阅读短文，选择最佳答案
Dear Jenny，
How are you? I am visiting my cousin Howard in Australia. It is hot in Hong Kong but it is cold in Australia in June. When it is summer in Hong Kong, it is winter in Australia. It is snowing heavily now. I like snow a lot and it is a white world outside. I will play with my cousin in the snow this afternoon. We want to make a snowman. I think it is very interesting!
I like my cousin's house. It is big and there is a beautiful garden（花园）. We can play ball games there. My cousin's neighbors（邻居） are friendly, but they cannot speak Chinese. I talk with them in English.
See you next month.
Yours，
Tony
（）1. It is in Australia now.
A. cloudy B. sunny C. snowy
（）2. Tony will this afternoon.
A. play ball games
B. make a snowman
C. make some snowballs
（）3. What does Tony think of Howard's garden?
A. Beautiful. B. Tidy. C. Interesting.
（）4. From the letter we can know that .
A. Howard is Tony's classmate
B. Howard's neighbors can speak Chinese
C. Tony will come back to Hong Kong in July

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

【分析】
做这类英语阅读理解选择题，需先明确题目关键词，再回到原文定位相关语句，将选项与原文内容逐一比对，排除错误选项，从而选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第一段关键句“It is snowing heavily now.”，可知澳大利亚现在在下大雪，对应选项C；
2. 定位第一段关键句“I will play with my cousin in the snow this afternoon. We want to make a snowman.”，可知Tony下午要和表弟堆雪人，对应选项B；
3. 定位第二段关键句“there is a beautiful garden（花园）”，可知Howard家的花园是漂亮的，对应选项A；
4. 原文提到Tony在六月（香港六月炎热，澳大利亚六月为冬季），结尾“See you next month.”，即六月的下个月是七月，对应选项C；A选项Howard是Tony的表弟而非同学，B选项邻居不会说中文，均错误。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为书信类英语阅读理解，侧重考查学生提取文本细节信息的能力，题目难度较低，只要仔细阅读原文即可准确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8