Ⅹ. Read and answer.
John: Hello!
Zhang Peng: Hi, John. This is Zhang Peng. What are you doing?
John: I'm reading a book.
Zhang Peng: What's everybody doing in your family?
John: Grandpa is writing a letter. Brother is doing homework. Mum is making sushi in the kitchen. Dad is writing an email in the study. What about you?
Zhang Peng: I'm watching The Animal World (动物世界) on TV.
John: What can you see?
Zhang Peng: I see some monkeys. They're playing with each other.
John: Can you see any tigers?
Zhang Peng: Yes. The mother tiger is running and the baby tiger is sleeping.
John: Would you like to go to the nature park with me this afternoon?
Zhang Peng: Good idea! John: What time?
Zhang Peng: At 2:00 p.m. John: OK. See you later.
Zhang Peng: Bye!
1. Read and choose.
()(1) John's is writing a letter now.
A. grandma B. father C. grandfather
()(2) John's mum is in the kitchen.
A. making noodles B. making sushi C. eating sushi
()(3) The mother tiger is and the baby tiger is .
A. playing, sleeping B. running, jumping C. running, sleeping
2. Fill in the blanks.
(1) John's father in the study.
(2) Zhang Peng now.
(3) The monkeys with each other.
(4) John and would like to go to at 2:00 p.m.
3. Answer the questions.
(1) Is John doing his homework?
(2) What is John's brother doing?

1. (1) C (2) B (3) C
2. (1) is writing an email
(2) is watching The Animal World on TV
(3) are playing
(4) Zhang Peng, the nature park
3. (1) No, he isn't.
(2) He is doing homework.

【分析】
这是一篇电话主题的阅读理解题，解题时首先通读完整对话，梳理对话核心：John和张鹏打电话交流双方及家人当下正在做的事，最后约定下午两点一同前往自然公园。解题思路如下：1. 做选择题时，提取题干的核心关键词，回到原文定位对应语句，直接匹配选项即可得到答案；2. 完成填空题时，同样定位原文对应信息，注意句子时态为现在进行时，不能遗漏be动词；3. 回答问题时，一般疑问句按照要求用Yes/No结构作答，特殊疑问句提取原文对应信息整理成通顺的答句即可。
【解析】
1. Read and choose
(1) 定位原文John的描述"Grandpa is writing a letter."，Grandpa的同义表达是grandfather，对应选项C，A选项grandma（奶奶）、B选项father（爸爸）均不符合原文内容。
(2) 定位原文语句"Mum is making sushi in the kitchen."，直接匹配选项B，A选项making noodles（做面条）、C选项eating sushi（吃寿司）均和原文不符。
(3) 定位原文语句"The mother tiger is running and the baby tiger is sleeping."，直接对应选项C。
2. Fill in the blanks
(1) 定位原文"Dad is writing an email in the study."，主语John's father是第三人称单数，现在进行时结构为is+doing，故填is writing an email。
(2) 定位原文张鹏的表述"I'm watching The Animal World (动物世界) on TV."，主语Zhang Peng是第三人称单数，故填is watching The Animal World on TV。
(3) 定位原文"I see some monkeys. They're playing with each other."，主语The monkeys是复数，be动词用are，故填are playing。
(4) 定位原文John发出邀请"Would you like to go to the nature park with me this afternoon?"，二人约定下午2点碰面，故第一空填Zhang Peng，第二空填the nature park。
3. Answer the questions
(1) 题干为一般疑问句，询问John是否正在做作业，原文John表明自己正在读书"I'm reading a book."，因此做否定回答。
(2) 题干询问John的哥哥正在做什么，原文明确提到"Brother is doing homework."，整理成对应答句即可。
【答案】
1. (1) C (2) B (3) C
2. (1) is writing an email
(2) is watching The Animal World on TV
(3) are playing
(4) Zhang Peng, the nature park
3. (1) No, he isn't.
(2) He is doing homework.
【知识点】
现在进行时用法，阅读细节定位
【点评】
本题属于基础类阅读理解题型，所有答案均能在原文中直接找到对应内容，主要考查学生快速查找文本信息的能力，同时巩固现在进行时"be+动词ing"的核心结构，做题时只需细心对照原文，注意不要遗漏现在进行时中的be动词，就很难出现错误。
【难度系数】
0.8