第二节 阅读短文，从方框内所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。
Today is Friday. It's a very busy afternoon. It's four o'clock now. Most of the students in Class Six are having PE. They are playing sports in the playground. The boys are playing basketball or soccer. The girls are jumping the rope.
17. But there are some students in the classroom.
18. Look! Mary and Linda are cleaning the blackboard. Peter is kind of tired.
19. Emma's maths is poor. So Maria is helping Emma with her maths.
20. No，she's writing a new story for the school newspaper. We are all busy on Friday afternoon，but we are all happy.
A. He is sleeping on the desk.
B. They are having a great time in the playground.
C. Is Jane writing to her friends?
D. Does Jane like Friday?
E. What are they doing?

17. B 18. E 19. A 20. C

【分析】首先通读短文，明确语境为周五下午六班学生的活动场景，需结合上下句逻辑关系、指代内容及问答形式选择选项：17题前句讲多数学生在操场运动，后句转折提及有学生在教室，需选承接操场活动的选项；18题后句具体描述学生行为，需选引出该内容的问句；19题前句提到彼得疲惫，需选对应彼得状态的选项；20题后句用No回答，需选一般疑问句。
【解析】1. 17题：前文说明大部分学生在操场做运动，B选项“他们在操场玩得很开心”承接操场活动的内容，符合语境，故选B；2. 18题：后文列举学生的具体行为（擦黑板等），E选项“他们在做什么？”引出下文内容，符合逻辑，故选E；3. 19题：前文提到彼得有点累，A选项“他在桌上睡觉”对应彼得的状态，符合语境，故选A；4. 20题：后文用No回答，说明是一般疑问句，C选项“简在给朋友写信吗？”为一般疑问句，符合问答逻辑，故选C。
【答案】17.B 18.E 19.A 20.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、情景对话运用
【点评】本题为日常情景类选词填空，侧重考查语篇逻辑衔接与上下文理解，难度适中，需注意句子间的指代和问答逻辑。
【难度系数】0.7