五、阅读理解。
Canada, 4:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Canada is a big country with six time zones. In the west, it is 4:00 a.m. and everyone is asleep. But in the east, it is 8:30 a.m. and people are awake. It is a cold Friday morning in November.
Scotland, 12:00 noon
Scotland is part of the UK. The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of the UK is London. It is twelve at noon in Edinburgh. Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.
Egypt, 2:00 p.m.
The weekend starts from Friday in Egypt. Friday is a special day in Egypt, so schools, offices and shops are closed. It's 2:00 p.m. and most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families.
Japan, 9:00 p.m.
Japan is seven hours ahead of Egypt, so it is already Friday evening there. The weekend is beginning. Most people are out with friends, watching TV or playing computer games.
1. 新趋势·跨学科 If it is 8:00 a.m. in western Canada, the time is in eastern Canada.
A. 12:00 noon
B. 2:30 p.m.
C. 12:30 p.m.
2. While Canadian children in the east are getting up at 8:30 a.m., most people in Egypt are .
A. having lunch
B. sleeping
C. watching TV
3. The underlined phrase “ahead of” means “”.
A. earlier than
B. later than
C. after
4. Which country will welcome Saturday first?
A. The UK.
B. Japan.
C. Canada.
5. A child in Scotland may say, “.”
A. I’m watching my favourite TV show
B. I’m eating noodles as my lunch
C. This class is boring, so I’m thinking about my weekend

语篇解读＞本文主要讲述了在四个不同的地方,时区不同,时间不同,人们的活动也不同。
1.C 解析 推理判断题。根据"In the west...But in the east, it is 8:30 a.m."可知,加拿大的东部比西部早四个半小时。八点加四个半小时是十二点半。故选 C。
2.A
3.A 解析 词义猜测题。根据"Egypt,2:00 p.m.""Japan,9:00 p.m."以及埃及和日本都是星期五可知,日本的时间比埃及早七个小时。由此可推测出"ahead of"的意思是"早于",与 earlier than 意思一致。故选 A。
4.B 5.C

【分析】
本题为跨学科（结合时区知识）的英语阅读理解题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文，明确加拿大、苏格兰、埃及、日本四地的时间及对应活动；2. 针对每个题目，根据题型（推理判断、细节理解、词义猜测等），定位原文相关信息，结合逻辑分析或计算得出答案。
【解析】
1. 推理判断题：根据原文“In the west, it is 4:00 a.m. and everyone is asleep. But in the east, it is 8:30 a.m. and people are awake.”可知，加拿大东部时间比西部早4.5小时。若西部时间为8:00 a.m.，则东部时间为8:00 a.m. +4.5小时=12:30 p.m.，故选C。
2. 细节理解题：原文提到加拿大东部是8:30 a.m.时，埃及的时间为2:00 p.m.，且“most people in Egypt are having lunch with their families”，故选A。
3. 词义猜测题：根据原文埃及时间为2:00 p.m.、日本时间为9:00 p.m.，且两地均为周五，可知日本时间比埃及早7小时，故“ahead of”意为“早于”，对应选项A。
4. 时间早晚判断题：时间越早的地区越先进入周六。根据原文，日本时间比埃及早，埃及比英国早，加拿大时间最晚，因此日本最先迎来周六，故选B。
5. 细节理解题：原文提到苏格兰的孩子“Children are having lessons, but they are looking forward to the weekend because there are no lessons on Saturday and Sunday.”，与选项C描述相符，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.A 4.B 5.C
【知识点】
阅读理解、词义猜测、推理判断
【点评】
本题为跨学科英语阅读题，融合时区知识，重点考查学生的细节定位、时间计算、词义猜测及逻辑推理能力，需准确提取原文信息并结合分析作答。
【难度系数】
0.6

六、根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
It's half past three in the afternoon. Many students are playing sport in the playground.
Look! Li Lei is playing basketball with his classmates. Some girls are watching them play it. They look very happy. Li Lei likes playing basketball. He thinks it's interesting and he is good at it. He is in the school basketball club. And he often teaches his classmates to play basketball. Liu Daming likes soccer. He thinks playing soccer is relaxing. Now he is practising playing soccer with his friends. He is running with the ball. Next week, they will have a soccer game, so they are practising hard these days. Some students are taking a walk in the playground. They are walking and talking happily.
Some students are in the classroom. They are talking about their studies. The girl in red looks very happy. And she is reading a storybook.
What about the teachers? Some of them are working in the office, and some are talking with their students. They are really nice teachers.
1. What is Li Lei doing?

2. What does Liu Daming think of playing soccer?

3. Why are the boys practising playing soccer hard?

4. What is the girl in red doing?

5. What does the underlined word "them" in the last paragraph refer to?

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语篇解读＞本文主要介绍了下午三点半学生们和老师们正在做的事情。
1. He is playing basketball ( with his classmates). 解析 根据"Li Lei is playing basketball with his classmates."可知,Li Lei 正在和他的同学们打篮球。
2.He thinks it's relaxing. 解析 根据"Liu Daming likes soccer. He thinks playing soccer is relaxing."可知,Liu Daming 认为踢足球令人放松。
3.Because they will have a soccer game next week. 解析 根据"Next week, they will have a soccer game, so they are practising hard these days."可知,下周他们将有一场足球比赛,所以这些天他们正在努力练习。
4.She is reading a storybook. 解析 根据"The girl in red looks very happy. And she is reading a storybook."可知,穿红衣服的女孩正在读一本故事书。
5.It refers to the teachers. 解析 根据"What about the teachers? Some of them are working in the office, and some are talking with their students."可知,"them"指的是老师们。

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解的细节查找与代词指代类题目，解题思路为：先根据每个问题的关键词定位原文对应语句，再提取与问题匹配的准确信息；代词指代题需联系上下文前文内容，明确指代对象，确保答案与原文表述一致。
【解析】1. 题干问Li Lei正在做什么，定位原文第二段“Li Lei is playing basketball with his classmates.”，提取答案；2. 题干问Liu Daming对踢足球的看法，定位原文第二段“Liu Daming likes soccer. He thinks playing soccer is relaxing.”，提取看法；3. 题干问男孩们努力练足球的原因，定位原文第二段“Next week, they will have a soccer game, so they are practising hard these days.”，提取原因；4. 题干问穿红衣服的女孩在做什么，定位原文第三段“The girl in red looks very happy. And she is reading a storybook.”，提取动作；5. 题干问最后一段划线词“them”的指代对象，联系前文“What about the teachers?”，可知指代老师们。
【答案】1. He is playing basketball ( with his classmates).
2. He thinks it's relaxing.
3. Because they will have a soccer game next week.
4. She is reading a storybook.
5. It refers to the teachers.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、代词指代
【点评】本题为英语阅读理解基础题型，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、提取关键内容及判断代词指代对象的能力，难度较低，适合巩固英语阅读基础。
【难度系数】0.8