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【題目】 Hobbies let you explore interests outside of your line of work. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. Picking a different one can get your creative juices flowing again.

Look at what interests you.

Check what you love doing in your spare time. Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing your own. Do you like a hot coffee at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make it at home. Turn what you already love into a hobby.

Think about what you value most

Do you value wisdom or courage? Do you admire artists? Let such question guide you when choosing a hobby.

For example, maybe you could volunteer at a library as a hobby because you value education or maybe you could try painting because you admire people who can express themselves with art.

Examine your skills and personality.

Certain hobbies require certain skill

If you don't have much patience, then maybe going fishing isn't something you'd enjoy. However. if you love building things, maybe you should consider a hobby like working on older cars or building furniture.

Play to your strengths.

Pay attention to what excites your 30 .

The way you talk about things can also show what you really like and it can be developed into a hobby.

Think about the topics you go on endlessly about. Ask your friends and family what you seem to talk about all the time. Now think about the subject that you enjoy so much and decide how it can be turned into your hobby.

【1】This passage is most probably taken from ______________.

A. a magazine for old peopleB. a magazine for young people

C. a picture book for childrenD. a picture book for hobbies

【2】This passage mainly shows us __________________.

A. how to find a new hobbyB. how to give up old hobbies

C. why you must find a new hobbyD. why you must give up old hobbies

【3】Which is the most suitable word for 30 ?

A. hobbiesB. skillsC. topicsD. interests

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【解析】

本文介紹了如何找到新的愛好。主要從以下幾個方面著手：看看你感興趣的是什么。想想你最看重的是什么。檢查你的技能和個性。注意什么能激發(fā)你的話題。這樣你就會找到一個新的愛好。

【1】推理判斷題。A. a magazine for old people老年雜志；B. a magazine for young people青年雜志；C. a picture book for children兒童圖畫書；D. a picture book for hobbies愛好圖畫書。根據短文內容可知，本文不可能來自于圖畫書（不屬于圖畫書形式）。故排除C/D；在根據短文的第一句話Hobbies let you explore interests outside of your line of work. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things. Picking a different one can get your creative juices flowing again. 業(yè)余愛好讓你在工作之外探索興趣。他們讓你有創(chuàng)造力，嘗試各種新事物。選擇不同的一個可以讓你的創(chuàng)造性果汁再次流動�？梢酝浦獞�該來自于青年雜志（讓你在工作之外outside of your line of work）；而老年人已經退休了。故選B。

【2】主旨大意題。根據Turn what you already love into a hobby. 把你已經喜歡的變成一種愛好。以及句子Let such question guide you when choosing a hobby. 讓這樣的問題指導你選擇業(yè)余愛好。還有句子Certain hobbies require certain skill某些愛好需要一定的技能�？芍�。這些都是說明了如何找到新的愛好。故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。A. hobbies業(yè)余愛好；B. skills技巧；C. topics話題；D. interests興趣。根據Think about the topics you go on endlessly about. 想想你沒完沒了地談論的話題�？芍�，本段是指把你最喜歡的話題，來做為你的愛好。故選C。