三、阅读短文,回答问题,每空一词。
Hello! I'm Eric. Welcome to my farm. Look at these oranges. They're big and round. These apples are big too. They are red and sweet. Look! There is a cow behind the apple tree. Can you see the chickens on the grass? They eat and play happily. What's that in the bushes (灌木丛)? Oh, it's a rabbit. It's lovely.
My farm is very big. I want to have more animals on my farm. I'd like two pigs, eight sheep and ten ducks.
1. What are the apples on the farm like?
They are
big
,
red
and
sweet
.
2. Where is the cow?
It is
behind
the
apple
tree
.
3. What do the chickens do?
They
eat
and
play
happily.
4. What animal can we see in the bushes?
We can see
a
rabbit
.
5. What animals would Eric like?
He would like two
pigs
, eight
sheep
and
ten
ducks.
答案：1. big, red, sweet 2. behind the apple tree 3. eat, play 4. a rabbit 5. pigs, sheep, ten
解析：
【解析】
1. 根据短文第一段“These apples are big too. They are red and sweet.”可提取苹果的特征；
2. 根据短文第一段“Look! There is a cow behind the apple tree.”可找到牛的位置；
3. 根据短文第一段“Can you see the chickens on the grass? They eat and play happily.”可得知鸡的行为；
4. 根据短文第一段“What's that in the bushes? Oh, it's a rabbit.”可确定灌木丛中的动物；
5. 根据短文第二段“I'd like two pigs, eight sheep and ten ducks.”可提取Eric想要的动物信息。
【答案】
1. big, red, sweet
2. behind the apple tree
3. eat, play
4. a rabbit
5. pigs, sheep, ten
【知识点】
英语细节理解，信息提取，词汇运用
【点评】
本题以农场为主题，考查学生从文本中定位、提取关键信息的能力，内容贴近生活，适合训练阅读理解基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.9
