听短文,选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。
()16. What does David sometimes help his mother do?
A. Do some washing.
B. Do some shopping.
C. Do some cooking.
()17. What does David like best?
A. Playing football.
B. Drawing pictures.
C. Going to the zoo.
()18. How old is Sam?
A. 12.
B. 13.
C. 14.
()19. What kind of club does Sam join?
A. An English club.
B. An art club.
C. A piano club.
()20. How often does Sam go to the club?
A. Twice a week.
B. Once a week.
C. Once a month.

16.B 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.A

根据短文内容,从 A、B、C 三个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
After a busy week of classes and homework,I always look for$\underline{21}$ interesting to do to relax. I would$\underline{22}$ to finish my homework before Sunday and make Sunday my own time.
One of my favourite free-time$\underline{23}$ is reading storybooks. At first,I was$\underline{24}$ to pick up thick books because I thought they would be$\underline{25}$. But my Chinese teacher gave me a great$\underline{26}$: Start with short, interesting stories. I followed it, and$\underline{27}$,I fell in love with reading right away! Now I like to sit by the window with a cup of warm milk and read. Sometimes I feel like$\underline{28}$ with the characters or experiencing their lives. It makes me forget all my school$\underline{29}$.
I$\underline{30}$ like drawing in my free time. I'm strict$\underline{31}$ myself when it$\underline{32}$ to drawing—I try to finish one small picture every week,$\underline{33}$ it's just a cat or a flower. So far,two of my sketchbooks are loved by over 100 fans! I'm filled with pride. And that also gives me much$\underline{34}$ to create more works. Drawing lets me use my imagination,and it's so$\underline{35}$ to see my ideas come to life on paper.
()21. A. nothing
B. something
C. anything
()22. A. try
B. manage
C. stick
()23. A. activities
B. actions
C. actors
()24. A. interested
B. excited
C. scared
()25. A. easy
B. difficult
C. boring
()26. A. suggestion
B. advice
C. rule
()27. A. politely
B. especially
C. surprisingly
()28. A. dealing
B. holding
C. chatting
()29. A. projects
B. subjects
C. stress
()30. A. also
B. too
C. either
()31. A. to
B. with
C. in
()32. A. comes
B. thinks
C. leads
()33. A. ever since
B. even if
C. as though
()34. A. matter
B. problem
C. inspiration
()35. A. moving
B. important
C. inspiring

21.B 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.C 29.C 30.A 31.B 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.C

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：作者讲述自己课后的课余爱好（阅读和画画），以及这些爱好带来的放松与成就感。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空，先判断句子语境类型，再区分选项词汇含义，最后匹配固定短语结构。
【解析】
21. 考查不定代词。肯定句中表“某事”用something，nothing（没什么）、anything（多用于否定/疑问句）不符合，选B。
22. 考查动词搭配。manage to do sth意为“设法做成某事”，try to do（努力做，不一定成功）、stick to（坚持，后接doing）不符合，此处指设法在周日前完成作业，选B。
23. 考查名词词义。free-time activities意为“课余活动”，actions（行动）、actors（演员）不符合，选A。
24. 考查形容词词义。be scared to do sth意为“害怕做某事”，对应后文“厚书”的描述，interested（感兴趣的）、excited（兴奋的）不符合，选C。
25. 考查形容词词义。前文说怕厚书，原因是觉得它们“无聊（boring）”，easy（容易的）、difficult（困难的）不符合，选C。
26. 考查名词辨析。suggestion是可数名词，可与a连用；advice不可数，不能用a；rule（规则）不符合，选A。
27. 考查副词词义。遵循建议后“令人惊讶地（surprisingly）”立刻爱上阅读，politely（礼貌地）、especially（尤其）不符合，选C。
28. 考查动词搭配。chat with sb意为“和某人聊天”，此处指和故事角色聊天，dealing（处理）、holding（持有）不符合，选C。
29. 考查名词词义。阅读能让人忘记学业“压力（stress）”，projects（项目）、subjects（科目）不符合，选C。
30. 考查副词用法。also用于句中，too用于句末，either用于否定句末，此处句中，选A。
31. 考查介词搭配。be strict with sb意为“对某人严格”，固定搭配，to、in不符合，选B。
32. 考查固定短语。when it comes to意为“当提到……时”，固定结构，thinks（认为）、leads（领导）不符合，选A。
33. 考查连词词义。此处表“即使（even if）是一只猫或一朵花”，ever since（自从）、as though（好像）不符合，选B。
34. 考查名词词义。画画带来创作的“灵感（inspiration）”，matter（事情）、problem（问题）不符合，选C。
35. 考查形容词词义。看到想法在纸上实现是“鼓舞人心的（inspiring）”，moving（感人的）、important（重要的）不符合，选C。
【答案】
21.B 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.C 29.C 30.A 31.B 32.A 33.B 34.C 35.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配运用、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕课余爱好展开，考查初中英语核心词汇、固定搭配及上下文逻辑理解，难度适中，需学生结合语境辨析词汇并掌握常用短语。
【难度系数】
0.6