二、阅读理解
My neighbour Nick is an American student. He is thirteen years old. He often wears glasses. He has a twin sister. Her name is Kate. Now they live in Beijing with their parents. They study in different schools. They like to swim and ride bikes. They like to fly kites too. But not all of their favourite games are the same. Nick likes playing football, but Kate doesn't like it at all. She thinks it's too hard. Kate can sing very well, but Nick can't. Kate says she wants to teach his brother to sing.
(
) 1. Nick comes from
.
A. the USA B. the UK C. Japan D. China
(
) 2. Nick and Kate both like
.
A. playing football B. singing C. dancing D. swimming
(
) 3. Now Nick's parents live in
.
A. China B. the UK C. the USA D. Japan
解析：
【分析】
做这类阅读理解细节题，解题思路是先通读全文了解大意，再带着每个问题回到文中寻找对应的关键信息：
1. 第1题要找Nick的国籍，需定位文中介绍Nick身份的句子；
2. 第2题要找Nick和Kate共同的爱好，需关注文中描述两人喜好的部分；
3. 第3题要找Nick父母现在的居住地，需找到文中关于他们居住地点的内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据文章第一句“My neighbour Nick is an American student.”，American表示“美国的”，对应选项A（the USA，美国），所以选A。
2. 第2题：根据文中“They like to swim and ride bikes. They like to fly kites too.”可知，两人都喜欢游泳，选项中只有D选项swimming（游泳）符合，所以选D。
3. 第3题：根据文中“Now they live in Beijing with their parents.”，北京是中国的首都，说明他们的父母现在住在中国，对应选项A，所以选A。
【答案】
1. A；2. D；3. A
【知识点】
细节理解题，英语阅读理解，国家词汇辨析
【点评】
这是一篇基础型英语阅读理解，以细节考查为主，题目设置紧扣原文内容，只要学生仔细阅读文章，准确提取关键信息就能顺利作答，适合训练学生的信息定位能力和阅读理解基础方法。
【难度系数】
0.9
