C. If a child sits in the car and waits for the other children for too long, he or she may get angry.

D. It's also helpful to the children whose schools don't have school buses.

E. Carpooling is convenient(方便的)for both parents and children.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.E

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍了一个社会现象——拼车。

1.句意：这对那些学校没有校车的孩子也很有帮助。

根据前文“Carpooling is suitable for the children who live far away from their schools.”可知，此处表示拼车适合哪种情况，故选D。

2.句意：它的意思是一群孩子共用一辆车去上学。

根据后文“There are usually four or five children in a car.”可知，此处在解释什么是拼车，故选B。

3.句意：拼车对父母和孩子来说都是方便的。

根据后文“On the one hand, parents can save lots of time and money. On the other hand, children can get to school on time.”可知，此处在谈论拼车对父母和孩子的好处，故选E。

4.句意：这就是为什么越来越多的父母选择拼车的原因。

根据前文“On the one hand, parents can save lots of time and money. On the other hand, children can get to school on time.”可知，此处在总结为什么人们选择拼车，故选A。

5.句意：如果一个孩子坐在车里等其他孩子太长时间，他或她可能会生气。

根据后文“The other children may feel the same way when someone keeps them waiting for a long time.”可知，此处在谈论一个人迟到带给其他孩子的感受，故选C。