【题目】Model Railroading

Would you like to know a fun way to learn about math? Well, you can do that with model railroading. Yes, it’s true. You can learn about many school topics without using a school book. Besides that, there are many other benefits that model railroading brings us as well. In this article, we will discuss just a few of those benefits of model railroading.

Patience and problem solving skills

When you build a model railroad, you have to plan your railroad out. You have to decide where the tracks (轨道) will go, where to put buildings, where to put streets and any other things you would like to add to your model railroad. Also, you have to think about any problems you may have with the design you choose. How will you make railroad crossings? How will you design hills, mountains, and rivers? Deciding on what to do with your model railroad takes a lot of thought and patience, but it is not as difficult as you may think.

Building skills

With model railroading, you learn how to put together plastic models of buildings. Also, you can learn how to build a table for your design, or make scenery for the geography of your design. Your model railroad runs on electricity, so you learn about electronics as well. These are skills that not only help you build a model railroad; these skills will help you all throughout life.

Fun for family and friends

Different from many video games, model railroading is a social hobby that lets you communicate with family and friends. This is because you have to communicate with family and friends as you build and run your model railroad. By spending time with the people in your life you love and care about, you learn to become closer and care more for each other. This is one of the best parts of model railroading as a hobby. Of course, the best part about model railroading is running the trains. Watching the trains run around the track and make all the sounds and do all the things that real trains do gives people hours of enjoyment. Also, there is great satisfaction in the fact that you, your family, and your friends built the model railroad.

I hope you can learn to enjoy model railroading and experience all the benefits you just read about and many others. Happy railroading!

1In order to build a model railroad, you have to be ________.

A. skillful and confident

B. an electrical engineer

C. thoughtful and patient

D. an expert in geography

2What is the best part of model railroading?

A. Running the trains.

B. Planning out the railroad.

C. Putting streets and buildings.

D. Learning electronics and wiring.

3According to the author, model railroading is a social hobby, because ________.

A. it encourages us to complete it on our own

B. it improves the problem solving skills and creativity

C. it brings us hours of enjoyment and great satisfaction

D. it offers us chances to communicate with family and friends

4Where can you probably find the article?

A. In an official report.

B. In a youth magazine.

C. In a medical textbook.

D. In a tourist guidebook.

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