Passage 5

Answer the questions.（根据以下内容回答问题）（12分）

New high school students in the US have more to worry about than their test. Often, high school are up to 10 times larger than middle schools. Students become small fish in a very, very big pond.

In the past,American kids knew that high school would bring bullying（欺凌）from elder students. Young students felt lonely and confused.

Nowadays, things are improving. Schools are creating “teams” to make students feel welcome. A team is smaller, friendlier, and easier to become a part of than the school as a whole.

Teams are made up of a few students from each grade level. Teachers choose team leaders to act as role models. Within a team older students protect and advise the younger students, who will do the same for the later. The teams stay together for all four years of school. Some teams even create their own flags!

Students meet on campus before school starts at“orientation”（新生训练）.At orientation, students get to know the members of their team. Orientation may go on for as long as one week. During orientation, experts guide students through “trust games”. In one popular game,a student is blindfolded（蒙起眼睛的）and led by a partner through some obstacles （障碍物）.In scavenger-hunt（寻物，寻宝游戏）type games,students have to find out the interests and hobbies of their teammates. These activities help students to get close to each other. Students can go to their team members with questions, problems and even friendship. This way,high school doesn't seem quite so scary（吓人的）.

1. High schools are up to 10 times larger than middle schools, aren't they?

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2. How did young high school students feel in the past?

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3. What is a team made up of?

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4. How long may an orientation last?

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5. What is the aim of the activities at orientation?

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6. What activities do you expect to have in your future high school? Why? （Please give at least two reasons）

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