Tom is a student in No. 2 Middle School. He is in Class One, Grade Seven. It’s Monday and it’s a really busy day for Tom.
Tom goes to school at 7:20 a.m. He has four classes in the morning. The first class is Chinese. It begins at 8:00 a.m. Tom likes Chinese. He thinks it’s very interesting. After Chinese, he has maths. Maths is Tom’s favourite subject. Why? Because he thinks it’s very useful. Then he has music. It’s relaxing. The last class in the morning is science. Tom doesn’t like it. He wants to learn it well, but it’s really difficult for him.
In the afternoon, he has geography and history. Classes finish at 3:30 p.m. After school, he always plays basketball for an hour with his classmates. Then he goes home with his friends.
1. How many classes does Tom have on Monday?

2. Why does Tom like maths best?

3. Why doesn’t Tom like science?

4. What does Tom do after school?

5. What’s your favourite subject? Why?

1. Six/6 classes.
2. Because he thinks it's very useful.
3. Because it's really difficult for him.
4. He plays basketball with his classmates.
5. Geography. Because it's interesting.（言之有理即可）

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解细节题，需先通读原文把握Tom的周一课程安排及喜好，再针对每个问题定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息作答；第5题为开放性问题，结合自身实际合理表达即可。
【解析】1. 原文第二段提到上午有四节课，第三段提到下午有地理和历史两节课，合计6节；2. 原文第二段明确说明Tom最喜欢数学是因为他认为数学很有用；3. 原文第二段提到Tom不喜欢科学是因为科学对他来说很难；4. 原文第三段提到放学后Tom总是和同学打一小时篮球；5. 结合自身喜好选择科目并说明理由，言之有理即可。
【答案】1. Six/6 classes.
2. Because he thinks it's very useful.
3. Because it's really difficult for him.
4. He plays basketball with his classmates.
5. Geography. Because it's interesting.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节信息提取、开放性问题作答
【点评】本题考查学生对英语阅读文本的细节定位能力，题目设置基础，第5题开放性问题兼顾学生个性化表达，整体难度较低，适合初中低年级学生练习。
【难度系数】0.8