Ⅹ.阅读短文，选择正确的选项。
My name is Paul. I'm thirteen years old. Today is my birthday. I have many gifts. Look! Can you see two big brown toy bears? They're on the table. They're from my mother. I like them. Eleven toy ducks are under the bed. They're from my father. My brother Tim gives me a toy car. And my sister Lily gives me three balls. I love them all.
（）1. Today is birthday.
A. Paul's
B. Tim's
C. Lily's
（）2. The toy ducks are .
A. on the bed
B. on the table
C. under the bed
（）3. are from Paul's sister.
A. Two toy bears
B. Eleven toy ducks
C. Three balls
（）4. There are people in Paul's family.
A. four
B. five
C. six
（）5. Paul has gifts in all.
A. sixteen
B. seventeen
C. eighteen

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

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：先通读短文理解大意，再针对每个题目，回到原文定位关键信息，逐一核对选项得出答案。需重点关注题目中的关键词，如“birthday”“toy ducks”“sister”“people”“gifts”等，快速找到对应内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据短文开头“My name is Paul. ... Today is my birthday.”可知，今天是Paul的生日，故选A。
2. 第2题：根据短文“Eleven toy ducks are under the bed.”可知，玩具鸭子在床下面，故选C。
3. 第3题：根据短文“And my sister Lily gives me three balls.”可知，三个球是Paul的姐姐给的，故选C。
4. 第4题：短文中提到的人物有Paul、妈妈、爸爸、哥哥Tim、姐姐Lily，共5人，故选B。
5. 第5题：计算礼物总数：2（玩具熊）+11（玩具鸭）+1（玩具车）+3（球）=17，故选B。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、数词运算
【点评】
本题是一篇简单的记叙文阅读理解，主要考查学生提取短文关键信息的能力，题目均为基础细节题，难度较低，只要仔细阅读短文即可正确解答。
【难度系数】
0.8