Ⅳ. 完形填空
A hobby can be something one likes to do in his or her free time. Then, what is my hobby? Well, what I like best is 1. I began to sing 2 when I was very young. My uncle was studying in a college then, so he could sing lots of songs, and he 3 me several songs. I showed great interest in them, for they were pleasing(令人愉快的) to the 4 and easy to sing.
When I was at primary school, my music teacher found I had a good 5, so she asked my father to send me to the Children's Palace to learn music at weekends. From then on, I began my music training. I 6 hard and won prizes one after another in different kinds of competitions. In fact, I 7 becoming a famous singer in the future.
As time went by, I came to know that my dream wouldn't come true, for there were 8 conditions(条件). But now I 9 take singing as my hobby, because it has given me very good feelings and an excellent chance to 10. Besides(此外), it is a good way to learn things that I can't easily find in life.
1. A. singing B. dancing C. swimming D. acting
2. A. books B. dreams C. songs D. music
3. A. wrote B. gave C. taught D. left
4. A. mouth B. ear C. eye D. nose
5. A. voice B. smell C. hobby D. taste
6. A. produced B. practised C. promised D. pronounced
7. A. heard of B. talked of C. dreamed of D. knew of
8. A. long B. strict C. natural D. wide
9. A. still B. even C. never D. ever
10. A. count B. miss C. relax D. hide

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C

【分析】做完形填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述作者以唱歌为爱好的成长经历）；再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等分析选项；最后代入答案通读验证逻辑通顺。
【解析】1. 由后文“I began to sing...”可知作者最喜欢唱歌，选A；2. 前文提及唱歌，此处指开始学歌曲，选C；3. 叔叔会很多歌，所以教作者几首，选C；4. 歌曲悦耳是针对听觉而言，对应ear，选B；5. 音乐老师发现作者有好嗓音，voice指嗓音，选A；6. 开始音乐训练后努力练习，practised符合语境，选B；7. 梦想成为著名歌手，dreamed of表示梦想，选C；8. 梦想未实现是因为有严格条件，strict符合，选B；9. 虽梦想未实现，但仍把唱歌当爱好，still表示仍然，选A；10. 唱歌带来放松的机会，relax符合，选C。
【答案】1.A 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、语篇理解
【点评】本文围绕“爱好（唱歌）”展开，贴近学生生活，考查语境理解与基础词汇运用，是典型的初中阶段完形填空题。
【难度系数】0.6