Ⅰ. Complete the interview with the proper form of the words in the box.
[box]almost midnight leave be lonely[/box]
Zhou: Mr. Yu, I'm Zhou Ziyang. I hope to be an e-sports player one day. Can I ask you some questions?
Yu: Sure. Go ahead.
Zhou: How busy are e-sports players with training(训练)?
Yu: An e-sports player usually trains for 1. 15 hours every day. We have three rounds of team fights from 2 pm to 10 pm. Then, each player will have five to six hours of practice by themselves. We usually go to sleep past 2. .
Zhou: How can I become an e-sports player?
Yu: An e-sports player usually starts at around 16 and 3. the job between 23 and 25. There 4. many clubs for young players today. But it's hard for a child to be a professional gamer. Only a few people can make it to the end(尽头). In the world of e-sports, even the best players can feel 5. on their journey to the top. But on the way, they can learn something important. So work hard, and don't give up on your e-sports dreams.

1. almost 2. midnight 3. leaves 4. are 5. lonely

【分析】
首先通读访谈对话，明确主题为电竞选手的训练与职业发展。解题时需结合上下文语境，同时关注语法规则（如主谓一致、词形变化），从方框给出的词汇（almost, midnight, leave, be, lonely）中选择合适的词，必要时调整词形：1. 需修饰时间段的副词；2. 需结合时间语境的名词；3. 需匹配第三人称单数主语的动词形式；4. 需符合there be句型的be动词；5. 需作系动词feel表语的形容词。
【解析】
1. 句意为“电竞选手通常每天训练几乎15小时”，方框中副词almost（几乎）符合修饰时间段的语境，故填almost；
2. 句意为“我们通常午夜过后才睡觉”，固定搭配past midnight（午夜过后）符合语义，方框中名词midnight（午夜）合适，故填midnight；
3. 主语An e-sports player是第三人称单数，时态为一般现在时，方框中动词leave（离开）需变为第三人称单数形式leaves，故填leaves；
4. there be句型中，主语many clubs是复数，时态为一般现在时，be动词用are，故填are；
5. 系动词feel后需接形容词作表语，方框中lonely（孤独的）符合“选手会感到孤独”的语境，故填lonely。
【答案】
1. almost 2. midnight 3. leaves 4. are 5. lonely
【知识点】
英语选词填空；一般现在时；there be句型
【点评】
本题考查基础词汇在语境中的运用，需结合语义和简单语法规则解题，是初中英语常见题型，侧重基础能力考查。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ. Read the passage and complete the following tasks.
In the English class, students are talking about their hobbies. Here are some examples.

Emma, runner
I love running in my free time. I only ran 1 or 2 kilometres at first, but now I run almost 10 kilometres. My speed（速度） is also increasing. I can now run 10 kilometres in a shorter time. I am a member of a jogging club now. I never met any of the other members before, but now they are my friends. I'm so thankful for my hobby, because it brings me new friends and wonderful feelings.

Mia, skater
On most evenings, I go skating in the park. The park is about one or two minutes' walk from my home. And I usually go there with my friends. Sometimes, my cousin also joins me. He is really talented at skating and he teaches me some knowledge and new skills（技巧）. I'm getting better all the time! I feel happy and excited when I skate.

Tim, rock climber
My best friend advises me to start rock climbing, and now we both do it. My friend's father always drives us to the training place. He is so good at rock-climbing. He instructs us how to use the equipment（装备） and makes sure we're safe when we are climbing. I have much fun in it. I don't think I'll ever get tired of doing it!
Match the words with their meanings.
()1. increase A. doing something well
()2. talented B. become greater in number
()3. instruct C. teach somebody something
Complete the chart.

Answer the questions.
9. Who do you want to share your hobby with? Why?

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. Running 5. friends 6. cousin 7. Knowledge 8. tired
9. One possible version: I want to share my hobby with my friends, because I think it's fun to do things together with friends and it can make us closer.

【分析】
本题分为词义匹配、信息填空、开放性问答三部分。首先需理解三个单词的含义，匹配对应词义；其次要根据文章中三人的爱好及相关细节，查找对应信息完成图表填空；最后结合自身实际回答开放性问题。解题时需先通读文章，再逐一对应题目要求，确保答案与原文一致，开放题需表达合理即可。
【解析】
1. 词义匹配：
increase意为“增加、增长”，对应选项B“become greater in number（数量变大）”，故1选B；
talented意为“有天赋的”，对应选项A“doing something well（做得好）”，故2选A；
instruct意为“指导、教授”，对应选项C“teach somebody something（教别人东西）”，故3选C。
2. 图表填空：
从Emma的介绍可知她的爱好是Running，对应第4空；
Emma提到爱好带来了friends，对应第5空；
Mia的表哥教她滑冰技巧，对应第6空cousin；
Mia的表哥教她some knowledge，对应第7空Knowledge；
Tim表示不会厌倦攀岩，对应第8空tired。
3. 开放性问答：结合自身爱好，说明分享对象及原因，合理即可，示例答案符合要求。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.Running 5.friends 6.cousin 7.Knowledge 8.tired；9. One possible version: I want to share my hobby with my friends, because I think it's fun to do things together with friends and it can make us closer.
【知识点】
词义匹配、阅读理解、开放性问答
【点评】
本题考查学生的英语阅读理解能力，涵盖词义辨析、细节查找和语言表达，题目难度适中，学生通过通读文章即可完成前8题，开放题结合自身实际作答即可，能有效检验学生的综合英语应用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6