五、完形填空
People in the UK spend their free time in different ways. They spend a lot of their free
time at home. The most popular 1 is watching TV. People in the UK watch TV for about
25 hours a 2. Reading is also a popular way to 3 their free time. People in the UK
spend a lot of time reading newspapers and magazines. Many people in the UK 4 pets.
They like playing with their pets in their free time because they think it is very enjoyable.
In summer, gardening is 5. In winter, "do-it-yourself" is a welcome activity. People
often spend their free time repairing (修理) houses. Some free time activities are with 6.
Asking friends for a drink or a meal at home is the most 7 one. It brings them much fun.
People 8 have dinner with their friends in a restaurant, too. During the meal, they can
9 each other better by talking and sharing food and drinks.
At the weekend, people in the UK 10 doing sports. The popular kinds of sports are
football, horse racing, swimming, tennis, skating, climbing and walking.
()1. A. activity B. food C. book D. cinema
()2. A. day B. week C. month D. year
()3. A. decide B. spend C. try D. wonder
()4. A. sell B. help C. keep D. watch
()5. A. expensive B. slow C. difficult D. popular
()6. A. families B. friends C. writers D. doctors
()7. A. common B. boring C. different D. meaningless
()8. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. sometimes
()9. A. learn about B. bring out C. look for D. walk around
()10. A. dislike B. avoid C. enjoy D. finish

1-5 ABB CD 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.C

【分析】
这是一篇介绍英国人空闲时间休闲方式的完形填空题，解题时首先通读全文，明确文章核心主旨是围绕英国人不同的业余活动展开。接下来逐空结合上下文语境、生活常识、固定搭配逐一比对选项：先判断每个空所在句子的语义，再结合前后文给出的提示信息，比如后文提到的friends、pets、watching TV这类线索，排除语义不符的错误选项，最终选出最贴合语境的答案。
【解析】
我们逐题分析：
1. 后文提到的watching TV（看电视）是一项休闲活动，A.activity（活动）符合语义，B.food食物、C.book书、D.cinema电影院均不符合语境，选A。
2. 结合生活常识，英国人看电视的时长大约是每周25小时，若按每天计算25小时显然不符合现实，每月、每年的时长也不符合常规统计数据，选B.week（周）。
3. 本句表达“阅读也是度过空闲时间的一种流行方式”，表示“度过时间”用动词spend，符合spend their free time的常用搭配，A.decide决定、C.try尝试、D.wonder想知道均不符合语义，选B。
4. 固定搭配keep pets意为“养宠物”，完全匹配后文“和宠物玩耍”的语境，A.sell售卖、B.help帮助、D.watch观看均不符合逻辑，选C。
5. 前文提到看电视、阅读都是流行的休闲方式，后文提到冬天DIY是受欢迎的活动，对应夏天园艺同样是很受欢迎的活动，D.popular受欢迎的符合语境，A.expensive贵的、B.slow慢的、C.difficult困难的均不符合语义，选D。
6. 后文直接给出提示“Asking friends for a drink or a meal”，说明这类休闲活动是和朋友一起进行的，B.friends朋友符合线索提示，A.families家人、C.writers作家、D.doctors医生均不符合语境，选B。
7. 本句表达“邀请朋友来家里喝一杯或者吃顿饭是最常见的一种活动”，A.common常见的符合语义，B.boring无聊的、C.different不同的、D.meaningless无意义的均不符合逻辑，选A。
8. 前文提到邀请朋友在家吃饭，本句递进表示“人们有时候也会和朋友去餐馆吃饭”，D.sometimes有时符合语义逻辑，A.never从不、B.ever曾经、C.hardly几乎不均不符合语境，选D。
9. 本句表达“吃饭过程中，他们可以通过聊天、分享食物饮品更好地了解彼此”，A.learn about了解符合语义，B.bring out使显现、C.look for寻找、D.walk around四处走均不符合句意，选A。
10. 后文列举了很多受欢迎的运动项目，说明周末英国人很喜爱做运动，enjoy doing sth.是固定搭配表示“喜欢做某事”，C.enjoy享受、喜欢符合语境，A.dislike不喜欢、B.avoid避免、D.finish完成均不符合逻辑，选C。
【答案】
1-5 ABBCD 6-10 BADAC
【知识点】
语境词义辨析，固定短语搭配，完形逻辑推理
【点评】
本篇完形填空属于文化生活类基础题型，话题贴近日常，大部分题目都有明确的上下文提示，重点考察学生对常用动词短语、生活常识的积累，只要通读全文把握主旨，结合线索很容易选出正确答案，适合巩固基础词汇使用。
【难度系数】
0.8