九、阅读 Kate 的观察日记,完成任务。(12 分)
Kate has some silkworm (蚕) eggs on March 1st.

A.阅读,选日期,把序号填写在圆圈里。(6分)
They're big and fat. ○
They're small and white. ○
They live in the cocoons. ○
They are small and black. ○
A. March 1st
B. March 15th
C. March 20th
D. April 16th
E. April 21st
F. May 3rd
(有两个日期多余!)
B.阅读,选答案,最后写一写。(6分)
()1. Kate grows(养) silkworms .
A. in spring
B. in summer
C. in autumn
()2. The words “lay eggs” mean “”.
A. 变美
B. 产卵
C. 作茧
3. It's April 16th. What is the baby silkworm doing now?
It .

A. D C E B
B. 1. A 解析:根据月份“March, April, May”可知是春季,故选A。
2. B
3. is making silk

【解析】
A部分：
1. 定位描述"They're big and fat."，对应日记中April 16th的内容"The baby silkworms are big and fat now."，选D。
2. 定位描述"They're small and white."，对应日记中March 20th的内容"They're still small, but white now."，选C。
3. 定位描述"They live in the cocoons."，对应日记中April 21st的内容"Now the silkworms live in the white houses. They are cocoons."，选E。
4. 定位描述"They are small and black."，对应日记中March 15th的内容"They're black and they look like ants."，选B。
B部分：
1. 文中养蚕的时间为3月、4月、5月，属于春季，故选A。
2. 结合日记最后一段蚕蛾的生长阶段，"lay eggs"的含义是产卵，故选B。
3. 定位April 16th的日记内容"And they can make a lot of silk!"，对应问句的现在进行时，填is making silk。
【答案】
A. D；C；E；B
B. 1. A 2. B 3. is making silk
【知识点】
英语阅读细节查找
词义猜测
季节常识
【点评】
本题结合蚕的生长观察日记考查英语阅读细节定位能力，题目难度梯度平缓，既可以帮助学生巩固从文本中提取关键信息的阅读技巧，也能拓展基础自然常识，符合小学英语阅读的考查要求。
【难度系数】
0.7