九、阅读短文，完成任务。
Jim loves reusing old things. Last week, he found an empty can in the garden. His mum wanted to throw it away, but Jim had a good idea. First, he cleaned the can with water and dried ( 弄干 ) it with a cloth. Next, he painted the can blue. Then, he stuck ( 粘贴 ) some colourful stickers on it. Finally, he put some soil and a small flower inside. Look! It became a lovely flower pot. Jim put it on his desk. His mum was very happy and said Jim was a clever boy. Jim felt proud too. He said, “We can make old things useful again. It’s good for the Earth.”
A. 将a-d四个步骤按吉姆改造金属罐的顺序填入横线处。
a. Paint the can blue
b. Clean the can and dry it
c. Stick colourful stickers on it
d. Put soil and a flower inside
1.
b
→2.
a
→3.
c
→4.
d
B. 根据短文内容和自身实际，回答问题。
1. What did Jim’s mum want to do with the empty can at first?
His mum wanted to throw it away.
2. What did the can become in the end?
It became a lovely flower pot.
3. What will you do with an empty can?
(答案仅供参考) I will use it to keep small things.
解析：
【分析】本题分为A、B两部分，A部分为排序题，需通过短文中表示顺序的关键词（First、Next、Then、Finally）定位吉姆改造空罐的步骤；B部分为细节理解题和开放题，细节题需从原文中提取对应问题的关键信息，开放题结合自身实际作答即可。
【解析】A部分：根据短文内容，First（首先）对应“clean the can with water and dried it”即步骤b；Next（接下来）对应“painted the can blue”即步骤a；Then（然后）对应“stuck some colourful stickers on it”即步骤c；Finally（最后）对应“put some soil and a small flower inside”即步骤d，故排序为b→a→c→d。B部分1：定位短文第二句“His mum wanted to throw it away”，直接提取答案；2：定位短文第五句“It became a lovely flower pot”，提取答案；3：为开放题，结合生活实际，可作答用空罐收纳小物件等。
【答案】A. 1. b 2. a 3. c 4. d
B. 1. His mum wanted to throw it away.
2. It became a lovely flower pot.
3. I will use it to keep small things.
【知识点】阅读理解、细节理解、开放题
【点评】本题为基础英语阅读题，侧重考查学生提取文本关键信息的能力，排序题需抓住顺序词，开放题结合生活实际即可，整体难度较低。
【难度系数】0.8
