四、短文填空。
主题群:生活与学习 子主题:兴趣爱好 语篇类型:说明文 难度:★★
A hobby is an activity that people like to do in their 1. f
free
time. Most people in Britain have their own 2. h
hobbies
.
Some people train dogs to race or keep pigeons(鸽子) to carry messages. Some people are crazy(狂热的) about plants. They put many 3. k
kinds
of beautiful flowers in their kitchens and living rooms. 4. O
Others
are mad about their cars or motorbikes. At the 5. w
weekend
, they wash them, paint them and try to make them go faster. Lots of children are 6. i
interested
in collecting things. They collect stamps, postcards or pictures of their 7. f
favourite
pop stars.
Learning something new is 8. a
also
a hobby. Some people go to evening classes to learn dancing. They think dancing can make them 9. s
slim
. They learn bodybuilding and baking too. Some people learn these 10. t
things
by themselves.
解析:
【分析】首先快速通读全文,明确文章围绕“兴趣爱好”展开,是介绍英国人爱好的说明文。解题时,先理解每句句意,结合空格前后的语境、首字母提示,判断所缺单词的词性,同时注意固定搭配、名词单复数、句式结构(如Some...Others...)等,遇到不确定的空可先跳过,填完后通读全文检查语句通顺度和语法正确性。
【解析】1. 固定搭配“in one's free time”(在某人的空闲时间),结合首字母f,填形容词free;2. 前文提及“hobby”,此处表示“有自己的爱好”,hobby为可数名词,结合主语Most people,用复数hobbies;3. 固定搭配“many kinds of”(许多种类的),结合首字母k,填名词复数kinds;4. 对应前文“Some people...”的结构,用“Some...Others...”表示“一些……另一些……”,结合首字母O,填Others;5. 固定搭配“at the weekend”(在周末),结合首字母w,填名词weekend;6. 固定搭配“be interested in”(对……感兴趣),结合首字母i,填形容词interested;7. 句意是“他们最喜欢的流行明星”,结合首字母f,填形容词favourite;8. 句意是“学习新东西也是一种爱好”,结合首字母a,填副词also;9. 句意是“跳舞能让她们苗条”,结合首字母s,填形容词slim;10. 句意是“有些人自己学这些东西”,结合首字母t,填名词复数things。
【答案】1. free 2. hobbies 3. kinds 4. Others 5. weekend 6. interested 7. favourite 8. also 9. slim 10. things
【知识点】短文填空、固定搭配、名词单复数
【点评】本题为常见的首字母型短文填空,围绕兴趣爱好主题,解题需结合语境、固定搭配及首字母提示,注重上下文逻辑和常用短语的积累,难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6