阅读下面短文,从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
I like playing chess very much. It's one of the greatest 1 in the world. My mum 2 me to play it when I was seven years old. She was the winner every time in the first year. But on my eighth birthday, I 3 for the first time. Now I am always the winner 4 us.
You don't need 5 to play chess—just a chess set(一副国际象棋) and someone to play with.
It 6 me about a day to learn the rules. But if you want to be good at it, you have to 7 it for years. There is a chess club in our school. We 8 twice a week to play with each other. I am the best 9 in the club and the captain(队长) of the school chess team. There is going to be a 10 between our school and No. 11 Middle School. Ten of us will take part in the match. I hope we will win.
()1. A. teams B. meets C. games D. courses
()2. A. taught B. stopped C. cheered D. exercised
()3. A. did B. bought C. won D. kept
()4. A. for B. between C. during D. with
()5. A. bit B. few C. little D. much
()6. A. spends B. costs C. takes D. pays
()7. A. join B. practice C. prefer D. prepare
()8. A. meet B. work C. cross D. stay
()9. A. player B. fan C. friend D. helper
()10. A. concert B. report C. match D. story

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

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（作者学习国际象棋的经历），再结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析空格，选出最符合文意的选项。
【解析】
1. 国际象棋属于游戏类，结合“one of the greatest...in the world”的语境，选games（游戏），故选C。
2. 句意为“我七岁时妈妈教我下棋”，taught（teach的过去式，意为“教”）符合语境，故选A。
3. 前文提到妈妈第一年每次都赢，转折后表示“我八岁生日第一次赢”，won（win的过去式，意为“赢”）符合，故选C。
4. 句意为“现在我总是我们俩之间的赢家”，between表示“两者之间”，故选B。
5. 句意为“下国际象棋不需要太多（东西）”，much指代不可数的“太多（内容）”，符合语境，故选D。
6. 固定搭配it takes sb +时间+to do sth（花费某人时间做某事），故选C。
7. 句意为“想擅长它必须练习多年”，practice（练习）符合语境，故选B。
8. 句意为“我们每周两次见面互相下棋”，meet（见面）符合，故选A。
9. 句意为“我是俱乐部里最好的棋手”，player（棋手）符合，故选A。
10. 句意为“我们学校和十一中之间有一场比赛”，match（比赛）符合，故选C。
【答案】1.C 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.C
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本题为记叙文完形填空，围绕个人爱好展开，主要考查基础词汇在语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和固定搭配解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6

B
Friends are very important in our life. I think one cannot live without 1. People say that a friend in need is a friend indeed. I think it is really so.
I have a very good friend. His name is Joe. He and I 2 do our best to help each other. He is a very good, kind and clever boy. Now we are in 3 classes, but we like to 4 together and help each other.
When we have some free time, we go for walks, read and 5 about books, watch films, go to the park or play computer games. Playing computer games is our 6. Both of us also like 7 very much. We often go swimming together. We are football fans and we like to watch football matches 8 TV or go to the stadium. We 9 the football club together.
I love my friend Joe very much. I think he is a true friend. Our friendship is very 10 to me and I will try my best to be a good friend too.
()1. A. friends B. teachers
C. parents D. classmates
()2. A. ever B. never
C. always D. sometimes
()3. A. good B. bad
C. same D. different
()4. A. study B. drink
C. sleep D. jump
()5. A. think B. talk
C. tell D. know
()6. A. hobby B. subject
C. homework D. problem
()7. A. music B. art
C. science D. sports
()8. A. on B. in
C. at D. for
()9. A. have B. make
C. join D. find
()10. A. cheap B. important
C. difficult D. easy

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

【分析】本题为英语完形填空题，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配逐一解题。第1题根据前文“Friends are very important”可知，此处指没有朋友无法生存；第2题结合“互相帮助”的语境，需选表“总是”的词；第3题由转折连词but可知，两人在不同班级；第4题结合文意，两人一起学习；第5题需用固定搭配表示“谈论”；第6题玩电脑游戏属于爱好；第7题后文提到游泳，对应“运动”；第8题需用固定搭配表示“在电视上”；第9题“加入俱乐部”有固定搭配；第10题结合主题，友谊对“我”很重要。
【解析】1. 前文强调朋友的重要性，故选A（friends）；2. 语境体现两人总是互相帮助，选C（always）；3. but表转折，说明两人在不同班级，选D（different）；4. 结合文意，两人一起学习，选A（study）；5. “talk about”为固定搭配，意为“谈论”，选B（talk）；6. 玩电脑游戏是一种爱好，选A（hobby）；7. 后文提到游泳，可知两人喜欢运动，选D（sports）；8. “on TV”是固定表达，意为“在电视上”，选A（on）；9. “join the club”为固定搭配，意为“加入俱乐部”，选C（join）；10. 结合前文对友谊的描述，友谊对“我”很重要，选B（important）。
【答案】1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B
【知识点】英语完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本题围绕“友谊”主题设题，考查学生对上下文逻辑的理解、常用词汇的辨析及固定搭配的掌握，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5