Ⅳ. 阅读短文，回答下列问题。
My name is Bill. I am thirteen years old. I am studying in a middle school. My school is big and clean. There are thirty students in my class.
It's sunny today. My classmates and I are having a good time on the beach. It's a nice place. The water is blue and clean. Many birds are flying over the sea. Many old people are talking. Some boys are playing volleyball. Some people are lying on the beach. A girl is drawing pictures on a chair. Another girl is taking photos. I'm sunbathing.
People are very happy on the beach. Do you want to join us?
1. What's the weather like today?

2. How old is Bill?

3. What are some boys doing?

4. What is Bill doing?

5. Are the people on the beach having fun?

1. It's sunny today.
2. He is thirteen years old.
3. They are playing volleyball.
4. He is sunbathing.
5. Yes, they are.

【分析】
这是一道英语阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读短文把握大意，再针对每个问题，回到短文中定位对应关键句子，提取准确信息作答。具体步骤：1. 针对天气问题，查找文中描述天气的语句；2. 针对Bill的年龄，定位介绍Bill年龄的句子；3. 针对男孩们的活动，找到对应描述男孩行为的语句；4. 针对Bill的活动，提取文中Bill的动作描述；5. 针对一般疑问句，结合文中人们的状态，按一般疑问句回答规则作答。
【解析】
1. 根据短文第二段第一句“It's sunny today.”，可直接得出天气情况；
2. 根据短文第一段第二句Bill的表述“I am thirteen years old.”，结合问题主语为Bill，用“He”指代，得出答案；
3. 根据短文第二段“Some boys are playing volleyball.”，直接提取男孩们的活动；
4. 根据短文第二段最后一句Bill的表述“I'm sunbathing.”，结合问题主语为Bill，用“He”指代，得出答案；
5. 根据短文第二段开头“having a good time”及结尾“People are very happy”，可知人们玩得开心，对应一般疑问句的肯定回答规则，得出答案。
【答案】
1. It's sunny today.
2. He is thirteen years old.
3. They are playing volleyball.
4. He is sunbathing.
5. Yes, they are.
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、特殊疑问句回答、一般疑问句回答
【点评】
本题为初中英语基础阅读理解题，侧重考查学生从文本中快速定位关键信息的能力，题目设置简单，答案直接对应原文内容，适合巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.9