二、李明的爱好是集邮，他和大家分享了自己与邮票的故事，一起来看看吧！
Today, I'm going to talk about my hobby. Some people play sports and others build models, but my hobby is collecting stamps. I love stamps because I think they are very . They can also teach me about the history and of different countries.
I developed this hobby thanks to my grandpa. He is a stamp collector and he owns thousands of stamps. Some of them are valuable(珍贵的), so he always handles them with great . He even wears white gloves to his stamps! Every Sunday, my grandpa adds new ones to his collection, and I sometimes help him take stamps off envelopes and postcards. He likes to tell me interesting stories about the different stamps. It is almost like a history .
Let me show you a very wonderful stamp of the Palace Museum. It is my favourite because it is my first one. My grandpa it for me. “People built these buildings hundreds of years ago. It may seem impossible, but they built them without using a single nail!” he explained. My grandpa also shared many other interesting pieces of about the old palace. Thanks to this stamp, I became interested in Chinese buildings, and I started to collect similar stamps. Now I have over a hundred of them, and I am learning more and more about Chinese history and culture.
Finally, I hope more people can enjoy the of stamps and learn something from them.

()1. A. boring B. beautiful C. expensive D. casual
()2. A. art B. culture C. science D. sport
()3. A. care B. joy C. surprise D. hope
()4. A. make B. cut C. protect D. mix
()5. A. new B. old C. small D. big
()6. A. club B. lesson C. party D. game
()7. A. bought B. saved C. drew D. built
()8. A. geography B. history C. maths D. English
()9. A. important B. expensive C. modern D. traditional
()10. A. sizes B. colours C. beauty D. materials

1. B
2. B 【解析】此处与 history 并列,且结合常识可知,邮票常反映国家“文化”,因此空处应用 culture。
3. A 【解析】根据空前的“Some of them are valuable”可知,由于邮票很珍贵,所以作者的祖父总是小心翼翼地处理它们。固定搭配 with great care 意为“小心翼翼地”,符合题意。
4. C
5. B 【解析】根据空后的“off envelopes and postcards”可知,从信封和明信片上取下的邮票是用过的,所以是旧的(old)。
6. B 7. A 8. B
9. D 【解析】根据上文内容可知故宫是传统建筑,所以是对中国传统建筑感兴趣,traditional 意为“传统的”,符合句意。
10. C 【解析】全文都在对邮票之美进行描述,所以这里指邮票的美(beauty)。

【分析】这是一篇围绕李明集邮爱好展开的英语完形填空，解题思路为：1. 先通读全文把握主旨（集邮的意义，邮票传递历史文化知识，尤其是故宫邮票的故事）；2. 针对每个空，结合上下文语境、词汇辨析、固定搭配、文化常识逐一分析选项，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 结合前文“我喜欢邮票”，需选褒义形容词，beautiful（美丽的）符合语境，故选B。
2. 此处与history并列，结合常识，邮票常反映国家文化，故选B。
3. 固定搭配with great care意为“小心翼翼地”，对应前文“邮票珍贵”，故选A。
4. 祖父戴白手套是为了保护邮票，protect（保护）符合逻辑，故选C。
5. 从信封和明信片上取下的是用过的旧邮票，old符合，故选B。
6. 祖父讲邮票故事的过程像一节历史课，lesson符合，故选B。
7. 邮票是祖父为李明买的，bought（买）符合，故选A。
8. 结合上文祖父讲故宫的故事，此处指关于故宫的历史，故选B。
9. 故宫是中国传统建筑，traditional（传统的）符合，故选D。
10. 全文围绕邮票的美好展开，此处指享受邮票的美，beauty符合，故选C。
【答案】1.B 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C
【知识点】英语完形填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本文贴近学生生活，以集邮爱好为主题，既考查英语基础知识，又传递了培养兴趣爱好、了解文化知识的积极意义，内容生动易懂。
【难度系数】0.6

三、班长赵明介绍了如何培养一个新的爱好。阅读短文，并完成题后的问题，看看这些技巧对我们是否有帮助。
Everyone has a hobby. A hobby is something fun you do in your free time. Do you want to have a new hobby but don't know where to start? Read on! Here are some tips to help you get a new hobby easily.
Why Should You Have a Hobby? Having a hobby brings lots of great things to your life. First, it helps you relax after a busy study time. Second, a hobby can make you smarter. Third, it makes your free time colourful. Finally, hobbies can help you make new friends because you like the same things.
Tip 1: Choose（选择）a thing you like. Choose something that sounds interesting to you! Interest is the best teacher. It is fun to learn what you like.

Tip 2: Start small and make a plan. You don't need to spend hours on the hobby at first. For example, you can read for just 30 minutes every evening or play sport once a week on weekends. This way, you won't feel tired.
Tip 3: Never give up. It's OK to make small mistakes when learning. Mistakes are not bad—they help you learn better. Even if you can't do anything well at first, keep on doing it.

A hobby is important in your life. Focus on（关注）the fun you get from it, like the joy of reading a story or drawing a nice picture.
1. What is a hobby?

2. Why is having a hobby good for our lives? (Give one reason. )

3. What hobbies can you choose if you like being quiet?

4. How do Betty and Eric feel when they do well in their hobbies?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 What do you like doing in your free time? How does the hobby help you?

1. It is something fun you do in your free time.
2. Because it helps us relax after a busy study time.
3. Reading, drawing, or taking care of small plants.
4. They feel happy.
5. I like reading in my free time. It helps me learn more about the world.(言之有理即可)

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据短文内容解答问题。解题时先通读全文把握主旨，再针对每个问题定位短文中的对应语句：问题1是细节理解，直接查找爱好的定义；问题2从短文列举的爱好好处中任选其一；问题3结合“喜欢安静”的特点，从短文提及的爱好或合理补充；问题4结合短文提到的爱好带来的乐趣作答；问题5为开放性设问，结合自身实际合理表达即可。
【解析】
1. 定位短文第一段第二句“A hobby is something fun you do in your free time.”，直接提取定义作答。
2. 从短文“Why Should You Have a Hobby?”部分列举的四个好处中任选其一，如“it helps us relax after a busy study time”。
3. 结合“喜欢安静”的特点，选择短文提及的Reading、drawing，再补充合理的如taking care of small plants。
4. 结合短文最后提到的“the joy of reading a story or drawing a nice picture”，可知做好爱好时会感到开心，故得出答案。
5. 开放性问题，结合自身实际，选择合适的爱好并说明其帮助，符合要求即可。
【答案】
1. It is something fun you do in your free time.
2. Because it helps us relax after a busy study time.
3. Reading, drawing, or taking care of small plants.
4. They feel happy.
5. I like reading in my free time. It helps me learn more about the world.(言之有理即可)
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解）、英语开放性表达
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语短文的理解与信息提取能力，包含细节查找和开放性表达题型，整体难度适中，要求学生认真阅读短文，准确获取关键信息，开放性问题需结合实际合理作答。
【难度系数】
0.6