八、阅读短文，回答问题（10分）
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）in the carpool 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.
1. Why are the four students often late for school?
2. Who are the drivers in the carpool?
3. When do the students usually get to school by car?
4. What does "it" refer to（指的是）?
5. Do you think taking the carpool is a good idea? Why or why not?
解析：
【分析】
首先通读短文，掌握短文大意：Alice等四名学生因住得离学校远，选择拼车上学，拼车由学生家长轮流开车，且制定了上车时间规则。针对每个问题，回到原文定位对应信息：第1题找迟到原因，对应原文第一段的原因句；第2题找司机身份，对应第二段的相关描述；第3题结合上车时间和耗时计算到校时间；第4题分析代词it指代的前文内容；第5题结合短文内容给出合理观点即可。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段“It is very far from our school so we're often late for school.”，可知四名学生迟到是因为住得离学校远。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段“The parents of these students take turns to drive these kids in their cars.”，可知拼车的司机是这四名学生的家长。
3. 计算题：根据短文第四段“All of us must get into the car at about 6:30 a.m. because it takes about an hour to get to school.”，上车时间为6:30，耗时1小时，因此到校时间约为7:30 a.m.。
4. 代词指代题：根据短文第四段前文“We make a rule. All of us must get into the car at about 6:30 a.m.”，可知it指代的是拼车规则（the carpool rule）。
5. 开放型问题：结合短文内容，同意的话可从方便快捷角度说明，不同意的话可从等待他人角度说明，合理即可。
【答案】
1. Because they live far from school. 2. The parents of the four students. 3. At about 7:30 a.m. 4. The carpool rule. 5. Yes. Because it is fast and easy./No. Because we may need to wait for others.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节查找）、代词指代、开放型表达
【点评】
本题为英语阅读常规题型，围绕学生生活场景展开，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解代词含义及表达个人观点的能力，贴近学生生活，易于理解。
【难度系数】
0.7
