九、IX. Read and choose. (阅读短文，选择正确的选项)
There are four seasons in a year. They are spring, summer, autumn and winter. I like spring best. It's warm. Summer is very hot. I can swim and eat ice cream. Autumn is good. I can pick apples in autumn. I don't like winter, because it's too cold for me.
( )1. There are ___ seasons in a year.
A. two B. three C. four
( )2. I like ___ best.
A. spring B. summer C. winter
( )3. I can ___ in summer.
A. pick apples
B. make ice cream
C. swim and eat ice cream
( )4. I don't like winter because ___.
A. I can't play in the snow
B. I can't swim
C. it's very cold

Ⅸ. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C

【分析】
这是一道基础阅读理解选择题，解题思路为：先通读短文掌握整体内容，再针对每道题目，回到短文中定位对应的关键语句，将语句内容与选项逐一匹配，从而选出正确答案。具体思考方向：
1. 第1题需定位短文开头关于季节数量的描述；
2. 第2题寻找文中表达喜好的句子，确定最喜欢的季节；
3. 第3题聚焦描述夏天的段落，找到夏天可做的事情；
4. 第4题定位说明冬天的语句，提取不喜欢冬天的原因。
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一句“There are four seasons in a year.”，可知一年有四个季节，故选C。
2. 由短文中“I like spring best.”可知，“我”最喜欢春天，故选A。
3. 从短文“Summer is very hot. I can swim and eat ice cream.”可知，夏天“我”可以游泳和吃冰淇淋，故选C。
4. 根据短文“I don't like winter, because it's too cold for me.”可知，“我”不喜欢冬天是因为天气太冷，故选C。
【答案】
Ⅸ. 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C
【知识点】
细节信息查找、季节类词汇、因果关系理解
【点评】
本题属于小学基础阅读理解题，核心考查学生从短文中提取直接细节信息的能力，所有题目答案均能在原文找到对应内容，只要认真阅读短文、精准定位信息点，就能轻松作答，适合帮助学生巩固阅读理解的基础方法。
【难度系数】
0.9