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【题目】阅读理解
A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his free time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.
People follow hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship，knowledge and relaxation. Sometimes they even make money by following a hobby. Hobbies help people relax after hard work, and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who are retired. Anyone, rich or poor, old or young, can follow an interesting hobby.
Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治疗) patients by having them take up interesting hobbies. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of his age, health or money.
In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies. People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs. More people retire at an earlier age than before. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.
Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. ”
（1）Which of the following is TRUE?
A.A hobby is a kind of activity that a person likes to do in his free time.
B.A hobby is one's regular activity in his office.
C.A hobby is a kind of activity only for old people.
D.A hobby is a kind of activity only for young people.
（2）It seems that people who _______ may spend more time enjoying their hobbies than others.
A.have little money
B.have much money
C.have left school
D.have retired from work
（3）The underlined word “recover” in the third paragraph means “_______”.
A.get back
B.become calm
C.get well again
D.become happy
（4）In early times, most people spent less time on their hobbies because _______.
A.they were brave
B.they were busy making a living
C.they were healthy
D.they were not interested in hobbies
（5）What does the writer think about hobbies?
A.People should have hobbies in their free time.
B.Machines also have their hobbies.
C.Hobbies are popular among people in Egypt.
D.People all over the world have the same hobby.

【答案】
（1）A
（2）D
（3）C
（4）B
（5）A
【解析】(1) 选A由第一段的第一句可知“爱好是一个人在空闲时间所喜欢做的活动”。 (2)选D。由文章大意可知退休人员有更多的时间去享受自己的爱好。 (3)选C。recover意为“恢复健康”。 (4)选B。由第四段的第一句可知，在过去，大多数人有很少的时间花费在爱好上，是因为他们忙于生计。 (5)选A。由作者引用的“No man is really happy or safe without a hobby. ”这句话可知每个人在空闲时间都应该有爱好。

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