In the United States，every high school student gets a locker in the school hallway．They put their books，personal things and sports equipment in it．
（3）However，it seems that lockers aren't so popular anymore at one US high school．At Stevenson High School in Illinois，students might not use them all year round．Now they store things like books on iPads．
The school has a new policy to encourage students to use lockers．Students can decide if they will use lockers or keep things themselves．The school has about 4，500 lockers in different hallways more than its 4，190 students．
In fact，many factors led to the decreased （减少的） usage of lockers． （4）About five years ago，the school started handing out iPads to lighten the loads of student backpacks．Also，some students think it is not convenient to use lockers．The hallways are too crowded to find their own lockers．
Nearly half of the students at the school have applied for lockers this semester．The school is able to give each student a location in the hallway of his or her choice．Some students wanted a locker along their morning way from the parking area．Others wanted it on the way to their practice or rehearsal （排练） so they can put their things away more easily．
The school will end the least popular hallways and remove some lockers there．Meanwhile，more and more lockers appear which are suitable for students to store musical instruments and oversized sports equipments．
A．根据短文内容简要回答问题．
（1）Why are the lockers becoming less popular？
Because some students think it is not convenient to use lockers and the hallways are so crowded that it's not convenient．Because some students think it is not convenient to use lockers and the hallways are so crowded that it's not convenient．
（2）What does the school do to encourage students to use lockers？
The school will remove the least used lockers and offer more lockers than before；The school allows students to choose different locations of their own lockers and decide how to use them．The school will remove the least used lockers and offer more lockers than before；The school allows students to choose different locations of their own lockers and decide how to use them．
B．将短文中划线的句子译成汉语．
（3）然而，在美国的中学里储物柜似乎不再那么受欢迎了．然而，在美国的中学里储物柜似乎不再那么受欢迎了．
（4）大约五年前，学校开始分发ipads来减轻学生书包的负担．大约五年前，学校开始分发ipads来减轻学生书包的负担．
C．请给短文拟一个适当的英文标题．
（5）The Use of LockersThe Use of Lockers
【答案】Because some students think it is not convenient to use lockers and the hallways are so crowded that it's not convenient．；The school will remove the least used lockers and offer more lockers than before；The school allows students to choose different locations of their own lockers and decide how to use them．；然而，在美国的中学里储物柜似乎不再那么受欢迎了．；大约五年前，学校开始分发ipads来减轻学生书包的负担．；The Use of Lockers
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