Question

The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. So she encouraged all her students to have one, and sometimes she arranged hobby shows for their parents to see as a result.

One morning the teacher told the class to have a holiday and get their hobby things to school before 5p.m. A hobby show would be held the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, the students with nothing to show did their lessons at school as usual, while the lucky ones had a holiday to go home for their hobby works.

When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there. “I don’t believe Tommy has a hobby,” she thought. However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases. The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much and put them on a desk in the classroom. But, to her surprise, Tommy picked them up again and began to leave.

“What are you doing, Tommy?” she asked. “Those things must stay here until tomorrow afternoon. That’s when the parents are coming to see them.”

“I know that,” answered Tommy, “and I will bring them back tomorrow, but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night.”

“But, aren’t the butterflies yours?” asked the teacher.

“No,” answered Tommy. “They are my brother’s”

“But Tommy, you should show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s”

“I know that,” answered Tommy. What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”

1.What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?

A．Unwelcome        B．Hopeless          C．Harmful           D．Important

2.What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

3.What would NOT happen the following afternoon?

A．The parents would enjoy the show in the classroom

B．Tommy would bring the butterflies back

C．The teacher would encourage her students for hobbies

D．The butterflies would fly away

4.Which was the teacher’s greatest surprise?

A．Tommy was not at school as usual

B．Tommy picked the butterflies up again and began to leave

C．Tommy said his hobby was watching his brother collecting butterflies

D．Tommy came back to school before 5 that afternoon

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．Important Hobbies                      B．Tommy’s Hobby

C．Different Hobbies                       D．Collecting Butterflies

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.B

【解析】主旨大意：这篇短文中的老师让学生们展示自己的爱好，托米也带来了自己的爱好。但是通过对话老师才知道，它的爱好不是自己动手做，而是看着别人做，令老师啼笑皆非。

1.根据第一段The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. 描述，可知选D。

2.根据However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases.描述，可知托米是在四点四十五分返回的学校。故选B。

3.根据The teacher liked the samples(标本) very much 描述，可知这是一些蝴蝶标本，说明蝴蝶已经死了，故不可能会再次飞走。选D。

4.根据What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”描述，可知选C。

5.这篇短文的老师让学生们来展示自己的爱好，主要就是围绕爱好这个内容来写的，故选B，托米的爱好。