九 阅读短文，选择正确的选项。
My friends and I
I'm Nancy. I have two best friends, Tom and Lucy. Tom is tall and strong. He likes ball games. His favourite ball game is basketball. Lucy is thin and she has short hair. She is very funny. We always read books together. Tom often helps me with English, and Lucy makes me smile.
() 1. What does Tom look like?
A. He is short and quiet.
B. He is tall and strong.
C. He has short hair.
() 2. Lucy is and has hair.
A. tall; short
B. thin; long
C. thin; short
() 3. What's Tom's favourite ball game?
A. Basketball.
B. Football.
C. Volleyball.
() 4. They always together.
A. play games
B. do chores
C. read books
() 5. helps Nancy with English.
A. Tom
B. Lucy
C. Kathy

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

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解细节选择题，解题思路是先通读短文把握内容，再针对每个小题的问题，回到短文中定位对应信息，将选项与原文内容逐一匹配，选出正确答案。这类题目主要考查对短文细节信息的提取能力，需仔细核对原文与选项的对应关系。
【解析】1. 原文明确提到“Tom is tall and strong.”，选项A描述错误（Tom不是short），选项C是Lucy的特征，因此选B；2. 原文表述为“Lucy is thin and she has short hair.”，对应选项C，A的tall是Tom的特征，B的long与原文不符，因此选C；3. 原文指出“His favourite ball game is basketball.”，对应选项A，因此选A；4. 原文说明“We always read books together.”，对应选项C，因此选C；5. 原文提到“Tom often helps me with English”（me指代Nancy），对应选项A，因此选A。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、人物描述
【点评】本题是基础的英语阅读理解细节题，难度较低，主要考查学生提取短文关键信息的能力，只要能准确定位原文对应内容即可轻松解答，适合巩固英语阅读的基础答题技巧。
【难度系数】0.9