Today is November 8th .It’s Mary’s birthday. She is twelve. Jim, Kate and Bill are her friends. They want to buy some presents（礼物） for Mary. They go to the shop near the school. There are a lot of things in the shop. They buy a big cake，two boxes of color pencils, a pencil case and some nice exercise books. They want to buy two dolls for Mary, but all the dolls are too dear（贵）.
【1】What’s the date today?
A. Nov. 9th. B. Dec.10th. C. Nov. 8th. D. November 9th.
【2】How old is Mary today? _____.
A. 12 B. 13 C. 14 D. 15
【3】Mary has ______ friends.
A. three B. four C. two D. only one
【4】_______ is near the school.
A. Their home B. A factory C. The shop D. The farm
【5】They buy ______ for Mary.
A. a big cake B. two boxes of color pencils
C. a pencil case and some nice exercise books D. A, B and C
【答案】【1】C
【2】A
【3】A
【4】C
【5】D
【解析】今天是11月8号，是Mary 12岁的生日，她的三个朋友在学校附近的商店里给她买了很多礼物。
【1】细节理解题。根据短文的开头Today is November 8th .可知，今天的日期是11月8号。故应选C。
【2】细节理解题。根据短文中It’s Mary’s birthday. She is twelve.可知，今天是Mary的生日，她12岁了。由此可知应选A。
【3】细节理解题。根据短文中Jim, Kate and Bill are her friends.可知，Jim、Kate和Bill是Mary的朋友，由此可知她有三个朋友。故选A。
【4】细节理解题。根据短文中They go to the shop near the school.可知，在学校附近有一个商店，因此商店在学校附近，故选C。
【5】细节理解题。根据短文中They buy a big cake，two boxes of color pencils, a pencil case and some nice exercise books.可知，Mary的三个朋友给她买了一个大蛋糕、两盒彩色铅笔、一个铅笔盒和一些好看的练习本。由此可知A、B和C 加起来就是正确答案，故应选D。