八、VIII. Read and choose. （阅读短文，选择正确的选项）
Today is Saturday, so I go to the zoo with my parents. There are many animals in the zoo. Look! Two elephants are walking. Two rabbits are running and a tiger is sleeping. I like monkeys very much, because they are cute. They are playing now. They like eating bananas. Sometimes they climb trees. Sometimes they jump up and down.
( )1. I go to the zoo with ___ today.
A. my parents B. my grandma C. my father
( )2. ___ are walking.
A. Two rabbits
B. Two lions
C. Two elephants
( )3. —What are the rabbits doing now?
—They are ___.
A. walking
B. running
C. sleeping
( )4. —What are the monkeys doing?
—They are ___.
A. jumping up and down
B. eating bananas
C. playing
( )5. ___ the monkeys jump up and down.
A. Sometimes B. Usually C. Always

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

【分析】
这是一篇介绍动物园动物活动的阅读理解题，解题思路如下：
1. 首先通读短文，整体了解短文内容，明确文中提到的同行人物和各类动物的活动状态。
2. 针对每个题目，带着问题回到原文中寻找对应的关键句子，通过匹配原文信息来确定正确选项。比如第1题找“和谁去动物园”的描述；第2-4题找对应动物的动作；第5题找猴子跳上跳下的频率表述。
3. 对比选项和原文信息，排除不符合的选项，选出最匹配的答案。
【解析】
1. 由短文第一句“Today is Saturday, so I go to the zoo with my parents.”可知，“我”是和父母一起去的动物园，对应选项A。
2. 根据短文中“Look! Two elephants are walking.”可知，正在走路的是两只大象，对应选项C。
3. 从短文“Two rabbits are running and a tiger is sleeping.”可知，兔子正在跑步，对应选项B。
4. 依据短文“I like monkeys very much, because they are cute. They are playing now.”可知，猴子现在正在玩耍，对应选项C。
5. 根据短文“Sometimes they jump up and down.”可知，猴子有时候会跳上跳下，对应选项A。
【答案】
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A
【知识点】
细节理解、现在进行时、频度副词
【点评】
本文是一篇简单的记叙文，围绕动物园里的动物活动展开，题目均为细节考查题，需要学生精准定位原文信息作答，能有效锻炼学生的信息提取能力，适合小学阶段学生巩固阅读基础。
【难度系数】
0.8