Ⅷ.Read and choose.(阅读短文,选择最佳选项)
Dear Cindy,
Thank you for your letter. It's always nice to hear from you. Today is the last
day of my tests. The maths test is very difficult, but the other tests are easy. I'm
waiting for the holidays now.
I'm going to spend度过 New Year's Day in Beijing with my sister. Right
now I'm going downtown and buy some gifts礼物. I'm excited because holidays
假日 are coming.
Yours,
Amy
()1. Today is the day of Amy's tests.
A. first B. third C. last
()2. is very difficult.
A. The maths test B. The Chinese test C. The English test
()3. Amy will spend her holidays in .
A. Hangzhou B. Shanghai C. Beijing
()4. Who does Amy write to?
A. Sarah. B. Cindy. C. Stella.

Ⅷ.1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B

【分析】
这是一篇书信类的细节型阅读理解题，解题时可以采用关键词定位法快速解题：首先圈出每道题干里的核心关键词，带着关键词回到短文中找到对应的原句，直接匹配选项就能得到答案，不需要复杂推理。比如第1题圈出"Today"、"day of Amy's tests"，第2题圈出"difficult"，第3题圈出"spend her holidays"，第4题圈出"write to"，逐一回到原文定位对应内容即可选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 回到原文第一段找到句子"Today is the last day of my tests."，可知今天是Amy考试的最后一天，选C。
2. 回到原文第一段找到句子"The maths test is very difficult, but the other tests are easy."，可知数学考试非常难，选A。
3. 回到原文第二段找到句子"I'm going to spend New Year's Day in Beijing with my sister."，可知Amy要在北京度过假期，选C。
4. 观察信件开头的称呼"Dear Cindy,"，可知Amy这封信是写给Cindy的，选B。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，书信文体常识
【点评】
本题属于基础难度的小学英语阅读题，所有题目均为直接信息查找题，没有设置干扰性的推理考点，只要学生掌握短文涉及的基础词汇，掌握回文定位的阅读技巧，就可以轻松选出正确答案，主要锻炼学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力。
【难度系数】
0.9