五、阅读理解
It is Saturday today. Steven doesn't need to go to school. But he and his classmates still meet at the school gate at 8:00 in the morning. Why? Because they are going to go to the City Park.
They take a bus and get to the park at 8:30 a.m. At 9 o'clock, the students are giving a concert(音乐会). Steven is playing the piano. He can play the piano well. Dana, Steven's deskmate, is singing an English song. Jenny is good at playing the violin,so she is playing the violin. And David is playing the drums. Many people in the park are listening to their music.
Why do the children give this concert? They don't do it for fun. They do it for Nick,a boy in their class. Nick is ill in the hospital. So, the students want to help him. They give this concert to raise money(筹款) for Nick. They hope Nick can get well and come back to school early.
()1. Where do the students meet?
A. At the concert.
B. At the City Park.
C. At the school gate.
()2. What is Steven doing at 9:00 a.m.?

()3. What does the underlined word "it" in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Playing music.
B. Raising money.
C. Giving the concert.
()4. Which word can best describe(描述) the students?
A. Strict.
B. Kind.
C. Quiet.

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

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文内容逐一分析各小题：
1. 第1题询问学生集合地点，需定位原文中关于集合的语句；
2. 第2题询问Steven9点的活动，需找到对应时间的描述，匹配插图内容；
3. 第3题考查代词指代，需结合上下文逻辑判断it的指代对象；
4. 第4题考查人物品质，需根据学生的行为判断合适的形容词。
【解析】
1. 原文第一段明确提到“he and his classmates still meet at the school gate at 8:00 in the morning”，可知学生在学校大门集合，故选C。
2. 原文第二段指出“At 9 o'clock, the students are giving a concert... Steven is playing the piano”，插图A为弹钢琴，对应Steven的活动，故选A。
3. 第三段先问“Why do the children give this concert?”，接着说“They don't do it for fun”，结合上下文，it指代前面提到的“giving the concert”，故选C。
4. 学生们为生病住院的同学Nick举办音乐会筹款，体现了他们善良的品质，strict（严格的）、quiet（安静的）不符合，故选B。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、词义指代
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的细节查找、代词指代及人物品质判断，均为基础题型，需学生仔细定位原文信息，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8