A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers. They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.
People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide a balance (平衡) between work and play. Hobbies offer interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop his interest and help him learn new skills. Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover (恢复) 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.
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.
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 (价值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”
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| A. More people retire at an earlier age than before. B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy. C. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood. D. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim. E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of his age, health or money. |
Have you ever complained life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes. “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude(态度) decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us. People sometimes complain ______.
| A．the sky is always dark |
| B．their studies are successful |
| C．they see the world with their heart |
| D．life is tiring |
According to the passage, in school, ______.
| A．the students don’t like their lessons. |
| B．the teacher will be happy if the students do good jobs. |
| C．the teacher don’t like their teaching |
| D．the teacher are tired of their teaching. |
If there is a timely rain, ______.
| A．you want to go out . |
| B．you can listen to a concert. |
| C．crops in the fields will go better. |
| D．farmers can’t have a good harvest. |
When we face failure, we ______.
| A．must be confident in ourselves. |
| B．shouldn’t be afraid of it. |
| C．shouldn’t give up hope. |
| D．All of the above. |
. The best title of this passage is ______.
| A．Smile and the World Smiles to You |
| B．Complaining about Life |
| C．Failure is the Mother of Success |
| D．It is Very Hard to Succeed |
Wonderful Events
HORSE RACING(赛马) 100 YEARS OF PICTURES
ALL YEAR ROUND THEN AND NOW (Photo Show)
Races Starting at 3 p.m. February 1 – April 30
Every Sunday City Art Museum
Racetrack(跑道) only 20 Miles Away 750, High Street
Lots of Parking Space Tuesday to Sunday
City Stadium(体育馆) 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Free Presents
No Children Allowed
WEEKEND SALES DANCE PARTY
This Saturday 2-6 p.m. CELEBRATE AN IMPORTANT DAY
EVERYTHING 20-50% OFF Bring Your Friends
Visit Us at Block G. Grandview Mall SUNDAY NIGHT, GOUNTRY CLUB
Realize Your Dream, Save Time and Live Band from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Money ￥ 10, and adult
Fall in Love with our Prices ￥ 2, a child People can see the photo show at ________.
| A．The City Stadium | B．The City Art Museum |
| C．Grandview Mall | D．The Country Club |
Who can NOT go to the horse races?
| A．Women | B．Old men |
| C．Adults | D．Children |
What can you do if you only have time between 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday?
| A．Go shopping. |
| B．Go to see the photo show. |
| C．Go to dance with your friends. |
| D．Go to watch the horse races. |
When can you go shopping at Grandview Mall?
| A．At 3 p.m. this Saturday. | B．At 3 p.m. this Sunday. |
| C．At 3 p.m. this Friday. | D．At 3 p.m. every Saturday. |
How much will you pay if you want to buy a coat which is marked ￥200 with 50% off?
| A．￥200. | B．￥150. | C．￥100. | D．For free. |
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it coming toward him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face quite clearly.
“Where have I seen that face before?” he thought. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took out the newspaper from his bag, turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of his face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small ears, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The City Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”
“Call the police at once”, he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. “This man was caught this morning”, answered the police. In which country did the story happen?
| A．It happened in America. | B．It happened in Australia. |
| C．It happened in England . | D．The story didn’t tell us. |
Why did Jack stop his car?
| A．He wanted to see who the driver was. |
| B．He didn’t want to pass by first. |
| C．The road was too narrow for the two cars to pass at the same time. |
| D．Because it was good for an Englishman to stop to let others go. |
Who was wanted by the police?
| A．Jack |
| B．The driver in the American car |
| C．Either Jack or the driver |
| D．Neither Jack nor the driver |
What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?
| A．He drove to the City Bank. |
| B．He drove to the police. |
| C．He made a telephone call. |
| D．He stopped the American car. |
Who caught the man with a large mouth and small ears?
| A．The police | B．Jack |
| C．Nobody | D．The American driver |
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography（摄影术）was in 1837.That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading-room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. The kind of photo was called a Daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s way. Travellers brought back wonderful photos from all round the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed(发展). Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them, for example, some in the United States worked so hard.Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike（栩栩如生）.
Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just taken of the real world, they showed ideas and feelings, like other kinds of art.The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of ________.
| A．his business | B．his house |
| C．his garden | D．his window |
The Daguerreotype was _________.
| A．a Frenchman | B．a kind of picture |
| C．a kind of camera | D．a photographer |
If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840, he had to ______________.
| A．watch lots of films |
| B．buy an expensive camera |
| C．stop in most cities |
| D．take a lot of film and something else with him |
Mathew Brady ____________.
| A．was very lifelike |
| B．was famous for his unusual pictures |
| C．was quite strong |
| D．took many pictures of moving people |
This passage tells us _______.
| A．how photography was developed |
| B．how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures |
| C．how to take pictures in the world |
| D．how to use different cameras |
I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy .I read about the famous building called the Leaning Tower of Pisa. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower was a place to buy pizza. It must be the best place to buy pizza in the world, I thought.
Many years later finally saw the Leaning Tower . I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza. But there was still something special about it for me. The tower got its name because it really does lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid it may fall over and they don't like it leans over city.
I do not think it's a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It is 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And , if you ask me, I like what it looks like. To me it is a very human kind of leaning. Nothing is perfect, it seems to say.
And who cares? Why do people want things to be perfect? Imperfect things may be more interesting. Let's take the tower in Pisa. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy. But Pisa tower is the most famous. People come all over the world to see it.This passage is about
| A．Italian pizza |
| B．Italy's problems |
| C．How the leaning Tower of Pisa got its name |
| D．Why the writer likes Pisa |
The writer used to think Pisa
| A．in Spain | B．not very famous |
| C．not the same as pizza | D．the same as pizza |
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is
| A．modern | B．falling down |
| C．600 years old | D．60 years old |
The writer
| A．doesn't like what the tower looks like |
| B．likes what the tower looks like |
| C．thinks it's the most beautiful tower in Italy |
| D．doesn't like towers |
The writer likes the Leaning Tower of Pisa because
| A．it's old | B．it's perfect |
| C．it sells pizza | D．It's imperfect |
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