五、选词填空。

friend watch fun around play help healthy do be start
Everybody has different hobbies they like to do for 1. or just to relax. There 2. many kinds of activities like volleyball, basketball, swimming or baseball. It depends on everybody's personality. For me, basketball is part of my life and it means a lot to me.
Since I was a little girl, I 3. to play basketball in the school team. My mother told me I liked kicking the ball 4. and had so much fun with it when I was only about two years old. Since then, 5. basketball has been my favourite sport. I like playing it whenever I have free time.
Playing basketball also 6. me to relax and be confident. I often play basketball with my classmates in the playground. After 7. my homework, I play it with my friends outside my house or we go to the park to play it.
Whenever I play basketball, I feel 8. and stronger. Besides, I meet new 9. from the neighbourhood. I not only like playing basketball, but also enjoy 10. basketball games on TV.

1. fun 2. are 3. started 4. around
5. playing 6. helps 7. doing 8. healthier
9. friends 10. watching

【分析】
本题为英语选词填空题，需结合语境、语法知识（时态、非谓语动词、固定搭配等），逐个分析空格处的句子结构和语义，选择并变形合适的单词完成填空。首先通读全文，理解文章围绕个人爱好（篮球）展开的主旨，再针对每个空格，结合句子时态、固定搭配、词性变化等确定答案。
【解析】
1. 第一空：固定搭配for fun意为“为了乐趣”，符合语境，填fun。
2. 第二空：there be句型，主语many kinds of activities为复数，时态为一般现在时，be动词用are。
3. 第三空：since引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时，主句谓语用过去式，start to do sth，填started。
4. 第四空：固定短语kick around意为“踢来踢去”，符合语境，填around。
5. 第五空：动名词短语作主语，play basketball的动名词形式为playing，填playing。
6. 第六空：主语Playing basketball是单数第三人称，一般现在时中谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，help的三单形式为helps，填helps。
7. 第七空：介词after后接动名词，do homework的动名词形式为doing，填doing。
8. 第八空：and连接并列比较级，后面是stronger，healthy的比较级为healthier，填healthier。
9. 第九空：meet new friends意为“认识新朋友”，friend用复数形式friends，填friends。
10. 第十空：固定搭配enjoy doing sth，watch games的动名词形式为watching，填watching。
【答案】
1. fun 2. are 3. started 4. around 5. playing 6. helps 7. doing 8. healthier 9. friends 10. watching
【知识点】
固定搭配、动词时态、非谓语动词
【点评】
本题围绕个人爱好主题，综合考查选词填空的语法运用，需结合语境和语法规则分析，难度适中，能有效考查学生的英语基础能力。
【难度系数】
0.5

六、阅读理解。Carol goes everywhere with her camera to take photos of birds. She often goes to the forest where there are different birds. She usually rides a bike there, because she thinks riding can keep her healthy. Carol likes reading books about birds. She often sends her pictures of birds to photography competitions. Last year she got first prize in a competition.
Sergei's family all love music. His father plays the violin and his brother Frank sings in a rock band. Sergei likes to play the piano and sometimes plays with his dad. He goes to many concerts around the country with his father. Being a pianist is his biggest dream. He also loves to take photos of buses.
Dimitra loves to be outside all the time. She often takes her bag and travels by bus to the countryside. She loves walking a lot. And she enjoys doing sports every day. She always takes her CD player with her everywhere she goes because she loves music.
1. What does Carol often do in the forest?
A. She often reads books there.
B. She often does exercise there.
C. She often listens to music there.
D. She often takes photos of birds there.
2.（创新考法·图片理解）What is Sergei's brother's job?

3. Who enjoys doing sports every day?
A. Carol.
B. Sergei.
C. Dimitra.
D. Frank.

1~3. DBC

【分析】
解答这类阅读理解题，需先明确每个问题的指向，再定位原文对应人物的描述内容，提取关键信息后匹配选项。第1题找Carol在森林的活动，第2题找Sergei哥哥的职业，第3题找每天做运动的人物，逐一对应即可得出答案。
【解析】
1. 定位Carol的段落：原文提到“Carol goes everywhere with her camera to take photos of birds. She often goes to the forest where there are different birds.”，可知她在森林常拍鸟，对应选项D；
2. 定位Sergei的段落：原文提到“his brother Frank sings in a rock band.”，可知哥哥是摇滚乐队歌手，对应选项B；
3. 定位Dimitra的段落：原文提到“She loves walking a lot. And she enjoys doing sports every day.”，可知是Dimitra，对应选项C。
【答案】
DBC
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题
【点评】
本题为人物介绍类阅读理解，侧重考查学生提取细节信息的能力，题目难度不大，需准确对应人物与描述内容。
【难度系数】
0.8