I am a farmer. I have many animal friends. I have a dog. It's brown. It has big ears and a short tail. It can help me look after my farm. I have three cows. They are black and white. They often make me smile. I have twelve pigs. They have small eyes and very fat bodies. We often play games together. I have six birds. They are yellow. We often sing together. I like them. They like me. We are good friends.

（一）根据短文内容，将动物与相应的数量和特征连线。
6 　　　　　1 　　　　　12 　　　　　3

black and white 　　fat bodies 　　big ears 　　yellow
（二）读短文，完成填空。
1. The dog can help the farmer his farm.
2. The cows often the farmer .
3. The birds often with the farmer.
4. The pigs and the farmer often together.
5. The farmer and the animals are good .

（一）
（二）1. look after 2. make smile 3. sing 4. play games 5. friends

【分析】本题分为两部分，第一部分为连线题，需从短文中提取每种动物对应的数量和特征；第二部分为填空题，需定位每个问题对应的原文句子，提取空缺处的正确内容，解题关键是准确找到原文对应信息。
【解析】（一）先读短文提取信息：狗对应数量1，特征big ears；牛对应数量3，特征black and white；猪对应数量12，特征fat bodies；鸟对应数量6，特征yellow，据此完成连线。（二）1. 定位原文“I have a dog... It can help me look after my farm”，提取空缺内容为look after；2. 定位原文“I have three cows... They often make me smile”，提取空缺内容为make smile；3. 定位原文“I have six birds... We often sing together”，提取空缺内容为sing；4. 定位原文“I have twelve pigs... We often play games together”，提取空缺内容为play games；5. 定位原文最后一句“We are good friends”，提取空缺内容为friends。
【答案】（一）；（二）1. look after 2. make smile 3. sing 4. play games 5. friends
【知识点】英语阅读理解、信息提取、词汇运用
【点评】本题是基础英语阅读题，侧重考查学生从短文中获取关键信息的能力，题目内容贴近原文，难度较低，适合基础阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】0.7