Most people at some time or another have dreamed of being a popular kid at school. Being popular in middle school is much easier than it sounds. Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.
First, why do you want to be popular? Ask yourself if your desire(渴望) for being popular comes from looking down on yourself or an unlucky situation. If it does, then work first on your self-confidence.
Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different. If you are strange or different, realize that everyone is strange in their own way. Take part in school activities and make yourself more visible( 可見(jiàn)的) to the school population.
Find a talent or special skill that you have. Whether your skill is telling jokes, drawing, singing or playing soccer, show your skill in right way.
Volunteer to help with classroom or school activities that will help you leave a good impression (印象）on teachers. Develop a personal style that you feel goes well with your personality.
Be yourself and have fun. Keep your strong sense and personality. Join school clubs, sporting teams and student government to show yourself as someone who makes a difference at your school .
【小題1】What does the underlined word “ weird ” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Strange.B．Popular.C．Exciting .D．Common.
【小題2】What does the writer probably think is important to do according to the last paragraph?
A．Not losing a sense of self.
B．Creating a club of our own.
C．Making a difference to our school.
D．Following other students’ example.
【小題3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned by the writer?
A．Be nice to other people at school.
B．Find something that you are good at.
C．Make your teachers know you’re a good student.
D．Make friends with some students who are popular.
【小題4】The writer writes the passage to tell us________.
A．what to do in high school
B．how to get along well with others
C．how to become popular in middle school
D．what kinds of students are popular at school


【小題1】A
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文介紹怎樣使孩子們成為學(xué)校的校園之星。首先要自信，其次要對(duì)他人友好，還要找到自己的特長(zhǎng)所在，自愿參加班級(jí)及校園活動(dòng)給老師留下好印象，最后就是做你自己！
【小題1】詞義猜測(cè)題。Be friendly to everyone, even people that other people think are weird or different.“要對(duì)每個(gè)人友好，甚至別人會(huì)認(rèn)為你奇怪不同�！苯Y(jié)合后面的different。可知答案為A。
【小題2】段落大意題。根據(jù)Keep your strong sense and personality.可知最后一段作者講述孩子們要做自己，要自信。故選A。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段可知A正確，根據(jù)第四段可知B正確，根據(jù)第五段可知C正確。而D沒(méi)有提及，故選D。
【小題4】主旨大意題。文章第一段最后一行Just follow a few steps and finally see what it feels like to be a popular kid.可知作者寫這篇文章，旨在好、告訴我們?nèi)绾纬蔀樾@之星。故選C。
考點(diǎn)：教育類短文閱讀。

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