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My son was entering Grade 1.He was a bit nervous because he knew his best friend would not be in his new class.I explained to him that even though his best friend would not be in his class, he would still have some of his old classmates.
On the first day of school when the class list was posted, I was shocked! My son had zero former classmates in his class.None.Not one.
How could this happen?
I asked my friend who works with the HamiltonWentworth District School Board.She explained, “Many largely populated schools often shuffle (弄混) the kids around each year to encourage new friendships.”
If schools are actively trying to place two best friends in different classes simply to shake things up, I think it is a blunder.
I was lucky enough to attend the same primary school all the way through.It was a small class and our group of students moved through each grade together.We felt like brothers and sisters.It was wonderful.
While it may be good to shake things up a bit in the older grades, it seems almost cruel (残忍的) to separate good friends in the younger grades without good cause.
One mom named Karen says that her son is always starting a new grade without any close friends.At first, she thought it was a good idea.Then she realized one thing — her son does not have a “best friend”，which makes her pretty worried.In fact, she thinks that he does not have any close friends because his classmates are always changing.
Part of a school's responsibility is to provide a safe and comfortable space for children to learn and grow.If that environment is always changing — causing terrible results — perhaps it is time to rethink this practice.
语篇解读：本文一篇夹叙夹议文。作者以儿子上一年级所在班里没有一个好朋友和老同学的事，探讨了学校对孩子们熟悉的朋友和同学分到不同的班级的做法是错误的，不利于孩子的成长。
1．How did the author bring up the topic?
A．By telling a story.
B．By using other people's words.
C．By making comparisons.
D．By showing research findings.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据本文第一段内容可知，作者以自己儿子班级里既没有自己的好朋友也没有老同学这件事为例，提出本文的话题，他认为学校不应该这样。故选A。
2．What does the underlined word “blunder” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A．Progress. B．Reason.
C．Mistake. D．Failure.
解析：选C 词义猜测题。结合下文第七段中的it seems almost cruel (残忍的) to separate good friends in the younger grades without good cause，以及本文最后一句perhaps it is time to rethink this practice可知，如果学校积极尝试把两个最好的朋友安排在不同的班级，只是为了让事情发生变化，我认为这是一个错误。故选C。
3．Why did the author mention her own primary school experience?
A．To prove that smaller classes are better.
B．To discuss the importance of good friends.
C．To explain how friendships are developed at school.
D．To show the advantage of having familiar classmates.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第六段中的It was a small class and our group of students moved through each grade together.We felt like brothers and sisters.It was wonderful.和最后一段中的Part of a school's responsibility is to provide a safe and comfortable space for children to learn and grow.可知，她认为，在熟悉的班集体里，能让孩子有安全感，有利于他们的成长。 故选D。
4．What's Karen's attitude toward the practice of her son's school?
A．She supports it. B．She is against it.
C．She isn't interested in it. D．She is uncertain about it.
解析：选B 推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，她对儿子所在学校的做法持反对的态度。故选B。
