Ⅴ. Cloze test.
A hobby is something one likes to do in his free time. Then, what is my hobby? Well, what I like most is . I began to sing songs when I was very young. My uncle was studying in a musical college then, so he could sing lots of songs, and he me several songs. I showed great interest in them, for they were pleasing to and easy to sing.
When I was at primary school, my music teacher found I had a good , so she asked my father to me to the Children’s Palace to learn music at weekends. From then on, I began my music training. I practised hard and prizes one after another in different kinds of competitions. In fact, I dreamt of a famous singer. As time went by, I came to know that my dream wouldn’t come true, for there were conditions. But now I take singing as my hobby, because it has given me very good feelings and an excellent chance to .
()25. A. singing B. dancing C. swimming D. playing
()26. A. wrote B. tried C. rushed D. taught
()27. A. mouths B. ears C. eyes D. noses
()28. A. voice B. smell C. sound D. feeling
()29. A. invite B. give C. send D. enjoy
()30. A. held B. won C. rushed D. pointed
()31. A. working B. liking C. listening D. becoming
()32. A. nervous B. strict C. main D. ready
()33. A. still B. even C. never D. too
()34. A. prefer B. pass C. relax D. hide

25. A 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，本文讲述作者的爱好是唱歌，梳理其从幼年接触唱歌、小学学音乐获奖到后来仍以唱歌为爱好的经历。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：先找前后文提示（如25空后文的sing songs），再辨析选项词义（如28空区分voice和sound），最后验证逻辑是否通顺。
【解析】
25. 由后文“began to sing songs”可知，作者的爱好是唱歌，故选A。
26. 叔叔在音乐学院会唱歌，因此他教了作者几首歌，taught（教）符合语境，故选D。
27. 歌曲是悦耳的，“pleasing to ears”是固定表达，意为“悦耳动听”，故选B。
28. 音乐老师发现作者有好的嗓音，voice特指人的嗓音，sound泛指各类声音，故选A。
29. 固定搭配“send sb to +地点”表示“送某人去某地”，此处指送作者去少年宫，故选C。
30. 努力练习后，作者在各类比赛中获奖，win prizes（获奖）符合语境，故选B。
31. 此处表达“梦想成为著名歌手”，become（成为）符合句意，故选D。
32. 作者的梦想未实现是因为有严格条件，strict（严格的）符合逻辑，故选B。
33. 虽然梦想未实现，作者仍然把唱歌当作爱好，still（仍然）符合语境，故选A。
34. 唱歌给作者带来好的感受和放松的机会，relax（放松）符合句意，故选C。
【答案】25.A 26.D 27.B 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.B 33.A 34.C
【知识点】完形填空解题方法、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本题为记叙文完形填空，围绕个人爱好展开，侧重考查上下文语境理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的运用，难度适中，需要学生结合文章逻辑逐一判断选项。
【难度系数】0.5

词汇拓展 Can you guess the part of speech and the meaning of the underlined words in the passage(s) above?
35. pleasing: 36. condition:

35. adj. 令人愉快的 36. n. 条件

【分析】要确定划线词的词性和词义，需结合词汇的构成和常用含义分析：pleasing是动词please的变形形式，常作形容词使用；condition是英语中常见的基础名词，需回忆其标准词义。
【解析】35. pleasing：由动词please（使满意）加后缀-ing构成，此处转化为形容词，意为“令人愉快的”；36. condition：为英语常见名词，意为“条件”。
【答案】35. adj. 令人愉快的 36. n. 条件
【知识点】英语词汇词性、英语词义辨析
【点评】本题考查基础英语词汇的词性与词义，属于英语学习的核心基础内容，难度较低，适合巩固词汇基础。
【难度系数】0.8