五、根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
It is 24th August today. It's Dale's 13th birthday. Dale's mother buys a big cake for him. Dale's name and the words "Happy birthday!" are on the cake. Dale gets some nice presents（礼物）from his family: a yellow T-shirt from his mother, a pair of sports shoes from his father, a toy car from his sister Alice, a basketball from his grandfather and a book from his grandmother.
After breakfast, some of his friends come to see him. They give him many presents. Then they play basketball for two hours. They have a lot of delicious food for lunch in a restaurant.
In the afternoon, Dale and his friends go to Green Park. At about 5:30 in the afternoon, Dale comes back home. How happy he is!
（）1. How old is Dale?
A. 12 years old.
B. 13 years old.
C. 14 years old.
D. 15 years old.
（）2. Who gives Dale a pair of sports shoes?
A. His father.
B. His mother.
C. His friend.
D. His grandfather.
（）3. What does Alice buy for Dale?
A. A T-shirt.
B. A book.
C. A toy car.
D. A basketball.
（）4. Where do Dale and his friends have lunch?
A. At school.
B. In a restaurant.
C. At Dale's home.
D. In Green Park.
（）5. What is the best title for the text?
A. Dale's Friends
B. Dale's Family
C. Dale's School
D. Dale's Birthday

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

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含细节理解和主旨大意类题目。解题思路：先通读全文把握大意，再针对每个小题的问题，回到原文定位相关信息，细节题直接匹配原文内容与选项，主旨题需概括全文核心内容，从而选出最佳答案。
【解析】1. 由原文第一段第二句“It's Dale's 13th birthday.”可知，Dale13岁，对应选项B；2. 由原文第一段最后“a pair of sports shoes from his father”可知，运动鞋是爸爸送的，对应选项A；3. 由原文第一段最后“a toy car from his sister Alice”可知，Alice送玩具车，对应选项C；4. 由原文第二段最后“They have a lot of delicious food for lunch in a restaurant.”可知，他们在餐厅吃午饭，对应选项B；5. 全文围绕Dale的13岁生日展开，核心是Dale的生日，对应选项D。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】本题为基础英语阅读理解题，内容贴近日常，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息的能力，题目难度低，适合低年级学生巩固基础。
【难度系数】0.9

六、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
People celebrate their birthdays every year.
1. The Flower Festival（花朝节）is the birthday of flowers in China. Ancient（古代的）Chinese people celebrate it during the second lunar（农历的）month. 2. But it is usually in lunar February.
There are 12 flower goddesses（花神）in a year. During the festival, people often give some food and drinks to the flower goddesses. 3.
People usually have fun doing something to celebrate the Flower Festival. They may go to the countryside to enjoy flowers and have a picnic. 4.
The Flower Festival is also a festival for girls. They get together and make friends. They wear flowers in their hair. They also make delicious cakes with flowers. 5.

A. Girls are usually excited to celebrate the festival every year.
B. They may plant flowers in their yards too.
C. The dates are different in different places in China.
D. But do you know that flowers also have a birthday?
E. They wish the flower goddesses can bring them good weather and good luck for the year.

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

【分析】
本文围绕中国花朝节（花的生日）展开，需根据上下文的逻辑衔接（如话题过渡、顺承关系、解释说明等）匹配选项。空1前讲人的生日，后引出花的生日，需选承上启下的句子；空2前讲农历二月，后说明通常在农历二月，需选解释日期差异的句子；空3前讲给花神供品，需选说明供品目的的句子；空4前讲乡下的庆祝活动，需选另一种庆祝方式的句子；空5前讲花节是女孩的节日，需选围绕女孩庆祝的句子。
【解析】
1. 空1：前文提到人每年过生日，后文介绍花朝节是花的生日，D选项“但你知道花也有生日吗？”起到承上启下的过渡作用，符合语境，故选D。
2. 空2：前文说古代在农历二月庆祝，后文说通常在农历二月，C选项“中国不同地方日期不同”解释了日期存在差异的原因，衔接自然，故选C。
3. 空3：前文提到人们给花神食物和饮料，E选项“他们希望花神带来好天气和好运”是人们供奉花神的目的，顺承前文内容，故选E。
4. 空4：前文说人们去乡下赏花、野餐，B选项“他们也可能在院子里种花”是另一种庆祝花朝节的方式，符合语境，故选B。
5. 空5：前文指出花节也是女孩的节日，A选项“女孩通常每年庆祝这个节日很兴奋”围绕女孩的庆祝活动展开，符合上下文，故选A。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.E 4.B 5.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、语篇衔接
【点评】
本题考查英语语篇的语句连贯能力，要求学生把握上下文的逻辑关系，难度适中，能有效锻炼学生的篇章理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.5