五、新素材 阅读材料，补全表格。
Happy Children’s Day in Many Countries
In China, June 1st is a special day for kids. They sing, dance, and paint. Families go to parks and have picnics.
In India, November 14th is a day for children. They have fun programs at school. People care about children’s happiness and learning.
In Japan, May 5th is a day for kids. They play games and get treats. Families fly colourful flags and show dolls for luck.

In the United States, some places have special days for children too. They do sports and make crafts.
All these days are to make children happy and show that they are important.
When is Children’s Day in each country?
| Country | Date |
| ---- | ---- |
| China | 1. |
| India | 2. |
| Japan | 3. |

1. June 1st 2. November 14th 3. May 5th

【解析】
1. 定位文中中国相关描述：找到句子"In China, June 1st is a special day for kids."，提取对应日期即可。
2. 定位文中印度相关描述：找到句子"In India, November 14th is a day for children."，提取对应日期即可。
3. 定位文中日本相关描述：找到句子"In Japan, May 5th is a day for kids."，提取对应日期即可。
【答案】
1. June 1st
2. November 14th
3. May 5th
【知识点】
英语信息提取；节日日期表达
【点评】
本题属于基础阅读信息匹配题，只需要在短文中精准定位对应国家的描述就能找到答案，难度较低，主要考查学生快速定位文本关键信息的阅读能力。
【难度系数】
0.9

六、新考法阅读短文，完成下列各题。
The Tomatina is a very strange festival held every year in Buñol, Spain. It started as a joke among some people in this small town about 80 years ago,
but now people from all over the world come to join in the fun.
So what is the fun all about? The people of Buñol put on a food fight! On the last Wednesday in August, when the tomatoes that are grown all around the town are ready to be picked, truckloads of ripe, red tomatoes are brought to the town centre. Then, for one hour, everyone throws tomatoes at one another! Everyone is laughing and having a good time being naughty! There are a lot of parties in the days before and after this great food fight festival.
（一）圈出和Tomatina相关的词汇。

（二）选择与所给单词或短语相符的描述写在横线上。
A. the length of time the food fight lasts
B. where the food fight takes place
C. when the festival started
D. a small town in Spain
1. the town centre of Buñol
2. Buñol
3. about 80 years ago
4. one hour

（一）food fight、Spain、tomatoes、August、festival、Buñol、Wednesday、town centre
（二）1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A

【分析】
首先，针对第一小题，需通读短文，明确Tomatina是西班牙的番茄节，从中提取与该节日相关的各类词汇（如节日相关的地点、时间、活动、物品等）；针对第二小题，先理解每个选项的含义，再回到短文中定位每个描述对应的信息，将描述与选项匹配即可。
【解析】
（一）通读短文，找出与Tomatina（番茄节）相关的词汇，文中涉及的相关词汇为：festival（节日）、Spain（举办国家）、Buñol（举办小镇）、food fight（活动内容）、tomatoes（活动物品）、August（活动月份）、Wednesday（活动具体日期）、town centre（活动地点）。
（二）先明确各选项含义：A. 食物大战持续的时长；B. 食物大战的地点；C. 节日开始的时间；D. 西班牙的一个小镇。再回到短文定位对应信息：1. 文中提到食物大战在Buñol的town centre举行，对应B；2. Buñol是西班牙的小镇，对应D；3. 文中提到节日始于约80年前，对应C；4. 文中提到食物大战持续一小时，对应A。
【答案】
（一）food fight、Spain、tomatoes、August、festival、Buñol、Wednesday、town centre
（二）1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、信息提取、词汇匹配
【点评】
本题为英语阅读基础题型，考查学生从短文中提取关键信息并进行匹配的能力，题型常规，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.8