Dear John,
How's everything going? I'm writing to tell you something about my favorite activity—chess.
Chess is one of the oldest and the most famous 1. It is played by two 2 on a board(板) with 64 squares(方格). It's a 3 game to train your mind.
When playing chess, everyone tries his or her best to 4 this game. When you play it, you really need to focus on 5 moves. Chess is highly competitive(竞争的) but fun. I love playing chess 6 it is really a contest(竞赛) between you and your opponent(对手). I 7 to play chess when I was ten years old. Now, I play chess once or twice a week. I 8 play it with my brother at home or at chess clubs. I also play it 9 the Internet.
I joined in some chess games before. Although I didn't win, these experiences(经历) 10 me think clearly in other parts of my life. In my eyes, chess is really a great activity.
What's your favorite activity? Let me know.
Danny
()1. A. shows B. games C. movies D. parties
()2. A. cleaners B. drivers C. singers D. players
()3. A. lucky B. boring C. beautiful D. wonderful
()4. A. win B. find C. lose D. watch
()5. A. her B. my C. your D. his
()6. A. because B. or C. but D. if
()7. A. prepared B. stopped C. began D. remembered
()8. A. usually B. never C. still D. hardly
()9. A. of B. at C. in D. on
()10. A. helped B. hoped C. minded D. moved

Day 1
【语篇解读】文章主要介绍了Danny喜欢的国际象棋及其对他的影响。旨在引导学生了解国际象棋不仅是一种娱乐活动，更是一种能够锻炼思维、提高解决问题能力的有益活动。
1. B 考查名词词义辨析—同词复现定答案。shows节目；games游戏；movies电影；parties派对。根据第二段最后一句“It's a 3 game to train your mind.”可知，国际象棋是最古老、最闻名的游戏之一，此处为下文中“game”的同词复现。
2. D 考查名词词义辨析—生活常识巧利用。cleaners清洁工；drivers司机；singers歌手；players玩家。根据常识可知，下国际象棋时，两名玩家在64格棋盘上对决。
3. D 考查形容词词义辨析—感情色彩定态度。lucky幸运的；boring无聊的；beautiful美丽的；wonderful绝妙的。根据空后的“to train your mind”可知，此处应是在介绍国际象棋的好处，“wonderful”符合此处语境。
4. A 考查动词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。win赢；find找到；lose输掉；watch观看。根据空前的“When playing chess, everyone tries his or her best to”可知，此处表示在下棋的时候，每个人都尽自己最大的努力去赢。
5. C 考查代词的用法—瞻前顾后巧求索。her她的；my我的；your你的，你们的；his他的。根据空前的“When you play it, you really need to focus on”可知，此处表示当你下棋时，你真的需要集中注意力在你的走棋上。
6. A 考查连词的用法—句间关系判逻辑。because因为；or或者；but但是；if如果。根据空前“I love playing chess”及空后“it is really a contest(竞赛) between you and your opponent(对手)”可知，前后两个分句之间存在逻辑上的因果关系。
7. C 考查动词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。prepared准备；stopped停止；began开始；remembered记得。根据“when I was ten years old”可知，作者在十岁时开始下棋。
8. A 考查副词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。usually通常；never从不；still仍然；hardly几乎不。根据“Now, I play chess once or twice a week.”以及“play it with my brother at home or at chess clubs”可知，作者通常和哥哥/弟弟在家一起下棋或者去象棋俱乐部下棋。
9. D 考查介词词义辨析—固定搭配助解题。of……的；at在；in在……里面；on在……上面。根据“the Internet”可知，此处考查固定搭配“on the Internet”，意为“在网上”。
10. A 考查动词词义辨析—瞻前顾后巧求索。helped帮助；hoped希望；minded介意；moved移动。根据空后“think clearly in other parts of my life”可知，这些经历帮助“我”在生活的其他方面清晰地思考。
词句积累
1. 写信 2. 告诉 3. 活动 4. 国际象棋 5. 最
6. 著名的 7. 训练 8. 头脑 9. 游戏
10. 在……中间 11. 俱乐部 12. 以前 13. 赢
14. 思考 15. 生活