四、阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从每小题的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
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Vera was born on July 27th. Mrs Smith is her mother. Today is Vera's thirteenth birthday. There is a party for her. Lots of her friends come to her birthday party. A birthday cake is on the table. There are some bananas, oranges, strawberries and apples on the table, too. But Vera doesn't like them. What does she want? Can you guess? Just then Vera sees a red card in her mother's hand. It says: Happy birthday to you, dear Vera. There is a nice present(礼物) for you. Open the box on your dresser, and you can find it.
Vera runs to her dresser and opens the box. Ah, a nice T-shirt! How glad she is!
1. When is Vera's birthday?
A. On November 27th.
B. On September 27th.
C. On July 27th.
D. On July 29th.
2. Where's Mrs Smith's present?
A. On the desk.
B. In the box.
C. In the dresser.
D. In the drawer.
3. What does Vera want?
A. Apples.
B. Bananas.
C. A T-shirt.
D. A book.
4. How old is Vera?
A. 13.
B. 14.
C. 15.
D. 16.
5. There aren't on the table.
A. apples
B. strawberries
C. oranges
D. lemons

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

【分析】做英语阅读理解细节题时，需先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个小题的关键词，回到原文定位对应信息，逐一匹配选项即可得出答案。比如第1题找生日，第2题找礼物位置，第3题找Vera想要的物品，第4题找年龄，第5题找桌上的物品，均需精准定位原文内容。
【解析】1. 原文第一句明确提到“Vera was born on July 27th.”，对应选项C，故选C。2. 妈妈的卡片提示“Open the box on your dresser”，Vera打开盒子后得到礼物，说明礼物在盒子里，对应选项B，故选B。3. 原文指出桌上的水果Vera不喜欢，最后她打开盒子得到T恤后十分开心，可知她想要的是T恤，对应选项C，故选C。4. 原文提到“Today is Vera's thirteenth birthday.”，thirteenth对应13岁，对应选项A，故选A。5. 原文提到桌上的水果有bananas、oranges、strawberries、apples，没有lemons，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息定位
【点评】本题为英语基础阅读理解的细节理解题，所有题目均可通过原文直接定位答案，难度较低，主要考查学生快速提取文本关键信息的能力，适合初中低年级学生巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.8