高二英语话题阅读训练 week two兴趣爱好.docx

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高二英语话题阅读训练weektwo兴趣爱好

WeekTwo兴趣爱好

一、阅读理解（共18小题；共36.0分）

A

Ifyouaregenuinelyinterestedinanactivity,itsoontakestheformofahobby.Themoreexpertiseyouhaveinyourhobby,themorearethechancesthatyoucanmakemoneywithit.

Themostappropriateexamplesofhobbiesandintereststhatmakemoneyandrelatetothecomputerworldcanbefoundinthefieldofcomputergamestestingandcomputerhacking.

IfyoutakepleasureinplayingPCgames,findingtheglitchesorbugs（errors）inthem,youaretherightman.Thesoftwarecompanies,whichcreateandsellcomputergames,payfortunestopeoplelikeyouwhocouldhelpthemimprovetheirproducts.Haveyoueverseriouslythoughtthatthistime-consumingandunproductivehobbycouldbetheonethatwillmakemoneyforyou?

Therewasatimewhenonecouldeasilydistinguishbetweenthehobbiesforwomenandmen,butnotanymore.Intoday'sfreeworld,wheremusclepowerissurpassedbymentalmuscles,everyoneisfreetofollowhisorherowninterests.Aman'sinterestcouldbeothers'ideaofboredomandvanity.Somepeoplelikeindooractivitiesthatcanbecarriedonwithintheirhomes.Ontheotherhand,manypeopleliketogetinvolvedinoutdooractivities.Boththeactivitieshaveafairchanceofdevelopingintohobbiesthatmakemoney.

Therearepeoplewhoknowhowtomaketheirhobbiesearnsomebucksforthem.Youmayfindthatanyhobbypursuedtotheperfectionbecomesanart.Peoplealwayspayforperfection.Amongtheinterests,hobbyandmoney,firstcomestheinterest,whichencouragesyoutostriveandmasterahobby.Ifitholdstruewithyou,now,itistimetoextendyourselfandmakesomemoney.

1.Inwhatconditioncanyoumakemoneywithyourhobby?

A.Whenyouareinterestedinanactivity.

B.Whenyouhaveyourownhobby.

C.Whenyouhaveenoughskills.

D.WhenyouhaveenoughspecialknowledgeinPCgames.

2.Whatfieldcanyoumakemoneyeasilyconcerningwiththehobbiesandinterestsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Findingglitchesindailylife.

B.Helpingcomputercompaniesimproveproducts.

C.Creatingandsellingcomputergames.

D.Findingbugsinthesoftwarecompanies.

3.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"…musclepowerissurpassedbymentalmuscles,…"?

A.Anyonecanhavehis/herowninterestsandhobbies.

B.Therearedifferencesbetweenwomenandmen.

C.Knowledgeismorepowerfulthanphysicalstrength.

D.Somelikeindooractivitiesbetterthanoutdooractivities.

4.Theunderlinedword"bucks"means inthelastparagraph.

A.moneyB.hobbies

C.interestsD.encouragements

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HobbiesThatMakeMoney

B.InterestsOrHobbies

C.DistinguishBetweenInterestsandHobbies

D.ExpertiseinYourHobbies

B

Questionslikethishappentobepopularatjobinterviews.Moreoftenpeopleareembarrassedtotalkabouttheirfavoritehobbiesandinterestsandseemtobesurprised.

Though,themostimportanttaskfortheintervieweristoevaluatethecandidate'sspecificcompetenciesforthejob,whenaskingaboutyourhobbiesandinteresthekeenstodigdeepintoyourpersonallife.

Whydotheyask"Whatareyourfavoriteinterestsandhobbies"?

Theemployerhasasimpleyetvitalreasonforputtingforwardthisquestion.Theywanttogetabroaderperspectiveaboutyou.Yourlifeoutsideworkmaytellalotaboutyou.

 whiledescribingyourhobbiesandinterests.

Ideally,youshoulddescribeahobbyorintereststhataddvaluetothejobinconsideration.

*Selectthoseactivitiesthatcangiveyouanedgeoverothersasacandidate.Onegoodexample:

Ifyouhaveappliedforamanagerialpositionbutdonothavepriormanagerialexperience,youmaytalkaboutyouwereskilledtomanageandinitiatecommunityserviceoranysuchsocialinvolvement.

*Don'tuseageneralstatementtodescribeyourhobbies,suchas,"Myhobbiesarelisteningtomusic,watchingtelevision,etc".Suchananswerdistractstheattentionoftheemployerandwillnotmaketheimpressionyouwant.Further,youmaylosethechanceforkeepingtheinterestinyou.

*Trytobalanceinlistingindividualhobbiesaswellasbeingpartofgroupactivities.

Mostimportantly,behonestandbackupwhateveryousayaboutyourhobbies.Youmayeventellaninterestingstory—beingstraightforwardisalwaysbetter.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"refertointhefirstparagraph?

A.Moreoftenpeopleareembarrassedtotalkabouttheirhobbiesandinterests.

B.Thequestion"Whatareyourfavoriteinterestsandhobbies".

C.DosandDon'tswhiledescribingyourhobbiesandinterests.

D.Beingstraightforwardisalwaysbetter.

7.Whydoestheinterviewerhopetoholdaninterview?

A.Toknowwhethertheinterviewees'hobbiesandinterestsareright.

B.Todigdeepintotheinterviewees'personallifeandtheirprivacyandknowthemmore.

C.Tojudgewhethertheinterviewees'competenciesmeettheinterviewers'needs.

D.Tocomparealltheintervieweesandseewhethertheyaredifferentgreatly.

8.Whichofthefollowingscanbefilledintheblankinthepassage?

A.DosandDon'ts.B.Orderyourthoughts.

C.Whatshouldyoudo.D.Whatshouldyouknow.

9.Whatshouldyoupaymoreattentiontoinagooddescriptionofyourhobbiesandinterests?

A.Yourdescriptionofyourhobbiesandinterestsshouldaddvaluetothejobyouareseeking.

B.Yourstatementtotheinterviewershouldattractthem.

C.Yourshouldbehonesttodescribeyourhobbiesandinterests.

D.Yourstatementtotheinterviewershouldbestraightforward.

10.Whatisthebestpolicyofyourinterview?

A.Toselecttheactivitiesyouarefamiliarwithasyourhobbiesandinterests.

B.Togiveadetailedstatementtodescribeyourhobbies.

C.Tobalanceinlistingindividualhobbiesalongwithteamwork.

D.Tobehonestwhendescribingyourhobbiesandinterests.

C

Tolstoyoncecalledboredom"Thedesirefordesires".Itmaybeanacute,desperatesenseofwantingsomething,anythingtothinkabout,oritmaybeacontinuingfeelingofennui（（法）厌倦）thatgoesthroughoutyourday-to-day,forcingyoutosubconsciously（潜意识地）filluptheemptyspacesinyourtimewithunfulfilleddonkeywork.Ifeithersituationringstrue,youneedahobby.

Mostpeopledon'tevenrealizethattheydon'thaveahobby—theyknowtheyhaveinterests,butbecausethoseinterestsdon'tnecessarilycontributetoincomeorsecurity,theygetmentallypushedtothebackburnerasa"someday"self-promise.Interestsmayfascinateyou,butahobbymeansyou'redoingsomethingaboutit—itgivesyousomethingtothinkabout,somethingtotalkabout,andsomethingtolookforwardto.Somehobbiesmayevengeneratesomeincome.

Choosingahobbyissimple—justthinkofsomethingyouloveorhavealwayswantedtoknowmoreabout,andgofromthere.Ofcourse,youmayhavetoomanypotentialinterestsallbottledupwaitingforthe"someday",sohowdoyoudecide?

There'saJewishproverbthatsays"Whenahabitbeginstocostmoney,it'scalledahobby."Ifthatdoesn'tnarrowitdownenough,considerhowthedifferenttypesofhobbiesfitintoyourlifestyleandinterest.

Take"making"asanexample.The"making"hobbiesaretheoppositeof"collecting"hobbies.Sure,you'llneedtoaccumulateacertainamountoftoolsandmaterials,butthemainfocusonthehobbyistheoutputinsteadoftheinput.Craftershavethesehobbiesinthebag—scrapbooking,knitting,paintingandneedlepointareallverytypicalandeasytolearn,but"making"hobbiesalsoincludethingslikebaking,poetry,photographyandblogging.Thecommonthreadbeingthatwhenyouhavefinishedpracticingyourhobbyfortheday,youareleftwithsomethingthatwasn'ttherebefore—itcametoliferightinyourhands.Yourfriendswouldpreferifyouchosebakinginsteadofpoetry.

11.WhenallthefollowingsituationsappearEXCEPT ,youneedahobby.

A.thatyouhaveastrongdesireofwantingsomething

B.thatyouarefeelingverytiredalldaylongwithmeaninglesswork

C.thatyouthinkyouhavetoomuchworktodealwith

D.thatyouhaveawishtokillyoursparetime

12.Whatisthedifferencebetweenhobbiesandinterests?

A.Hobbiesmaysometimesbringinincomewhileinterestsmaynot.

B.Interestsmaygetinsecureincomewhilehobbiesmaynot.

C.Mostpeoplehavehobbiesorintereststhatcanbenefitthemselves.

D.Interestsmayattractyourattentionwhilehobbiesmaynot.

13.Whatcanyoudotochooseyourhobby?

A.Changeyourhabitintoyourhobbyearlier.

B.Keepyourpotentialinterestsforthe"someday".

C.Decidewhatyouhavealwayswishedmost.

D.Considerthedifferenttypesofhobbiesfirst.

14.Whatdoyouneedtodevelopyour"making"hobbies?

A.Practiceskillsandabilitiesforyourhobby.

B.Enoughtoolsandmaterialstomakeaninput.

C.Thingslikebaking,poetry,photographyandblogging.

D.Acertainnumberoftoolsandmaterialstomakeanoutput.

D

Whydopeoplebuyart?

Toanswerthisquestion,askyourselfwhatyourreasonsareforthinkingofgettingapieceofart.Anartworkcancostalargeamountofmoney,butifitmeetsyourneeds,it'swortheverypenny.

Peoplebuyartformanyreasons.Manypeoplebuyanartworksimplybecausetheylikeit,evenifitisbyanunknownartist.Art,aslongasyouenjoyit,isneverawasteofmoney.

Artisforenjoyment.Artismeanttobeshown.Don'teverfeelpressuredintobuyingsomething