Question

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From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and at weekends they are free and   _  themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others   __  sports. This is decided by their own _  .

There are many different ways to spend our   ___  time.

Almost everyone has some kind of   __  : it may be something from collecting stamps to___  model planes. Some hobbies are very   __  , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth   _  of money; others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several   _  dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which _  him ＄250! He was very happy about this 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 if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

That’s what 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, but the pleasure it gives us is.

1.A. love   B. work    C. enjoy    D. play

2.A. look like  B. take care of  C. think about  D. take part in

3.A. lives  B. interests   C. jobs    D. things

4.A. working  B. free    C. own    D. whole

5.A. hobby  B. thing    C. job    D. way

6.A. make  B. making   C. makes   D. made

7.A. interesting B. exciting   C. cheap    D. expensive

8.A. a little  B. a few    C. a lot    D. a number

9.A. thousand  B. thousands   C. thousands of D. thousand of

10. A. paid   B. cost    C. took    D. spent

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章通过对一个人在硬币上的高昂花费，告诉我们嗜好是我们空闲时间为了娱乐做的某些事情，不论花费多少与否，只注重嗜好带给我们的乐趣。

1.C分析“…but in the evenings and at weekends they are free and themselves.”可知，“……但是在晚上和周末他们是自由的并且过得很快乐.” 此处是固定搭配“enjoy oneself”“过得快乐”，且主语they是第三人称复数，所以用enjoy。

2.2】Dlook like“看起来像”；take care of“照顾”；think about“考虑”；take part in“参加”，分析“Some watch television or go to the movies, others sports.”可知，“一些人看电视或者去看电影，其他人参加运动。” 故答案为D。

3.3】Blives“生活”；interests“兴趣”；jobs“工作”；things“事情”，分析“This is decided by their own .”可知，“这由他们自己的兴趣决定。”故答案为B。

4.4】Bworking“工作”；free“自由的”；own“自己的”；whole“整个的”，分析“There are many different ways to spend our time.”可知，“这儿有许多不同种类的方式度过我们的自由时间。” 故答案为B。

5.5】Ahobby“嗜好”；thing“事情”；job“工作”；way“方式”，分析“Almost everyone has some kind of ”可知，“几乎每个人都有某种嗜好”，故答案为A。

6.6】B分析“it may be something from collecting stamps to model planes.”可知，“它可能是从集邮到制作飞机模型的某些东西。”固定搭配“from…to”的意思“从……到……” 此处to是介词，所以用making，故答案为B。

7.7】Dinteresting“有趣的”；exciting“兴奋的”；cheap“便宜的”；expensive“昂贵的”，分析“Some hobbies are very , but others don’t cost anything at all.”可知，“一些嗜好非常的昂贵，但是其他的根本不花钱。”故答案为D。

8.8】Ca little“一点”，修饰不可数名词；a few“一点”，修饰可数名词；a lot“许多”修饰可数和不可数名词；a number“许多”，修饰可数名词，分析“Some collections are worth of money”可知，“一些收藏品值很多钱”此处是固定搭配“a lot of”，故答案为C。

9.9】A分析“I know a man who has a coin collection worth several dollars.”可知，“我认识一个人，他收藏的硬币值几千美元。”“several thousand”的汉语是“几千”，故答案为A。

10.0】Bpaid“支付”，固定搭配“pay for”；cost“花费”，主语是物；spent“花费”，固定搭配“spend …(in) doing/on sth.”“花费……做某事”。故答案为B。

考点：日常生活短文。