阅读短文，完成下列任务。
Dear Tony,
Today is Sunday. It's sunny and hot. My friends and I are playing on the beach. It's a very beautiful place. The water is clean and blue. We are having a good time. Many birds are flying over the sea. Some are standing on the rocks. Many people are swimming in the sea. Some boys are playing football. Some people are lying on the beach. Mary is sitting on a chair and drawing a picture. John is taking pictures. And I'm sitting on a rock and writing to you! What are you doing now? I hope I can get your letter soon.
Yours,
Tim
任务一:根据信件内容,补全表格信息。

任务二:根据短文内容,回答下列问题。
1. What's the weather like today?

2. What is Mary doing on the beach?

3. Are Tim and his friends having fun?

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任务一:1. Sunday
2. on the beach
3. Tim and his friends
任务二:
1. It's sunny and hot.
2. She is sitting on a chair and drawing a picture.
3. Yes, they are.

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解题，包含补全表格和回答问题两个任务。解题时需先通读信件内容，根据表格的When、Place、Who及问题的关键词，定位原文对应信息，提取准确内容完成作答。
【解析】任务一：1. 信件明确提到“Today is Sunday”，对应表格When的内容，故填Sunday；2. 信件中“My friends and I are playing on the beach”说明活动地点，对应表格Place，故填on the beach；3. 信件是Tim写给Tony的，提到“my friends and I”，对应表格Who，故填Tim and his friends。任务二：1. 问题问天气，原文“It's sunny and hot”直接给出答案；2. 问题问Mary在做什么，原文“Mary is sitting on a chair and drawing a picture”为答案；3. 问题为一般疑问句，原文“We are having a good time”表明玩得开心，故用肯定回答“Yes, they are.”。
【答案】任务一:1. Sunday；2. on the beach；3. Tim and his friends；任务二:1. It's sunny and hot.；2. She is sitting on a chair and drawing a picture.；3. Yes, they are.
【知识点】英语阅读理解；信息提取；一般疑问句回答
【点评】本题考查学生对英语短文的信息定位与提取能力，属于基础题型，仔细阅读原文即可完成，适合巩固英语阅读基础能力。
【难度系数】0.9