8 Read, look and choose. 读一读，看一看，选一选。
A. Of course!
B. Yes, they are.
C. Grandma is reading.
D. She’s helping me.
E. What are you doing, Jack?
Jack: Mum, can I watch TV?
Mum: No, you can’t. Please be quiet. 1.
Jack: Can I play in the garden?
Mum: 2.

(Ten minutes later)
Mum: 3.
Jack: I’m digging. I want to plant some seeds.
Mum: How about your sister?

Jack: 4. She’s watering the seeds.
(Two weeks later)
Mum: Are your seeds growing?
Jack: 5.
Mum: What plants are they?
Jack: They’re cucumber plants.

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

【分析】首先通读对话，理解Jack与妈妈的交流场景，结合上下文的语境、问答逻辑来匹配合适的句子。第1空妈妈要求安静，需对应“需要安静的原因”；第2空是对请求许可的回应；第3空需匹配Jack答语的提问；第4空对应妈妈对妹妹状态的询问；第5空匹配一般疑问句的回答形式。
【解析】1. 前文妈妈说“Please be quiet.”，C选项“Grandma is reading.”（奶奶在看书）解释了需要安静的原因，符合语境，故选C。
2. Jack请求“Can I play in the garden?”，A选项“Of course!”（当然可以）是对请求的肯定回应，故选A。
3. 后文Jack答“I’m digging.”，说明前文妈妈在问Jack正在做什么，E选项“What are you doing, Jack?”符合问答逻辑，故选E。
4. 妈妈问“How about your sister?”，D选项“She’s helping me.”回答了妹妹的状态，且后文提到妹妹在浇种子，符合语境，故选D。
5. 妈妈问“Are your seeds growing?”，这是一般疑问句，B选项“Yes, they are.”是其肯定回答，故选B。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.E 4.D 5.B
【知识点】情景交际、日常对话用语
【点评】本题考查日常情景对话的补全，需结合上下文语境和问答逻辑选择句子，是基础的情景交际题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6