五、阅读短文，选择正确答案。
Jack is a lovely boy. He is four years old. His birthday is on the third of March. He usually has a birthday party with his family and friends. His cousin Ben comes to his birthday party every year. He always gives Jack some lovely things. Today, Jack has his birthday party. They play games together happily. Soon, they want to play with balloons, but there are no balloons at the party. Ben says to Jack, "Here's a box for you. Open it!" Jack opens it and says, "Oh, look, they're balloons. They are so nice. We can play with balloons now. Thank you, Ben."
(
C
) 1. How old is Jack?
A. 5.
B. 6.
C. 4.
(
B
) 2. When is Jack's birthday?
A. It's on the thirteenth of March.
B. It's on the third of March.
C. It's on the fourth of March.
(
A
) 3. Who always comes to Jack's birthday party?
A. Jack's cousin Ben.
B. Jack's teacher.
C. Jack's classmates.
(
C
) 4. What do Jack and Ben do at the party?
A. They play games.
B. They play with balloons.
C. Both A and B.
(
A
) 5. What's in the box?
A. There are some balloons.
B. There are some balls.
C. There are some sweets.
解析：
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一、二句“Jack is a lovely boy. He is four years old.”可知Jack四岁，选C。
2. 根据短文第三句“His birthday is on the third of March.”可知Jack的生日在三月三日，选B。
3. 根据短文第五句“His cousin Ben comes to his birthday party every year.”可知Jack的表弟Ben每年都来他的生日派对，选A。
4. 根据短文“They play games together happily.”以及后续拿到气球后可以玩气球的内容，可知他们既玩了游戏又玩了气球，选C。
5. 根据短文“Jack opens it and says, 'Oh, look, they're balloons.'”可知盒子里是气球，选A。
【答案】
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. A
【知识点】
细节信息提取、日期英文表达、人物关系识别
【点评】
这是一篇贴近生活的记叙文阅读题，所有题目均为细节考查题，重点考查学生从短文中快速定位关键信息的能力，内容简单易懂，适合小学低年级学生进行阅读理解练习。
【难度系数】
0.9
