八、任务型阅读
阅读下面的短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。第1至第4题每题答案不超过3个单词，第5题须用完整句子回答。
Mr Brown likes all kinds of weather. When it's sunny in summer, he usually sits under a tree. It's cool and he can read books there. When he is tired(疲倦的), he often lies(躺）on the grass and relaxes. In winter, he likes to go swimming because he thinks it can keep him healthy.
Mr Brown thinks the sound of rain is the best music in the world. He likes listening to it. Sometimes, he even walks in the rain. When it's snowing, he may go out to make snowmen with his friends. When it is windy, he usually flies kites(放风筝). He also likes to watch the trees, the flowers and the grass dance in the wind when the wind is strong.

5. What do you like to do in autumn? Why?

1. relaxes
2. healthy
3. Listens to
4. Makes snowmen
5. I like going hiking in the mountains in autumn. Because the weather is fine, just right for hiking.

【分析】
本题为任务型阅读，需结合短文内容完成表格填空与开放性问答。解题思路：1. 针对1-4题，根据表格中的天气/季节信息定位短文对应段落，找到原句匹配空格处内容，注意单词形式；2. 第5题为开放性问题，结合秋季特点给出合理活动及原因即可。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据表格“Sunny (In summer)”定位短文第一段，找到“he often lies on the grass and relaxes”，空格处与lies并列，用第三人称单数形式，故填relaxes；
2. 第2题：根据表格“Cold (In winter)”定位短文第一段，找到“he likes to go swimming because he thinks it can keep him healthy”，keep后接形容词，故填healthy；
3. 第3题：根据表格“Rainy”定位短文第二段，找到“Mr Brown thinks the sound of rain is the best music in the world. He likes listening to it”，空格处对应听雨声的动作，用第三人称单数形式，故填Listens to；
4. 第4题：根据表格“Snowy”定位短文第二段，找到“When it's snowing, he may go out to make snowmen with his friends”，空格处用动宾短语，故填Makes snowmen；
5. 第5题：开放性问题，结合秋季天气舒适的特点，给出合理活动及原因，如喜欢徒步，因为天气适合。
【答案】
1. relaxes
2. healthy
3. Listens to
4. Makes snowmen
5. I like going hiking in the mountains in autumn. Because the weather is fine, just right for hiking.
【知识点】
任务型阅读、细节理解、开放性问答
【点评】
本题考查任务型阅读的信息定位与运用能力，前4题侧重短文细节查找，难度较低；第5题结合生活实际作答，符合初中英语任务型阅读的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.4