Question

【题目】 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】

本文介绍了如何找到新的爱好。主要从以下几个方面着手：看看你感兴趣的是什么。想想你最看重的是什么。检查你的技能和个性。注意什么能激发你的话题。这样你就会找到一个新的爱好。

【1】推理判断题。A. a magazine for old people老年杂志；B. a magazine for young people青年杂志；C. a picture book for children儿童图画书；D. a picture book for hobbies爱好图画书。根据短文内容可知，本文不可能来自于图画书（不属于图画书形式）。故排除C/D；在根据短文的第一句话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. 业余爱好让你在工作之外探索兴趣。他们让你有创造力，尝试各种新事物。选择不同的一个可以让你的创造性果汁再次流动。可以推知应该来自于青年杂志（让你在工作之外outside of your line of work）；而老年人已经退休了。故选B。

【2】主旨大意题。根据Turn what you already love into a hobby. 把你已经喜欢的变成一种爱好。以及句子Let such question guide you when choosing a hobby. 让这样的问题指导你选择业余爱好。还有句子Certain hobbies require certain skill某些爱好需要一定的技能。可知。这些都是说明了如何找到新的爱好。故选A。

【3】细节理解题。A. hobbies业余爱好；B. skills技巧；C. topics话题；D. interests兴趣。根据Think about the topics you go on endlessly about. 想想你没完没了地谈论的话题。可知，本段是指把你最喜欢的话题，来做为你的爱好。故选C。