英语话题阅读InterestandHobbies(1)

英语话题阅读InterestandHobbies(1)

Interests and Hobbies

Unit One Hobbies

Hobbies are something we do as an entertainment but we do not necessarily participate in. It is often the case that we first bee interested in something, and then we practice it ourselves. When we often do it or practice it regularly for relaxation and get fun, it bees our hobby. A hobby is something that we must be interested in doing, while interest is something we may not necessarily practice doing ourselves. They are activities we enjoy doing in our free time for fun or entertainment rather than being forced to get into. Interests are something that we have the desire to know more about,

Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. Some watch television or go to the movies; others participate in sports. Some surf the Inter or play puter games; others go window-shopping. Some keep pets or raise flowers; others paint pictures. Some collect postcards or sts; others go fishing. Some play musical instruments or do the knitting; others take photos. And the list goes on. The choice of hobbies varies from person to person. It depends on individual talents and interests, and economic situations.

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People can select different kinds of hobbies according to their own interests. They can choose hobbies for fun, for profit or for health. They can choose hobbies that are very popular and easy to develop, such as watching TV, reading, window-shopping, jogging, taking a walk and so on. These hobbies need no special training. They can also choose hobbies that are not so easy to develop, such as painting, playing musical instruments, singing, dancing and so on. These hobbies need special training and individual talents, not easy for everyone to develop. People who sit at the desk all day long like to develop active hobbies, while people like professional sports players tend to take up quiet hobbies. Everyone should do something for a change so as to keep a balance between work and play.

Most people take up one hobby or another for relaxation, while others have hobbies for killing time. Since we are living in a wonderful but petitive world, almost everyone accepts the wisdom of keeping a balance between work and play, but not all people practice it. To many retired people, they take up hobbies just for killing time. As we know, retired people have much more free time than those who have a job. So if retired people develop one kind hobby or another,

they will not worry about what to do all day long. And if they have a hobby involving several persons, they can make friends and will not feel lonely. Students have to study hard. They have to finish many assignments, to take numerous examinations and to fight for their future. But as the proverb goes, “All work and

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no play make Jack a dull boy”, students need hobbies to refresh themselves in order to have better performance on their studies.

It’s wise for us to look at some important factors of a hobby and study how they relate to our particular situation before we take up a certain hobby. We should ask ourselves what it is that we think we will enjoy about the activity itself.

Vocabulary

necessarily ['nesis?rili; nesi'serili] ad. 必然,必定 participate [pɑ:'tisipeit] v. 参加,分享,参与 regularly ['regj?l?li] ad. 定期地,有规律地 relaxation [,ri:l?k'sei??n] n. 松弛,放松,减轻 instrument ['instrum?nt] n. 乐器,工具 knit [nit] v. 编织 vary ['v??ri] v. 变化,改变 economic [,i:k?'n?mik] a. 经济的

petitive [k?m'petitiv] a. 竞争的,比赛的

assignment [?'sainm?nt] n. 功课,任务,被指定的(课外)作业 numerous ['nju:m?r?s] a. 为数众多的,许多

refresh [ri'fre?] v. 使...生气蓬勃,提起精神,恢复精神 能力提高 一、词汇理解

Choose the correct words or phrases to replace the words or phrases in bold. participate in, vary, take up, assignment, rather than, numerous, refresh 1. They can choose hobbies that are very popular and easy to develop. ______ 2. Everyone

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in the class is expected to take part in the discussion. ______

3. After the accident, many attempts have been made to hide the truth. ______ 4. He drank a glass of beer to make himself fell less tired. ______

5. At the end of the class, our English teacher usually offers us special homework to do. ______ 6. Teaching methods differ greatly from school to school. ______

7. Instead of squeezing your own oranges, have you tried buying packs of orange juice? ______ 二、句子和结构理解

分析下列句子结构，并模仿结构翻译句子。

1. It is often the case that we first bee interested in something, and then we practice it ourselves.

经常是在暴风雨来临之前会有预报的。

_____________________________________________________________________________ 2. As we know, retired people have much more free time than those who have a job. 众所周知,西方文化和中国文化有很多差异.

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____________________________________________________________________________ 3. As the proverb goes, “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”, students need hobbies to refresh themselves in order to have better performance on their studies. 俗话说，有志者，事竟成。

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. It’s wise for us to look at some important factors of a hobby and study how they relate to our particular situation before we take up a certain hobby. 努力学习各门功课对我们来说是一明智之举。

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 三、文章结构和综合理解

Read the passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1 ____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph

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Paragraph 4 ____________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 5 ____________________________________________________________________ 四、

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阅读表达

What’s your opinion of the proverb “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”? Say something about the importance of hobbies.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 五、写作练习

谈谈业余爱好如何让生活丰富多彩。字数：150词左右。

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