九（2025·镇江润州区期末改编）任务型阅读。
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Jim is my good friend. He is tall. He has short hair and a big mouth. He likes dogs very much, because they are funny. He likes skating. He often goes skating with me. His sister Ann is very beautiful. She likes cats and dogs. She has two white cats and two black dogs. They can run fast（快）. They like running after each other（互相追逐）. Today Jim can't find his skating shoes（溜冰鞋）. Where are they? Look! They're in the kitchen（厨房）. The dogs are playing with them happily.
（一）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。（6分）
（
A.
B. C.
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A. Ann. B. The dogs. C. The cats.
（
A. Jim. B. Ann. C. Jim and Ann.
（二）阅读短文，回答下列问题。（4分）
1. Why does Jim like dogs?
2. Whose two white cats are these?
（10分）
Jim is my good friend. He is tall. He has short hair and a big mouth. He likes dogs very much, because they are funny. He likes skating. He often goes skating with me. His sister Ann is very beautiful. She likes cats and dogs. She has two white cats and two black dogs. They can run fast（快）. They like running after each other（互相追逐）. Today Jim can't find his skating shoes（溜冰鞋）. Where are they? Look! They're in the kitchen（厨房）. The dogs are playing with them happily.
（一）阅读短文，选择正确的答案。（6分）
（
A
）1. 新趋势 图片选择 Which one is Jim?A.
B. C.（
B
）2. 新趋势 逻辑推理 Who might（可能） take the skating shoes away?A. Ann. B. The dogs. C. The cats.
（
C
）3. Who likes dogs?A. Jim. B. Ann. C. Jim and Ann.
（二）阅读短文，回答下列问题。（4分）
1. Why does Jim like dogs?
Because they are funny.
2. Whose two white cats are these?
They're Ann's.
答案：（一）1. A 解析·由“Jim ... He is tall. He has short hair and a big mouth.”可知，Jim个子高，头发短，嘴巴大。故选A。
2. B 解析·由“The dogs are playing with them happily.”可知，狗正在玩溜冰鞋，因此可能是狗把溜冰鞋拖走了。故选B。
3. C 解析·由“He likes dogs very much”和“She likes cats and dogs.”可知，Jim和Ann都喜欢狗。故选C。
（二）1. Because they are funny. 解析·由“He likes dogs very much, because they are funny.”可知，Jim喜欢狗是因为狗很有趣。
2. They're Ann's. 解析·由“His sister Ann ... She has two white cats ...”可知，这两只白猫是Ann的。
2. B 解析·由“The dogs are playing with them happily.”可知，狗正在玩溜冰鞋，因此可能是狗把溜冰鞋拖走了。故选B。
3. C 解析·由“He likes dogs very much”和“She likes cats and dogs.”可知，Jim和Ann都喜欢狗。故选C。
（二）1. Because they are funny. 解析·由“He likes dogs very much, because they are funny.”可知，Jim喜欢狗是因为狗很有趣。
2. They're Ann's. 解析·由“His sister Ann ... She has two white cats ...”可知，这两只白猫是Ann的。
解析：
【分析】
首先通读短文，理解短文内容，明确Jim的特征、人物喜好、物品归属等信息；针对选择题，需回到原文定位每个问题对应的关键语句，匹配选项；针对回答题，直接提取原文对应信息即可。
【解析】
（一）1. 由原文“Jim is my good friend. He is tall. He has short hair and a big mouth.”可知，Jim个子高，头发短，嘴巴大，对应图片A，故选A。
2. 由原文“The dogs are playing with them happily.”可知，狗正在玩溜冰鞋，因此可能是狗把溜冰鞋拖走了，故选B。
3. 由原文“He likes dogs very much”和“His sister Ann ... She likes cats and dogs.”可知，Jim和Ann都喜欢狗，故选C。
（二）1. 由原文“He likes dogs very much, because they are funny.”可知，Jim喜欢狗是因为狗很有趣，故答案为Because they are funny.
2. 由原文“His sister Ann ... She has two white cats and two black dogs.”可知，这两只白猫是Ann的，故答案为They're Ann's.
【答案】
（一）1. A 2. B 3. C
（二）1. Because they are funny. 2. They're Ann's.
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，任务型阅读
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对短文细节信息的提取与匹配能力，题目设置基础，学生通过仔细阅读原文即可完成解答，是常见的英语期末题型。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先通读短文，理解短文内容，明确Jim的特征、人物喜好、物品归属等信息；针对选择题，需回到原文定位每个问题对应的关键语句，匹配选项；针对回答题，直接提取原文对应信息即可。
【解析】
（一）1. 由原文“Jim is my good friend. He is tall. He has short hair and a big mouth.”可知，Jim个子高，头发短，嘴巴大，对应图片A，故选A。
2. 由原文“The dogs are playing with them happily.”可知，狗正在玩溜冰鞋，因此可能是狗把溜冰鞋拖走了，故选B。
3. 由原文“He likes dogs very much”和“His sister Ann ... She likes cats and dogs.”可知，Jim和Ann都喜欢狗，故选C。
（二）1. 由原文“He likes dogs very much, because they are funny.”可知，Jim喜欢狗是因为狗很有趣，故答案为Because they are funny.
2. 由原文“His sister Ann ... She has two white cats and two black dogs.”可知，这两只白猫是Ann的，故答案为They're Ann's.
【答案】
（一）1. A 2. B 3. C
（二）1. Because they are funny. 2. They're Ann's.
【知识点】
阅读理解，细节理解，任务型阅读
【点评】
本题为任务型阅读理解题，侧重考查学生对短文细节信息的提取与匹配能力，题目设置基础，学生通过仔细阅读原文即可完成解答，是常见的英语期末题型。
【难度系数】
0.6