五、阅读短文，选择正确答案。
It's Sunday today. Bill's family are all at home. His father, Mr Brown, is writing a letter. Bill is singing in his room. Bill's brothers, David and Simon, are making a kite. Mrs Brown is in the garden (花园). She is planting (种植) a small tree. Mary, Bill's sister, is helping her mother. They are all having a good time.
() 1. There are people in Bill's family.
A. five
B. six
C. seven
() 2. —What is Mr Brown doing?
—He is .
A. reading a book
B. writing a letter
C. singing
() 3. Bill is and his brothers are .
A. singing; planting a tree
B. singing; making a kite
C. writing a letter; making a kite
() 4. is helping Mrs Brown.
A. Bill's sister
B. Bill's brother
C. Bill
() 5. Mr and Mrs Brown have children.
A. three
B. five
C. four

1. B 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. C

【分析】
这是一篇细节类基础英语阅读理解题，解题思路非常清晰：首先先快速通读全文了解短文大意，之后逐题划出题干里的关键定位词，带着关键词回到原文中找到对应的语句，直接比对文本信息就能选出正确答案，所有答案都有明确的原文依据，不需要复杂推理。第一题需要逐一统计短文中提到的所有家庭成员总数，第二题定位Mr Brown的行为，第三题分别定位Bill和他兄弟的动作，第四题定位帮助Mrs Brown的人物，第五题统计布朗夫妇的孩子总数即可完成作答。
【解析】
1. 短文中出现的所有家庭成员分别是Mr Brown、Mrs Brown、Bill、David、Simon、Mary，总共有6人，对应选项B。
2. 根据原文明确表述“His father, Mr Brown, is writing a letter.”，可知布朗先生正在写信，对应选项B。
3. 根据原文内容“Bill is singing in his room. Bill's brothers, David and Simon, are making a kite.”，可知Bill在唱歌，他的兄弟们在做风筝，对应选项B。
4. 根据原文语句“Mary, Bill's sister, is helping her mother.”，可知是Bill的妹妹在帮助布朗夫人，对应选项A。
5. 布朗夫妇的孩子分别是Bill、David、Simon、Mary，总共有4个孩子，对应选项C。
【知识点】
阅读细节查找，现在进行时，家庭成员词汇
【点评】
本题属于非常典型的小学基础英语阅读题型，所有题目均为细节理解类，没有设置干扰性强的迷惑选项，只要学生能读懂短文大意，准确定位到原文的对应语句就能选出正确答案，主要考察学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，同时可以巩固现在进行时的相关表达。
【难度系数】
0.8