Unit 1 Time to Relax 语法填空（热点题型专练）英语新教材鲁教版五四学制八年级上册

**基本信息** 以“人与自我——业余活动”为话题，通过梯度化语篇训练系统提升语法填空能力，融合语言能力与思维品质培养。 **专项设计** |模块|题量/典例|题型特征|知识逻辑| |----|-----------|----------|----------| |巩固基础·专项突破|8篇|语篇语境中考查基础语法，如动词时态、名词复数、代词等|从简单句到并列句，围绕日常业余活动（运动、阅读等），构建“词法-句法”基础逻辑链| |培优提高·挑战攻坚|5篇|增加复杂句式（如状语从句、非谓语动词），融入文化意识（如邮票历史）|以“兴趣-能力-成就”为线索，深化语法知识在跨文化语境中的应用，提升思维层次|

Unit 1 Time to Relax 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自我——业余活动） 参考答案 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 1．usually 2．For 3．a 4．skiing 5．mountains 6．climber 7．natural 8．because 9．achievement 10．staying Passage 2 1．an 2．more popular 3．are organised 4．exciting 5．as 6．Her 7．to dance 8．slowly 9．practise 10．because Passage 3 1. was 2. flowers 3. usually 4. them 5. younger 6. the 7. but 8. interesting 9. of 10. to have Passage 4 1. myself 2. about 3.the 4. Surprisingly 5. poems 6. reduces 7. to express 8. because 9.skiing 10. meaningful Passage 5 1．programmer 2．fears/fear 3．a 4．pushed 5．achievement 6．poet 7．expressions 8．in 9．to try 10．However Passage 6 1．us 2．better 3．sports 4．tried 5．hard 6．interested 7．to be 8．painting 9．enjoys 10．will come/can come Passage 7 1．playing 2．feelings 3．quickly 4．to teach 5．shows 6．dangerous 7．A 8．to 9．themselves 10．and Passage 8 1.is 2.interesting 3.a 4.to read 5.so 6.books 7.felt 8.in 9.them 10.daily 培优 提高·挑战攻坚 Passage 1 1.hobbies 2.But 3.increase 4.lost 5.drawing 6.especially 7.to describe 8.happier 9.a 10.allows Passage 2 1．down 2．keep 3．creative 4．stories 5．to make 6．programming 7．to find 8．achievement 9．to collect/collecting 10．postcards Passage 3 1.collecting 2.when 3.thousands 4.to protect 5.a 6.impossible 7.without 8.preferred 9.to start 1.have known Passage 4 1．to run 2．when 3．instructor 4．failure 5．better 6．Surprisingly 7．to make 8．achievements 9．with 10．an Passage 5 1．time to 2．to get 3．doing 4．feelings 5．skiing 6．with 7．of 8．a 9．playing 10．to practice 11．So 12．on 13．achievement 14．As 15．over 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 1 Time to Relax 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自我——业余活动） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 In my free time, I 1 (usual) do many things that I like. 2 example, I like to do sports and write something. They are good for my health and mind. Sometimes, I also watch 3 film in the theatre. I think it is relaxing and fun. From Monday to Friday, I often go 4 (ski) after school. It’s a great way to relax myself. On weekends, to keep my study and after-school life in balance, I will do my homework first. And then if the weather is great, I will climb 5 (mountain) with my dad. He is a good 6 (climb). There are many beautiful flowers and trees on the way. I really like these 7 (nature) sights. On Sunday, I will go to the dance room and practise with my friend, Jenny. I like dancing very much 8 I can express my ideas by dancing. After learning a new dance, I will have a sense of 9 (achieve). I notice that many people enjoy 10 (stay) at home. It’s bad for health. It’s important to go outside and get close to nature. 【答案】 1．usually 2．For 3．a 4．skiing 5．mountains 6．climber 7．natural 8．because 9．achievement 10．staying 【导语】本文主要讲述了作者的课余生活，介绍了自己平日和周末的各类休闲活动，并倡导大家多出门亲近自然、有益身心健康。 【详解】1．句意：在空闲时间，我通常做很多自己喜欢的事。空格后面是动词“do”，需要用副词来修饰动词， “usual”是形容词，其副词形式是“usually”。 2．句意：例如，我喜欢进行体育锻炼并且喜欢写作。“For example”是固定的介词短语，意思是“例如”，用于举例说明。 3．句意：有时，我也会去电影院看场电影。“film”在这里是单数可数名词，且是第一次提到，表示泛指“一部电影”，故用不定冠词“a”。 4．句意：从周一到周五，我放学后经常去滑雪。go+动词-ing”是固定结构，表示“去做某项运动或娱乐活动”，“ski”的动名词形式是“skiing”。 5．句意：然后，如果天气很好，我就会和爸爸一起去爬山。“climb mountains”是固定搭配，意为“爬山”，习惯用复数形式，表示泛指群山。 6．句意：他是个出色的登山者。空前有“good”形容词，说明这里需要填一个名词，指人。“climb”是动词，加后缀“-er”变成名词“climber”，意为“登山者/攀岩者”。 7．句意：我真的喜欢这些自然风景。空后是名词“sights”，需要用形容词来修饰。“nature”的形容词形式是“natural”，意为“自然的”。 8．句意：我非常喜欢跳舞，因为通过跳舞我可以表达自己的想法。 前一句说“我喜欢跳舞”，后一句说“我能表达想法”，后者是前者的原因，所以用表示因果关系的连词“because”。 9．句意：在学习了一种新的舞蹈之后，我会有一种成就感。“a sense of+名词”意为“一种……的感觉”，“achieve”是动词，其名词形式是“achievement”。 10．句意：我注意到很多人喜欢待在家里。enjoy doing sth.喜欢做某事，为固定用法，后面接动名词 staying。 Passage 2 Street dance started in the United States in the late 1970s. Nowadays, it is not only 1 important part of people’s lives, but also a new career choice for many young people. Now, street dance is 2 (popular) than before, and many shows 3 (organise) by local dance clubs every year. They create new jobs from event planners to dance teachers. Many people began to explore this 4 (excite) activity. Wu Qiping, 5 a street dance lover, wanted to turn a hobby into a career. 6 (she) first dance class was a big challenge when she started learning. But she said it was joyful 7 (dance). “After a long day at work, I was looking for a way to relax. Though I had no dancing experience, I decided to give it a try,” Wu said. She followed the teacher’s moves 8 (slow). She dreamed of opening a studio, so she must 9 (practise) hard. Luckily, the dream came true 10 she took the chance and worked very hard. 【答案】 1．an 2．more popular 3．are organised 4．exciting 5．as 6．Her 7．to dance 8．slowly 9．practise 10．because 【导语】本文介绍了街舞自20世纪70年代末在美国兴起后，如今已成为许多年轻人生活的重要组成部分和新的职业选择，并以吴其平为例讲述了将爱好发展为事业的经历。 【详解】1．句意：如今，它不仅是人们生活的重要组成部分，也是许多年轻人的新职业选择。此处表示泛指“一个重要的部分”，且important以元音音素开头，需用不定冠词“an”。 2．句意：如今，街舞比以前更受欢迎。句中的“than”表明此处需用形容词比较级。“popular”的比较级为“more popular”。 3．句意：每年当地舞蹈俱乐部都会组织许多表演。主语“many shows”与谓语动词“organise”之间为被动关系，时间状语“every year”表示经常发生的动作，需用一般现在时的被动语态，结构为“are+过去分词”，organise的过去分词为organised。 4．句意：许多人开始探索这项令人兴奋的活动。修饰名词“activity”，描述事物的性质，需用-ing结尾的形容词“exciting”，意为“令人兴奋的”。 5．句意：作为街舞爱好者，吴其平想把爱好变成职业。此处表示“作为”，需用介词“as”。 6．句意：她的第一堂舞蹈课是她开始学习时的一个大挑战。修饰名词“class”，需用形容词性物主代词“Her”。句首单词首字母需大写。 7．句意：但她说跳舞是快乐的。“It is + 形容词 + to do sth.”是固定句型，其中“it”为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式短语，此处应填动词不定式to dance。 8．句意：她慢慢地跟着老师的动作。修饰动词“followed”，需用副词形式作状语。“slow”的副词形式为“slowly”。 9．句意：她梦想开一家工作室，所以她必须努力练习。情态动词“must”后需接动词原形“practise”。 10．句意：幸运的是，因为她抓住了机会并且非常努力地工作，梦想成真了。前后两句为因果关系，需用连词“because”引导原因状语从句，表示“因为”。 Passage 3 Gardening is my favourite hobby. I remember that I liked flowers when I 1 (be) a little child. When someone gave me ___2___(flower), I could look at the flowers for a long time. My family 3 (usual) spend summer at our summer house in a small village not far from my hometown. My mother and grandmother grow berries, vegetables and fruit. My father and I help 4 (they) water the plants and gather the crop (收获农作物). We usually have a good crop of strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes. My____5__ (young) brother and I eat a lot of fresh berries in summer. And my parents also make strawberry jam. I have my own little garden where I grow my favourite flowers. Daffodils (水仙花) and tulips (郁金香) are 6 first flowers in my garden in spring. I’m also making a small flowerbed for roses. Roses are very beautiful, 7 they are not easy to grow. I’m reading an 8 (interest) book on gardening. The book is full 9 helpful tips on growing flowers. I hope 10 (have) nice roses next summer.   1. was 2. flowers 3. usually 4. them 5. younger 6. the 7. but 8. interesting 9. of 10. to have 本文以第一人称叙述了作者对园艺的热爱。作者回忆童年时就喜欢花，家人在乡村小屋种植蔬果，他和父亲帮忙浇水收获。现在作者有自己的小花园，种水仙、郁金香，还计划种玫瑰。他正在阅读一本园艺书籍学习种植技巧，期待明年夏天能拥有美丽的玫瑰。 1.句中 "when I ___ a little child" 描述过去的状态，主语 I 对应 be 动词的过去式 was。考查一般过去时中 be 动词的用法。 2."gave me ___" 后接可数名词 flower，此处泛指"花"这一类事物，且上下文多次出现复数形式（flowers），故用复数 flowers。考查名词单复数。 3.括号内为 usual（形容词），需转换为副词 usually 修饰动词 spend。考查词性转换（形容词→副词）。 4."help ___ water" 中 help 后接宾语，they 的宾格形式为 them。考查人称代词的格变化。 5."My ___ brother" 表示"我的弟弟"，需用 young 的比较级 younger（隐含与说话者年龄对比）。考查形容词比较级。 6."first" 是序数词，序数词前通常加定冠词 the。考查冠词用法。 7.前半句 "Roses are very beautiful" 与后半句 "they are not easy to grow" 构成转折关系，故填 but。考查并列连词。 8.括号内 interest 为名词/动词，需转换为形容词修饰 book。interesting 修饰物（令人感兴趣的），interested 修饰人（感到感兴趣的）。考查**-ing/-ed 形容词辨析**。 9."be full of" 是固定搭配，意为"充满……"。考查介词搭配。 10."hope to do sth." 是固定结构，hope 后接不定式作宾语。考查动词不定式用法。 Passage 4 What do students actually do for fun? Last week, I did a survey by 1 (I) to learn about how Grade 8 students relax on weekends. I asked 100 students. 2 their favourite ways to relax.After getting the answers, I sorted out 3 results. 4 (surprising), the results show that 10% of the students choose to use their phones or computers to relax. Another 20% prefer reading books, such as storybooks, and they get great joy from won-derful stories. Some have a special interest in reading 5 5 (poem). Another 20% enjoy listening to music because it 6 (reduce) stress. Some like to sing 7 (express) their feelings,while others prefer playing instruments. Finally, only 10% of the students enjoy sports. They often go climbing or play ball games outdoors with friends 8 they want to enjoy the fresh air. Some even try going 9 (ski) in winter. We all know that TV shows, phones and computers are popular. But too much screen time can cause eye problems. Let's do something 10 (meaning) to help ourselves grow! From now on, try to spend less time on phones and more time reading or doing sport with friends. 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了对100名八年级学生周末最喜欢的放松方式的调查结果，包括选择不同放松方式的学生占比，最后指出长时间使用电子设备的弊端，并建议进行有意义的放松活动。 1. myself 2. about 3.the 4. Surprisingly 5. poems 6. reduces 7. to express 8. because 9.skiing 10. meaningful 1.I我,人称代词主格。根据空前“by”可知此处指“我”独自做了一项调查，应用反身代词 myself。“by oneself”是固定短语,意为“独自”。故填 myself。 2.根据空前“asked 100 students”及空后“their favourite ways to relax”可知,此处指询问学生们最喜欢的放松方式。“ask sb about sth”是固定用法，意为“询问某人关于某事”。故填about。 3.根据空后“results”可知,此处特指前文“getting the answers”整理出的调查结果,表特指用定冠词 the。故填 the。 4. surprising 令人惊讶的,形容词。空处需要副词修饰整个句子,“surprisingly”是副词，意为“令人惊讶的是”，指一半学生选择玩手机或电脑来放松这一结果令人惊讶，注意句首单词首字母应大写。故填 Surprisingly。 5. poem 诗,名词。根据空前“reading”及常识可知，此处应用可数名词复数形式表示泛指。故填 poems。 6. reduce减少,动词。句子时态为一般现在时，主语“it”是第三人称单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式 reduces。故填 reduces。 7.express 表达,动词。根据空前“Some like to sing”可知,此处用动词不定式表目的,指唱歌是为了表达情感。故填 to express。 8.根据空后“they want to enjoy the fresh air”可知，此处指他们去登山或者和朋友在户外玩球类运动是因为他们想享受新鲜空气，此处为因果关系,且前果后因。故填 because。 9. ski 滑雪,动词。根据空前“going”可知，此处指一些人甚至尝试在冬天去滑雪。“go skiing”是固定短语,意为“去滑雪”。故填skiing。 10. meaning 意义,名词。根据空前“something”可知，空处需要形容词修饰不定代词,“meaningful”是形容词,意为“有意义的”,指做一些有意义的事情。故填 meaningful。 Passage 5 I have two hobbies that seem very different: programming and writing poems. My dad is a 1 (program), and he taught me some basic skills. At first, I was full of 2 (fear) —I thought programming would be too hard. But he was such a good instructor that he just told me to “give it 3 go” and not be afraid of mistakes. I 4 (push) myself hard then. Now, I can make small games for my little sister. When she laughs while playing, I get a strong sense of 5 (achieve). I also love being a “little 6 (poem)”. I would use simple 7 (express) to share my feelings. Sometimes I read my poems to my classmates, and 8 return, they tell me their favourite lines. This makes me want to write more. These hobbies allow me 9 (try) new things. Programming trains my logic, and poetry lets me express my heart. They are not easy in fact. 10 , they bring me so much joy. I’ll keep doing them and see how much I can improve! 【答案】 1．programmer 2．fears/fear 3．a 4．pushed 5．achievement 6．poet 7．expressions 8．in 9．to try 10．However 【导语】本文主要介绍了作者的两个爱好——编程和写诗。 1．句意：我爸爸是一名程序员。根据空前的“a”可知，空处应用名词的单数形式，program的名词形式为programmer。故填programmer。 2．句意：我充满了恐惧——我认为编程太难了。be full of后面接名词，fear本身可作名词，意为“恐惧”，它既可作可数名词也可以作不可数名词。故填fears/fear。 3．句意：但他是一个很好的教练，他只是告诉我“试一试”，不要害怕错误。give it a go是固定短语，意为“试一试”。故填a。 4．句意：那时我把自己逼得很紧。根据时间状语“then”可知，此处描述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时，push的过去式是pushed。故填pushed。 5．句意：当她笑着玩的时候，我有一种强烈的成就感。a sense of后面接名词，achieve的名词形式是achievement（成就感）。故填achievement。 6．句意：我也喜欢成为一个“小诗人”。根据后文“This makes me want to write more.”可知，作者想要写更多的诗，作者想成为诗人。poem是“诗”，“诗人”是poet。故填poet。 7．句意：我会用简单的表达来分享我的感受。simple是形容词，后面需要名词，express的名词形式是expression，这里用复数表示“多种表达方式”。故填expressions。 8．句意：有时我把我的诗读给同学们听，作为回报，他们会告诉我他们最喜欢的诗句。in return是固定短语，意为“作为回报”。故填in。 9．句意：这些爱好允许我尝试新事物。allow sb to do sth是固定搭配，意为“允许某人做某事”，所以此处用to try。故填to try。 10．句意：但是它们给我带来了如此多乐趣。前文说它们实际上并不容易，后文说它们给我带来如此多快乐，前后是转折关系，空处位于句首且空后有逗号，用However。故填However。 Passage 6 My friend Jane and I have lots of hobbies and interests. We really like going to the cinema at the weekends. Both of 1 (we) like listening to music too, and we like dancing at parties if the music is really good! Jane’s 2 (good) at music than me. The Year 2025 is coming, so we make a New Year’s resolution. We are going to take up a new hobby like playing the guitar. We like different 3 (sport)—Jane often goes running in the park in the morning but I like playing soccer. Last term, I 4 (try) my best to make the soccer team. I worked 5 (hard) and helped the team to win many games. Besides, I am 6 (interest) in art. I plan 7 (be) an artist when I grow up. So I keep on practicing 8 (paint) pictures in my free time, but Jane’s favorite subject is English because she 9 (enjoy) singing English songs. There’s one thing we dislike—playing computer games! It is really meaningless. I hope our dreams 10 (come) true in the next year! 【答案】 1．us 2．better 3．sports 4．tried 5．hard 6．interested 7．to be 8．painting 9．enjoys 10．will come/can come 【导语】本文通过介绍“我”和朋友Jane的共同爱好与不同兴趣，展现了两人丰富的课余生活和积极向上的生活态度，同时表达了对未来的美好期许，包括培养新爱好、实现职业梦想等。 1．句意：我们俩也都喜欢听音乐，如果音乐很棒的话，我们还喜欢在派对上跳舞！空格前介词“of”后接人称代词宾格形式，we的宾格是us。故填us。 2．句意：Jane比我更擅长音乐。由than“比”可知，此处需用形容词比较级，good的比较级是better，be better at“更擅长……”，固定搭配。故填better。 3．句意：我们喜欢不同的运动——Jane经常早上在公园跑步，而我喜欢踢足球。空格前different“不同的”后接可数名词复数形式，sport的复数是sports。故填sports。 4．句意：上学期，我尽最大努力加入了足球队。由时间状语“Last term”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，try的过去式是tried，try one’s best to do sth.“尽某人最大努力做某事”，动词短语。故填tried。 5．句意：我努力训练，帮助球队赢得了很多比赛。此处用副词hard“努力地”修饰动词“worked”，在句中作状语。故填hard。 6．句意：此外，我对艺术很感兴趣。考查固定搭配be interested in“对……感兴趣”，其中interested修饰人，意为“感兴趣的”。故填interested。 7．句意：我长大后计划成为一名艺术家。固定搭配plan to do sth.表示“计划做某事”，此处需用动词不定式to be。故填to be。 8．句意：所以我在空闲时间坚持练习画画，但是Jane最喜欢的科目是英语，因为她喜欢唱英文歌。固定搭配practice doing sth.表示“练习做某事”，paint的动名词形式是painting。故填painting。 9．句意：所以我在空闲时间坚持练习画画，但是Jane最喜欢的科目是英语，因为她喜欢唱英文歌。句子时态为一般现在时，主语“she”是第三人称单数，谓语动词 enjoy需用三单形式enjoys。故填enjoys。 10．句意：我希望我们的梦想明年能够实现！由时间状语“in the next year”可知，句子可用一般将来时will come；也可用情态动词can表“能够”，即can come，表达“希望梦想能够实现”的意愿。故填will/can come。 Passage 7 Today, children spend more and more time 1 (play) video games. For many children, video games are fun and can do away with bad 2 (feeling). And children have to move their hands and eyes 3 (quick) while playing them. They can make children think fast. Video games are also a good way 4 (teach) children about computers. They can learn about how computers work. However, research also 5 (show) that video games can be bad for children. Some video games are 6 (danger). 7 number of children get lost in the video games, miss out on sweet moments with loved ones and are deaf 8 the real world. They even have no time to do homework and get bad grades. Video games do no good to children’s social skills (技能), either. If children always play by 9 (they), they can’t learn how to connect with their friends. All in all, video games can be both good 10 bad. Children can play video games, but they should learn to balance it with other things in life. 【答案】 1．playing 2．feelings 3．quickly 4．to teach 5．shows 6．dangerous 7．A 8．to 9．themselves 10．and 【导语】本文讨论了电子游戏对孩子的影响，包括其益处和潜在的不良影响，强调孩子应学会平衡游戏与其他生活方面。 1．句意：如今，孩子们花越来越多的时间玩电子游戏。根据“spend more and more time”可知，此处考查短语“spend+时间+doing sth.”，表示“花费时间做某事”，因此用“play”的动名词形式“playing”。故填playing。 2．句意：对许多孩子来说，电子游戏很有趣，可以消除不良情绪。根据“bad”可知，此处需要一个名词，且“feeling”是可数名词，此处表示多种情绪，因此用复数形式“feelings”。故填feelings。 3．句意：孩子们在玩电子游戏时必须快速移动他们的手和眼睛。根据“move their hands and eyes”可知，此处需要一个副词来修饰动词“move”，因此用“quick”的副词形式“quickly”。故填quickly。 4．句意：电子游戏也是教孩子们关于电脑的好方法。根据“a good way”可知，此处考查短语“a way to do sth.”，表示“做某事的方法”，因此用“teach”的不定式形式“to teach”。故填to teach。 5．句意：然而，研究也表明电子游戏可能对孩子有害。根据“research also”可知，此处描述的是一般事实，因此用一般现在时，且主语“research”是第三人称单数，因此用“show”的第三人称单数形式“shows”。故填shows。 6．句意：一些电子游戏是危险的。根据“Some video games are”可知，此处需要一个形容词作表语，因此用“danger”的形容词形式“dangerous”。故填dangerous。 7．句意：许多孩子沉迷于电子游戏，错过了与亲人共度的甜蜜时光，对现实世界充耳不闻。根据“number of children”可知，此处考查短语“a number of”，表示“许多”，因此用不定冠词“a”，且位于句首，首字母大写。故填A。 8．句意：许多孩子沉迷于电子游戏，错过了与亲人共度的甜蜜时光，对现实世界充耳不闻。根据“are deaf”可知，此处考查短语“be deaf to sth.”，表示“对……充耳不闻”，因此用介词“to”。故填to。 9．句意：如果孩子们总是自己玩，他们就无法学会如何与朋友交流。根据“If children always play by”可知，此处考查短语“by oneself”，表示“独自”，因此用“they”的反身代词“themselves”。故填themselves。 10．句意：总之，电子游戏既有好处也有坏处。根据“both good”可知，此处考查短语“both...and...”，表示“既……又……”，因此用连词“and”。故填and。 Passage 8 I'm Jack from America.My hobby　 1　 （be） reading.I read storybooks，magazines and many kinds of materials （材料）.I think they are1　 2　 （interest）.This hobby started when I was　 3　 little boy.I always wanted my parents　 4　 （read） stories to me. Soon they got tired of reading to me，　5 　 I learned to read by myself.I started with some simple ABC　 6　 （book）.When I could read some easy stories later，I　 7　 （feel） excited.Now I read about anything that I can get.Reading helps me learn about many things.I learned about how people lived in the past.I learned about the space travel，big animals like whales （鲸），and many other things 　 8　 the world. The wonderful thing about reading is that I don't have to learn things in a dangerous way.For example，I do not have to go into the forest to learn about wild tigers.I can read all about____9____　 　 （they） in a book. Books give readers a lot of information and facts.They certainly help us a lot in our____10____　 　 （day） lives.I feel glad that I have such a good hobby. 【答案】1.is 2.interesting 3.a 4.to read 5.so 6.books 7.felt 8.in 9.them 10.daily 【导语】美国男孩Jack自幼热爱阅读，从依赖父母讲故事到自学成才，他在书海中遨游，穿越时空了解古今百态，无需亲涉险境便能探索自然奥秘，最终体悟到阅读为日常生活带来的丰厚馈赠。 【解答】1.考查be动词。句意：我的爱好是阅读。本文陈述Jack的客观情况，整体为一般现在时；主语 "My hobby"（我的爱好）是第三人称单数，be动词需用is。故填is。 2.考查形容词。句意：我认为它们很有趣。空格前为be动词 "are"，需用形容词作表语；interest的形容词形式有interesting（有趣的，修饰事物）和interested（感兴趣的，修饰人），此处主语 "they" 指代前文的storybooks等材料，应用interesting。故填interesting。 3.考查冠词。句意：这个爱好从我还是一个小男孩的时候就开始了。"little boy" 为可数名词单数，此处表示泛指"一个小男孩"；且 "little" 以辅音音素 /l/ 开头，需用不定冠词a。故填a。 4.考查非谓语动词。句意：我总是想让我的父母给我读故事。"want sb.to do sth." 为固定搭配，意为"想要某人做某事"，动词不定式作宾语补足语，故填to read。 5.考查连词。句意：很快他们就厌倦了给我读故事，所以我学会了自己阅读。前句 "they got tired of reading to me"（他们厌倦给我读）与后句 "I learned to read by myself"（我自学阅读）存在因果关系，后句为结果，应用so连接。故填so。 6.考查名词复数。句意：我从一些简单的ABC书籍开始。"some"（一些）后接可数名词复数或不可数名词；book为可数名词，需变为复数形式books。故填books。 7.考查动词时态。句意：后来，当我能读一些简单的故事时，我感到很兴奋。由时间状语从句 "When I could read..." 中could可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，主句应用一般过去时；feel的过去式为felt。故填felt。 8.考查介词。句意：我了解了太空旅行、像鲸鱼这样的大型动物以及世界上的许多其他事物。"in the world" 为固定短语，意为"在世界上"，表示范围。故填in。 9.考查人称代词宾格。句意：我可以在一本书中读到关于它们的所有内容。空格前为介词 "about"，需用人称代词宾格作宾语；they的宾格形式为them，指代前文的 "wild tigers"（野生老虎）。故填them。 10.考查形容词。句意：它们在我们的日常生活中确实对我们帮助很大。空格后为名词 "lives"（生活），需用形容词修饰；day的形容词形式为daily，意为"日常的"，"daily lives" 即"日常生活"。故填daily。 培优 提高·挑战攻坚 Passage 1 I still remember when I was a little boy，I would always draw pictures on books and walls.It's one of my favourite　 1　 （hobby），and art has always been my favourite subject. 　 2　 now in middle school，there is only one art lesson each week，which is far from enough for me.How I wish the school could　 3　 （increase） the number of art lessons for students like me!I always get completely　 4　 （lose） in my artwork，and the 5 minutes for each lesson passes quickly.It is as if　 5　 （draw） takes me to another world. I enjoy drawing so much.I just keep on drawing my pictures.I　 6　 （especial） enjoy drawing cartoons.Letting my creativity run freely，I sometimes draw things that even surprise myself.I don't even know how　 7　 （describe） some of them to you. When I am drawing something，I always feel free.I'm　8 　 （happy） than any other time.For me，drawing is　9 　 natural way to show myself and it　10 　 （allow） me to follow my heart.And the result（结果） is always a good one. 【答案】1.hobbies 2.But 3.increase 4.lost 5.drawing 6.especially 7.to describe 8.happier 9.a 10.allows 【分析】本文主要讲述了作者喜欢画画，以及画画带给作者的感受。 1.考查名词。句意：这是我最喜欢的爱好之一，艺术一直是我最喜欢的科目。one of+my +名词复数为固定搭配，意为"我的......之一"。故填hobbies。 2.考查连词。句意：但是现在在中学，每周只有一节美术课，这对我来说远远不够。根据语境可知，上下文之间构成转折关系，用but，位于句首首字母大写。故填But。 3.（3）考查动词。句意：我多么希望学校能为像我这样的学生增加艺术课的数量啊！increase"增加"，could为情态动词，后面跟动词原形。故填increase。 4.考查形容词。句意：我总是完全沉浸在我的艺术作品中，每节课的5分钟过得很快。get lost in为固定搭配，意为"沉浸于"。故填lost。 5.考查动名词。句意：就好像画画把我带到了另一个世界。空格部分作主语，用动名词drawing符合题意。故填drawing。 6.考查副词。句意：我特别喜欢画漫画。空格部分修饰动词enjoy（喜欢），用副词especially符合题意。故填especially。 7.考查动词不定式。句意：我甚至不知道如何向你描述其中的一些。根据I don't even know（我甚至不知道）可知，此处用how+动词不定式，作动词know的宾语。故填to describe。 8.考查形容词。句意：我比任何时候都快乐。根据am（是）可知，空格部分用形容词作表语，结合than（比）可知，此处用形容词比较级。故填happier。 9.考查冠词。句意：对我来说，画画是一种自然的展示自我的方式，它让我可以跟随我的心。way"方式"，可数名词，此处表示泛指，用不定冠词，natural以辅音音素开头，用冠词a符合题意。故填a。 10.考查动词。句意：对我来说，画画是一种自然的展示自我的方式，它让我可以跟随我的心。根据is（是）可知，句子用一般现在时，主语是it（它），谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填allows。 Passage 2 When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time? Do you spend time on hobbies you love? Reading or listening to music can help us to calm____1____after a busy day. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us ____2____(keep) fit. And some hobbies are___3____ (create). For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn’t make art or write___4____ (story). Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun____5____(make) mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started____6____(program) when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world____7____ (find) study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! “It gives me such a sense of____8____(achieve) to see people using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I’m helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer___9____ (collect) them! In India, Maya Badal doesn’t collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collects____10____ (postcard)! 【答案】1．down 2．keep 3．creative 4．stories 5．to make 6．programming 7．to find 8．achievement 9．to collect/collecting 10．postcards 【导语】本文主要介绍了不同人的业余爱好：有的通过阅读、运动放松，有的创作（如开发APP），有的收集物品，展现了爱好的多样性与意义。 1．句意：阅读或听音乐可以帮助我们在忙碌的一天后冷静下来。“calm down”是固定短语表示“冷静下来”，故填down。 2．句意：像打网球或做瑜伽这样的体育爱好可以帮助我们保持健康。“help sb. (to) do sth.”是固定结构，“keep”用原形，故填keep。 3．句意：还有一些爱好是有创造性的。此处放在be动词are后需形容词作表语，“create”的形容词是“creative”，故填creative。 4．句意：但他不创作艺术作品或写故事。“story”是可数名词，此处表泛指用复数“stories”，故填stories。 5．句意：相反，这个意大利少年觉得制作手机应用程序很有趣。“find it fun to do sth.”是固定结构，“make”前加“to”，故填to make。 6．句意：他十岁时开始编程，此前他了解到一些著名商人最初也是程序员。“start doing sth.”是固定结构，表示“开始做某事”，“program”的动名词是“programming”，故填programming。 7．句意：他最新的应用程序允许世界各地的人们找到学习意大利语的学习伙伴。“allow sb. to do sth.”是固定结构，“find”前加“to”，故填to find。 8．句意：“看到人们使用这个应用程序，我有一种成就感，”卢卡说。“a sense of+名词”表示“……的感觉”，“achieve”的名词是“achievement”，故填achievement。 9．句意：他们更喜欢收集东西！“prefer to do sth.”或“prefer doing sth.”均表示“更喜欢做某事”，故填to collect/collecting。 10．句意：相反，这个十几岁的女孩收集明信片！“postcard”是可数名词，此处表泛指用复数“postcards”，故填postcards。 Passage 3 Today，I'm going to talk about my hobby.Some people play sports and others build models，but my hobby is　 1　 （collect） stamps.I love stamps because they are very beautiful.They can also teach me about the history and culture of different countries. I developed this hobby　 2　 I was seven years old.My grandpa is a stamp collector and he has　 3　 （thousand） of stamps.Some of them are valuable，so he always handles them with great care.He even wears white gloves　 4　 （protect） his stamps!Every Sunday，my grandpa adds new ones to his collection.More interestingly，once in a while，he tells us stories about different stamps.It is almost like　 5　 history lesson. Look at this stamp of the Palace Museum.It is my favourite because it was my first one.My grandpa managed to buy it for me. "They built these buildings hundreds of years ago.It may seem 　6 　 （possible），but they built them　 7　 using a single nail!" he explained. Because of his stories，I became interested in history.In fact，back then，I even___8___　 　 （prefer） history books to comic books.Now，when friends ask how　9 　 （start） collecting stamps，I give them small suggestions.Most importantly，we don't need to buy expensive stamps；we can use stamps from letters.Since I started the hobby，I 　10 　 （know） so much about the world.This hobby is always fun! 1.collecting 2.when 3.thousands 4.to protect 5.a 6.impossible 7.without 8.preferred 9.to start 1.have known 【分析】本文讲述了作者从七岁开始集邮的爱好，受祖父影响，通过邮票了解不同国家的历史和文化，并从中获得乐趣和知识。 【解答】（1）考查动名词。句意：但我的爱好是收集邮票。此处需要一个动名词作表语，在句中表示"收集"这一行为。因为前面是系动词is，且主语是my hobby（我的爱好），所以用collecting。故填collecting。 （2）考查连词。句意：我在七岁时养成了这个爱好。此处需要一个连词引导时间状语从句，在句中表示"当……的时候"。因为主句是一般过去时，从句也是一般过去时，表示具体年龄，所以用when。故填when。 （3）考查数词。句意：他有成千上万张邮票。此处需要一个名词复数形式构成固定短语，在句中表示"成千上万的"。因为thousand与of连用时通常用复数形式thousands。故填thousands。 （4）考查动词不定式。句意：他甚至戴着白手套来保护他的邮票。此处需要一个不定式作目的状语，在句中表示"为了……"。因为前面动作wear gloves（戴手套）的目的是protect his stamps（保护他的邮票），所以用to protect。故填to protect。 （5）考查冠词。句意：这几乎像是一堂历史课。此处需要一个不定冠词修饰名词短语history lesson（历史课），在句中表示"一堂"。因为history以辅音音素开头，且泛指，所以用a。故填a。 （6）考查形容词。句意：这似乎是不可能的。此处需要一个形容词作表语，在句中表示"不可能的"。因为语境说不用一颗钉子建造建筑，看似不可能，possible的反义词是impossible，所以填impossible。故填impossible。 （7）考查介词。句意：但他们不用一颗钉子就建成了它们。此处需要一个介词表示"没有"，在句中与using构成方式状语。因为后面是using a single nail（用一个钉子），表示不使用钉子，所以用without。故填without。 （8）考查动词。句意：事实上，那时我甚至更喜欢历史书而不是漫画书。此处需要一个动词的过去式，在句中表示"更喜欢"。因为时间状语back then（那时）提示一般过去时，动词要用过去式，prefer的过去式是preferred。故填preferred。 （9）考查动词不定式。句意：当朋友们问如何开始集邮时，我会给他们一些小建议。此处需要"疑问词+不定式"结构作宾语，在句中表示"如何开始"。因为how后接不定式，所以用to start。故填to start。 （10）考查现在完成时。句意：自从我开始这个爱好以来，我已经了解了很多关于世界的事情。此处需要一个现在完成时谓语动词，在句中表示"已经知道"。因为since引导的时间状语从句用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时，现在完成时的结构是have/has+过去分词，主语为I，所以助动词用have，know的过去分词为known。故填have known。 Passage 4 My favourite free-time activity is playing basketball. I find it really fun 1 (run) and jump on the playground with my friends after school. I started this activity 2 I was 10, at a summer camp. The 3 (instruct) there taught me how to dribble (运球) and shoot, and I fell in love with it right away. It makes me very happy when our team wins a game, even if we once had a 4 (fail) in a practice match. We always talk about how to do 5 (well) next time after that. I like playing basketball because it not only keeps me strong and healthy but also teaches me to work with others. 6 (surprise), my mom, who is usually strict about my study time, never says no when I want to play basketball on weekends. She says sports help me relax after hard work. She even inspires me 7 (make) many new friends from different classes. One of my greatest 8 (achieve) so far is making 15 new friends through playing basketball. Every time we play, we cheer for each other loudly. I enjoy shouting and laughing 9 my friends when I am playing basketball, as those moments feel warm and are full of joy. Playing basketball is more than just a game to me—it’s 10 important way to spend my free time. 1．to run 2．when 3．instructor 4．failure 5．better 6．Surprisingly 7．to make 8．achievements 9．with 10．an 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己最喜爱的业余活动是打篮球，回忆了10岁在夏令营接触并爱上篮球的经历。 1．句意：我发现放学后和朋友们在操场上跑跳真的很有趣。run意为“跑；奔跑”，为动词；find it+形容词+to do sth.为固定句型，it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为动词不定式，故填to run。 2．句意：我10岁时在一个夏令营开始了这项活动。空格后是完整的句子，此处需要引导时间状语从句，表示在10岁这个时间点开始做这项活动，when意为“当……时候”，为连词，引导时间状语从句，故填when。 3．句意：那里的教练教我如何运球和投篮，我立刻就爱上了篮球。instruct意为“指导；教授”，为动词；空格处作句子的主语，需要将动词转换为名词instructor，意思是“教练；指导者”，结合语境，此处指夏令营里的一位教练，用单数形式即可，故填instructor。 4．句意：当我们队赢得比赛时我非常开心，即使我们曾经在一场练习赛中失利过。fail意为“失败；未能”，为动词；空格前有不定冠词a，冠词后需要接可数名词单数，因此将动词fail转换为名词failure，意思是“失败”，have a failure为固定表达，表遭遇失败，故填failure。 5．句意：在那之后，我们总是讨论下次如何做得更好。well意为“好地”，为副词；结合语境，此处暗含和上次失利的表现对比，下次做得更好的含义，需要用副词的比较级形式，well的比较级为better，意思是“更好地”，故填better。 6．句意：令人惊讶的是，平时对我的学习时间要求严格的妈妈，在我周末想打篮球时从来不会拒绝。surprise意为“惊讶；使惊讶”，可作名词或动词；空格处修饰整个句子，需要用副词作状语，因此将surprise转换为副词Surprisingly，意思是“令人惊讶地”，句首首字母大写，故填Surprisingly。 7．句意：她甚至鼓励我结交许多来自不同班级的新朋友。make意为“结交；制作”，为动词；本句使用inspire sb. to do sth.固定搭配，意为“鼓励某人做某事”，搭配中to后接动词原形，故填to make。 8．句意：到目前为止，我最大的成就之一就是通过打篮球结交了15个新朋友。achieve意为“实现；取得”，为动词；本句使用one of+形容词最高级+可数名词复数固定结构，意为“最……之一”，因此需要将动词achieve转换为名词achievement，意思是“成就”，并使用复数形式，故填achievements。 9．句意：打篮球时，我喜欢和朋友们一起大喊大笑，因为那些时刻感觉很温暖，而且充满了欢乐。with意为“和……一起”，为介词；结合语境，此处表示与朋友们共同做大喊大笑的动作，用with能准确表达伴随关系，laugh with sb.为固定表达，表“和某人一起笑”，故填with。 10．句意：打篮球对我来说不仅仅是一项运动——它是我度过业余时间的一种重要方式。an意为“一个”，为不定冠词；way为可数名词单数，前面需要用不定冠词修饰，且important的发音以元音音素开头，元音音素开头的可数名词单数前用an不用a，故填an。 Passage 5 Hobbies are an important part of our life. When it’s 1 (time) relax after a busy day, a good hobby can help us calm down and reduce stress. It also gives us a chance 2 (get) some exercise and make friends. Different people have different free-time activities. Some people like quiet hobbies, such as 3 (do) calligraphy and painting pictures. They think these hobbies can help them express their 4 (feel) well. Others like sports hobbies, like going hiking, 5 (ski) or playing tennis. They usually go to the sports center 6 their friends and spend more time together there. Some people are scared 7 trying new things because they have a fear of failure. But if you just give it 8 go, you may find a new interest. My brother used to be shy, but he took up 9 (play) the flute last year. His teacher encouraged him 10 (practice) every day. 11 (so) far, he has played it very well and even performed 12 stage once or twice. He said it helped him get over his shyness and brought him a strong sense of 13 (achieve). 14 long as you don’t push yourself too hard and stick to your hobby, you will get better 15 time. And remember: a good hobby is not only for passing the time, but also for making our life more colorful. 【答案】 1．time to 2．to get 3．doing 4．feelings 5．skiing 6．with 7．of 8．a 9．playing 10．to practice 11．So 12．on 13．achievement 14．As 15．over 【导语】短文主要介绍了爱好在生活中的重要性，不同类型的爱好，以及尝试新爱好、坚持爱好给人带来的积极改变。 1．句意：忙碌一天后，到了放松的时候，一项好的爱好能够帮助我们放松心情、减轻压力。固定句型 It's time to do sth.表示“是时候做某事了”，此处需要用不定式符号to。 故time to。 2．句意：它也给了我们一个锻炼身体和交朋友的机会。固定搭配 give sb. a chance to do sth.表示“给某人一个做某事的机会”，需要用不定式形式。故填to get。 3．句意；有些人喜欢安静的爱好，比如练书法和画画。介词as后接动名词，do的动名词形式是doing。故填doing。 4．句意：他们认为这些爱好能帮助他们很好地表达自己的情感。their 后接名词复数，feel的名词形式feeling（情感）的复数为feelings。故填feelings。 5．句意：其他人喜欢运动类爱好，比如徒步、滑雪或打网球。go+动名词 表示从事某项运动，ski的动名词形式是skiing。故填skiing。 6．他们通常和朋友一起去体育中心，并在那里共度更多时光。 固定搭配go to sp. with sb.表示“和某人一起去某地”。故填with。 7．句意：有些人害怕尝试新事物，因为他们害怕失败。固定短语be scared of doing sth.表示“害怕做某事”。故填of。 8．句意：但如果你只是试一试，你可能会发现新的兴趣。固定短语give it a go表示“试一试”。故填a。 9．句意：我弟弟以前很害羞，但他去年开始吹长笛了。固定搭配take up doing sth.表示“开始从事某事”，需要用动名词形式。故填playing。 10．句意：他的老师鼓励他每天练习。固定搭配encourage sb. to do sth.表示“鼓励某人做某事”，需要用不定式形式。故填to practice。 11．句意：到目前为止，他已经吹得非常好了，甚至还在舞台上表演过一两次。固定短语so far表示 “到目前为止”，句首首字母需大写。故填So。 12．句意：到目前为止，他已经吹得非常好了，甚至还在舞台上表演过一两次。固定短语on stage表示 “在舞台上”。故填on。 13．句意：他说这帮助他克服了害羞，并给他带来了强烈的成就感。固定短语a sense of achievement 表示“成就感”，需要用名词形式。故填achievement。 14．句意：只要你不对自己逼得太紧，并坚持你的爱好，随着时间的推移，你会变得更好。固定短语as long as 表示 “只要”，句首首字母需大写。故填As。 15．句意：只要你不对自己逼得太紧，并坚持你的爱好，随着时间的推移，你会变得更好。固定短语over time表示“随着时间的推移”。故填over。 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ Unit 1 Time to Relax 语法填空题型专练（话题：人与自我——业余活动） 热点题型概览 题型夯基提升 巩固基础·专项突破 Passage 1 In my free time, I 1 (usual) do many things that I like. 2 example, I like to do sports and write something. They are good for my health and mind. Sometimes, I also watch 3 film in the theatre. I think it is relaxing and fun. From Monday to Friday, I often go 4 (ski) after school. It’s a great way to relax myself. On weekends, to keep my study and after-school life in balance, I will do my homework first. And then if the weather is great, I will climb 5 (mountain) with my dad. He is a good 6 (climb). There are many beautiful flowers and trees on the way. I really like these 7 (nature) sights. On Sunday, I will go to the dance room and practise with my friend, Jenny. I like dancing very much 8 I can express my ideas by dancing. After learning a new dance, I will have a sense of 9 (achieve). I notice that many people enjoy 10 (stay) at home. It’s bad for health. It’s important to go outside and get close to nature. Passage 2 Street dance started in the United States in the late 1970s. Nowadays, it is not only 1 important part of people’s lives, but also a new career choice for many young people. Now, street dance is 2 (popular) than before, and many shows 3 (organise) by local dance clubs every year. They create new jobs from event planners to dance teachers. Many people began to explore this 4 (excite) activity. Wu Qiping, 5 a street dance lover, wanted to turn a hobby into a career. 6 (she) first dance class was a big challenge when she started learning. But she said it was joyful 7 (dance). “After a long day at work, I was looking for a way to relax. Though I had no dancing experience, I decided to give it a try,” Wu said. She followed the teacher’s moves 8 (slow). She dreamed of opening a studio, so she must 9 (practise) hard. Luckily, the dream came true 10 she took the chance and worked very hard. Passage 3 Gardening is my favourite hobby. I remember that I liked flowers when I 1 (be) a little child. When someone gave me ___2___(flower), I could look at the flowers for a long time. My family 3 (usual) spend summer at our summer house in a small village not far from my hometown. My mother and grandmother grow berries, vegetables and fruit. My father and I help 4 (they) water the plants and gather the crop (收获农作物). We usually have a good crop of strawberries, cucumbers and tomatoes. My____5__ (young) brother and I eat a lot of fresh berries in summer. And my parents also make strawberry jam. I have my own little garden where I grow my favourite flowers. Daffodils (水仙花) and tulips (郁金香) are 6 first flowers in my garden in spring. I’m also making a small flowerbed for roses. Roses are very beautiful, 7 they are not easy to grow. I’m reading an 8 (interest) book on gardening. The book is full 9 helpful tips on growing flowers. I hope 10 (have) nice roses next summer.   Passage 4 What do students actually do for fun? Last week, I did a survey by 1 (I) to learn about how Grade 8 students relax on weekends. I asked 100 students. 2 their favourite ways to relax.After getting the answers, I sorted out 3 results. 4 (surprising), the results show that 10% of the students choose to use their phones or computers to relax. Another 20% prefer reading books, such as storybooks, and they get great joy from won-derful stories. Some have a special interest in reading 5 5 (poem). Another 20% enjoy listening to music because it 6 (reduce) stress. Some like to sing 7 (express) their feelings,while others prefer playing instruments. Finally, only 10% of the students enjoy sports. They often go climbing or play ball games outdoors with friends 8 they want to enjoy the fresh air. Some even try going 9 (ski) in winter. We all know that TV shows, phones and computers are popular. But too much screen time can cause eye problems. Let's do something 10 (meaning) to help ourselves grow! From now on, try to spend less time on phones and more time reading or doing sport with friends. Passage 5 I have two hobbies that seem very different: programming and writing poems. My dad is a 1 (program), and he taught me some basic skills. At first, I was full of 2 (fear) —I thought programming would be too hard. But he was such a good instructor that he just told me to “give it 3 go” and not be afraid of mistakes. I 4 (push) myself hard then. Now, I can make small games for my little sister. When she laughs while playing, I get a strong sense of 5 (achieve). I also love being a “little 6 (poem)”. I would use simple 7 (express) to share my feelings. Sometimes I read my poems to my classmates, and 8 return, they tell me their favourite lines. This makes me want to write more. These hobbies allow me 9 (try) new things. Programming trains my logic, and poetry lets me express my heart. They are not easy in fact. 10 , they bring me so much joy. I’ll keep doing them and see how much I can improve! Passage 6 My friend Jane and I have lots of hobbies and interests. We really like going to the cinema at the weekends. Both of 1 (we) like listening to music too, and we like dancing at parties if the music is really good! Jane’s 2 (good) at music than me. The Year 2025 is coming, so we make a New Year’s resolution. We are going to take up a new hobby like playing the guitar. We like different 3 (sport)—Jane often goes running in the park in the morning but I like playing soccer. Last term, I 4 (try) my best to make the soccer team. I worked 5 (hard) and helped the team to win many games. Besides, I am 6 (interest) in art. I plan 7 (be) an artist when I grow up. So I keep on practicing 8 (paint) pictures in my free time, but Jane’s favorite subject is English because she 9 (enjoy) singing English songs. There’s one thing we dislike—playing computer games! It is really meaningless. I hope our dreams 10 (come) true in the next year! Passage 7 Today, children spend more and more time 1 (play) video games. For many children, video games are fun and can do away with bad 2 (feeling). And children have to move their hands and eyes 3 (quick) while playing them. They can make children think fast. Video games are also a good way 4 (teach) children about computers. They can learn about how computers work. However, research also 5 (show) that video games can be bad for children. Some video games are 6 (danger). 7 number of children get lost in the video games, miss out on sweet moments with loved ones and are deaf 8 the real world. They even have no time to do homework and get bad grades. Video games do no good to children’s social skills (技能), either. If children always play by 9 (they), they can’t learn how to connect with their friends. All in all, video games can be both good 10 bad. Children can play video games, but they should learn to balance it with other things in life. Passage 8 I'm Jack from America.My hobby　 1　 （be） reading.I read storybooks，magazines and many kinds of materials （材料）.I think they are1　 2　 （interest）.This hobby started when I was　 3　 little boy.I always wanted my parents　 4　 （read） stories to me. Soon they got tired of reading to me，　5 　 I learned to read by myself.I started with some simple ABC　 6　 （book）.When I could read some easy stories later，I　 7　 （feel） excited.Now I read about anything that I can get.Reading helps me learn about many things.I learned about how people lived in the past.I learned about the space travel，big animals like whales （鲸），and many other things 　 8　 the world. The wonderful thing about reading is that I don't have to learn things in a dangerous way.For example，I do not have to go into the forest to learn about wild tigers.I can read all about____9____　 　 （they） in a book. Books give readers a lot of information and facts.They certainly help us a lot in our____10____　 　 （day） lives.I feel glad that I have such a good hobby. 培优 提高·挑战攻坚 Passage 1 I still remember when I was a little boy，I would always draw pictures on books and walls.It's one of my favourite　 1　 （hobby），and art has always been my favourite subject. 　 2　 now in middle school，there is only one art lesson each week，which is far from enough for me.How I wish the school could　 3　 （increase） the number of art lessons for students like me!I always get completely　 4　 （lose） in my artwork，and the 5 minutes for each lesson passes quickly.It is as if　 5　 （draw） takes me to another world. I enjoy drawing so much.I just keep on drawing my pictures.I　 6　 （especial） enjoy drawing cartoons.Letting my creativity run freely，I sometimes draw things that even surprise myself.I don't even know how　 7　 （describe） some of them to you. When I am drawing something，I always feel free.I'm　8 　 （happy） than any other time.For me，drawing is　9 　 natural way to show myself and it　10 　 （allow） me to follow my heart.And the result（结果） is always a good one. Passage 2 When work or school is over, what do you do to pass the time? Do you spend time on hobbies you love? Reading or listening to music can help us to calm____1____after a busy day. Physical hobbies, such as playing tennis or doing yoga, can help us ____2____(keep) fit. And some hobbies are___3____ (create). For example, people sometimes paint pictures to remember a beautiful landscape or object, or reduce stress. Luca Bruno likes to be creative in his free time. But he doesn’t make art or write___4____ (story). Instead, this Italian teenager finds it fun____5____(make) mobile phone apps. He thinks that apps can be a great way to help people. He started____6____(program) when he was ten, after he read about famous businessmen who started out as programmers. His latest app allows people around the world____7____ (find) study partners for learning Italian. They can learn Italian and make friends at the same time! “It gives me such a sense of____8____(achieve) to see people using the app,” says Luca. “I believe I’m helping people around the world to learn Italian!” Some people prefer not to make things. They prefer___9____ (collect) them! In India, Maya Badal doesn’t collect coins or stamps. Instead, this teenage girl collects____10____ (postcard)! Passage 3 Today，I'm going to talk about my hobby.Some people play sports and others build models，but my hobby is　 1　 （collect） stamps.I love stamps because they are very beautiful.They can also teach me about the history and culture of different countries. I developed this hobby　 2　 I was seven years old.My grandpa is a stamp collector and he has　 3　 （thousand） of stamps.Some of them are valuable，so he always handles them with great care.He even wears white gloves　 4　 （protect） his stamps!Every Sunday，my grandpa adds new ones to his collection.More interestingly，once in a while，he tells us stories about different stamps.It is almost like　 5　 history lesson. Look at this stamp of the Palace Museum.It is my favourite because it was my first one.My grandpa managed to buy it for me. "They built these buildings hundreds of years ago.It may seem 　6 　 （possible），but they built them　 7　 using a single nail!" he explained. Because of his stories，I became interested in history.In fact，back then，I even___8___　 　 （prefer） history books to comic books.Now，when friends ask how　9 　 （start） collecting stamps，I give them small suggestions.Most importantly，we don't need to buy expensive stamps；we can use stamps from letters.Since I started the hobby，I 　10 　 （know） so much about the world.This hobby is always fun! Passage 4 My favourite free-time activity is playing basketball. I find it really fun 1 (run) and jump on the playground with my friends after school. I started this activity 2 I was 10, at a summer camp. The 3 (instruct) there taught me how to dribble (运球) and shoot, and I fell in love with it right away. It makes me very happy when our team wins a game, even if we once had a 4 (fail) in a practice match. We always talk about how to do 5 (well) next time after that. I like playing basketball because it not only keeps me strong and healthy but also teaches me to work with others. 6 (surprise), my mom, who is usually strict about my study time, never says no when I want to play basketball on weekends. She says sports help me relax after hard work. She even inspires me 7 (make) many new friends from different classes. One of my greatest 8 (achieve) so far is making 15 new friends through playing basketball. Every time we play, we cheer for each other loudly. I enjoy shouting and laughing 9 my friends when I am playing basketball, as those moments feel warm and are full of joy. Playing basketball is more than just a game to me—it’s 10 important way to spend my free time. Passage 5 Hobbies are an important part of our life. When it’s 1 (time) relax after a busy day, a good hobby can help us calm down and reduce stress. It also gives us a chance 2 (get) some exercise and make friends. Different people have different free-time activities. Some people like quiet hobbies, such as 3 (do) calligraphy and painting pictures. They think these hobbies can help them express their 4 (feel) well. Others like sports hobbies, like going hiking, 5 (ski) or playing tennis. They usually go to the sports center 6 their friends and spend more time together there. Some people are scared 7 trying new things because they have a fear of failure. But if you just give it 8 go, you may find a new interest. My brother used to be shy, but he took up 9 (play) the flute last year. His teacher encouraged him 10 (practice) every day. 11 (so) far, he has played it very well and even performed 12 stage once or twice. He said it helped him get over his shyness and brought him a strong sense of 13 (achieve). 14 long as you don’t push yourself too hard and stick to your hobby, you will get better 15 time. And remember: a good hobby is not only for passing the time, but also for making our life more colorful. 1 / 13 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $