Ⅱ. 语篇填空
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
Today is a rainy day. Scott and his family can't go for a picnic. Scott 1. (want) to cook a meal for his family. His parents 2. (watch) TV in the living room. Then he goes into the kitchen. His parents ask him, "3. are you doing in the kitchen?" "I'm looking for the food. I want to cook steak."
Scott 4. (cook) in the kitchen and his brother is doing his homework. After finishing cooking, he asks his parents to taste. "It 5. (taste) good!" they say. Scott is very happy. After lunch, the sun comes out. Scott and his family take a walk in the park.

Ⅱ.1. wants 2. are watching 3. What
4. is cooking 5. tastes

【分析】
本题为语篇填空，需结合上下文语境及语法知识（时态、主谓一致、疑问词）解题。1空：主语Scott为第三人称单数，结合一般现在时语境填动词单三形式；2空：描述父母正在做的动作，用现在进行时；3空：根据问句语境，询问“做什么”用疑问词What；4空：与后句现在进行时结构并列，主语Scott为单数，用is cooking；5空：主语It为第三人称单数，结合一般现在时填动词单三形式。
【解析】
1. 考查一般现在时：主语Scott是第三人称单数，谓语动词用wants，故填wants；
2. 考查现在进行时：结构为“am/is/are + 现在分词”，主语parents是复数，故填are watching；
3. 考查疑问词：根据语境询问“你在厨房做什么”，用疑问词What，故填What；
4. 考查现在进行时：与后句“his brother is doing his homework”结构并列，主语Scott是单数，故填is cooking；
5. 考查一般现在时：主语It是第三人称单数，谓语动词用tastes，故填tastes。
【答案】
1. wants 2. are watching 3. What 4. is cooking 5. tastes
【知识点】
一般现在时、现在进行时、疑问词
【点评】
本题为基础语篇填空题，主要考查时态运用及疑问词辨析，结合上下文语境和基本语法规则即可完成，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8

Ⅲ. 阅读理解
What will the weather be like? Some animals can tell the weather. If people want to know the weather, they can watch the animals.
When the weather is not good, sea birds will stay on the shore. They don't like to fly in the strong wind. They may stay in a tree when a heavy rain is coming. But when people see sea birds flying high in the sky, they know it will be a sunny day.

续表

1. When the weather is sunny, the sea birds will .
A. stay in a tree
B. fly high in the sky
C. fly in the strong wind
D. stay on the shore
2. When you see the ants moving their houses, the weather will be .
A. windy B. sunny
C. rainy D. snowy
3. What does the underlined word "submerge" mean in Chinese?
A. 烧毁 B. 淹没
C. 侵占 D. 修葺
4. The passage mainly tells us .
A. different kinds of weather
B. how to watch the animals
C. some smart animals
D. some animals can tell the weather

Ⅲ.本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了动物的
行为能够预测天气情况。
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意类题目。解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（动物可预测天气），再针对各小题的问题，回到原文定位对应信息，细节题直接匹配原文内容，词义猜测题结合语境推断，主旨题梳理核心内容确定答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第二段最后一句“But when people see sea birds flying high in the sky, they know it will be a sunny day.”可知，晴天时海鸟会高飞，故选B。
2. 细节理解题：结合常识及此类文章常见内容，蚂蚁搬家通常预示即将下雨，对应选项C。
3. 词义猜测题：结合语境，该词与天气变化相关，“淹没”符合语境逻辑，故选B。
4. 主旨大意题：文章开篇点明“Some animals can tell the weather”，围绕动物预测天气展开，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是介绍动物预测天气的说明文，题目设置基础，侧重考查学生对原文细节的查找和主旨的把握，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.7