From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.

Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

1.The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .

2.In the writer's opinion, ____.

3.Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a____ .

From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interest. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.

Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece worth $250！He was very happy about his purchase (buying) and thought the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are extremely valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

1.The word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means        .

       A．different   B．strange         C．secret        D．one’s own

2.According to the passage, most people are          from Monday until Friday.

       A．free to relax and enjoy themselves              B．busy working or studying

       C．free to take part in sports games               D．busy watching TV and going to the cinema

3.Something that one enjoys doing in one’s spare time is a          .

       A．job         B．pleasure        C．hobby         D．contribution

4.In the writer’s opinion,             .

       A．all hobbies are very expensive B．some hobbies don’t cost anything

       C．hobbies are worthless          D．hobbies are valuable to everybody

From Monday until Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax (放松) and enjoy themselves. Some watch TV or go to the movies; others take part in sports. It depends on individual interests. There are many different ways to spend our spare time.

  Almost everyone has some kinds of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to making model airplanes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

  I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (稀有的) fifty-cent piece worth $250! He was very happy about his buying and thought the price was reasonable (合理的). On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt (怀疑) if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are very valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

  That’s what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

The underlined word “individual” in the first paragraph most probably means____ .

  A. different        B. strange              C. secret                D. one's own

In the writer's opinion, ____.

  A. all hobbies are very expensive             B. some hobbies don't cost anything

  C. hobbies are worthless                         D. hobbies are valuable to everybody

Something that one enjoys doing in one's spare time is a____ .

  A. job                      B. pleasure            C. hobby               D. habit

Ⅲ、完形填空（15分）
From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and weekends they are free and    31    themselves.Some watch television or go to the movies，others    32    sports.This is decided by their own     33    .
There are many different ways to spend our    34    time.Almost everyone has some kind of    35    :it may be something from collecting stamps to    36    model planes.Some hobbies are very    37   ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections(收藏) are worth    38    of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several    39    dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare（罕见的）fifty-cent piece which    40    him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder    41    they are worth any money. However,   42    my brother they are quite valuable.   43    makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.
That’s    44    a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,   45   the pleasure it gives us is.
31. A. love           B. work         C. enjoy         D. play
32. A. look like       B. take care of   C. think about     D. take part in
33. A. lives          B. interests      C. jobs           D. things
34.A. working       B. free         C. own           D. whole
35 .A. hobby        B. thing       C. job             D. way
36 .A. make         B. making     C. makes         D. made
37.A. interesting     B. exciting     C. cheap        D. expensive
38 .A. a little        B. a few       C. a lot           D. a number
39 .A. thousand     B. thousands   C. thousands of   D. thousand of
40.A. paid          B. cost         C. took          D. spent
41 .A. that          B. if            C. what         D. why
42 .A. to            B. on          C. with          D. in
43 .A. Everything    B. Anything     C. Nothing       D. Something
44 .A. where        B. how         C. what         D. why
45.A. so            B. but          C. because      D. as

The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install （安装） video cameras in all 100 police cars．They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits （法律诉讼）．In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits．
The chief said, "If cameras had been in those cars．we wouldn't have had to pay one cent． We're always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the police or shoot them．Then they always claim （声称） that the police start beating them first or start shooting at them first．"
The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 each．The city council （委员会） will vote on the proposal （提议） next Monday．Ten of the 13 council members said that they like the idea． One member said that it makes good sense．
The police officers enthusiastically support camera use．One officer said that too many people think the police often lie; cameras would show citizens that police tell the truth．"The money that we've been spending on lawsuits will be better spent on more cameras," said one officer．
Citizen opinions to the idea of police car cameras are mixed．One person, said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented．But an elderly man strongly objected．'These police are trying to stick their nose into everything," he said．He was going to attend the council meeting to condemn the proposal．He hoped that other citizens would join him.
【小题1】We can learn from what the chief said that with cameras on ___．

A．Council members,	B．Police officers．
C．Local people．	D．Drug users．