A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, build model ships, weave baskets, watch birds, hunt animals, climb mountains, raise flowers, fish, ski, skate, and swim. Hobbyists also paint pictures, attend concerts and plays, and perform on musical instruments. They collect everything from books to butterflies, and from shells to stamps.
People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Sometimes they even produce financial profit(利潤). Hobbies help people balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, sick or well, can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of (不論)his age, position, or income.
Hobbies can help a person’s mental and physical health. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Hobbies give bedridden or wheel-chair patients something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies or pastimes.
In early times, most people were too engaged in making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had leisure(休閑)did enjoy hobbies. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood or pottery.
People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have reduced the amount of time they must spent on their jobs. Hobbies provide variety for workers who do the same monotonous(單調(diào)的) tasks all day long. More people are retiring than ever before, and at an earlier age. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly found leisure hours.
Sir William Osier, a famous Canadian doctor, expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”
小題1:It seems that people who     may spend more time enjoying their hobbies.
A．have little moneyB．have much money
C．have retired from their workD．have left school
小題2:The underlined phrase “recover from” in the third paragraph means     .
A．get backB．become healthy again
C．become calmD．supply with a new cover
小題3:In early times, most people spent less time on their hobbies, because     .
A．they were busy in making a living
B．they suffered from illnesses.
C．they were brave and hard-working
D．they were not interested in them.
小題4:What’s the writer’s opinion about hobbies?
A．People all over the world have the same hobby.
B．Machines also have their hobbies.
C．Hobbies are popular among people in Egypt.
D．People should have hobbies in their spare time.

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析：文章介紹愛好的種類，人們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)有愛好，愛好有什么好處，作者認(rèn)為人們?cè)诳沼鄷r(shí)間應(yīng)該有愛好。
小題1:推斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句排除 A、B 選項(xiàng)，而前一句Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired.告訴我們退休人員會(huì)有更多時(shí)間做他們感興趣的事。選C。
小題2:猜測(cè)詞義題。利用思維線索解答此題，醫(yī)生的職責(zé)是讓病人變得健康，故 B項(xiàng)“恢復(fù)健康”是最佳選項(xiàng)。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。抓住第四段第一句In early times, most people were too engaged in making a living to have many hobbies.可知，早期人類因忙于生計(jì)而沒有太多的愛好。選A。
小題4:推斷題。文章最后兩段的敘述表明作者對(duì)業(yè)余愛好的看法是人們?cè)诳沼鄷r(shí)間應(yīng)該有愛好。答案選D
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