【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 and famous. For most people, a hobby is just something they enjoy doing for the purpose of the thing itself. Such hobbies are still very useful. Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives. Most importantly, a hobby is just something you do to make you happy. I hate to break it to you, but we all have a long lifetime of work and stress ahead of us. It will make things much easier if we can practice the piano or make some collections after work. Sure, it39。s not easy to start a new hobby while going to school, but it will likely never get easier than it is right now. So think about the thing that you have always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever. You never know, you might bee the world39。s next great people. If not, you39。ll at least be a little more wellrounded, more interesting and less stressed.（1）What does Paragraph 1 mainly show? A.All people should learn to relax.B.Today39。s people have little time for hobbies.C.People in the past took their hobbies seriously.D.People39。s lives have been negatively affected by media.（2）What does the author think of hobbies? A.They may take up too much time.B.They can help us enjoy a better life.C.They sometimes can bring us stress.D.They should make us famous one day.（3）What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A.We should start a hobby now.B.Starting a new hobby isn39。t easy.C.We39。d better develop a hobby at school.D.Developing a hobby will get easier as time goes by.（4）What39。s the author39。s purpose in writing the text? A.To introduce some helpful hobbies.B.To encourage us to have a hobby.C.To tell us how to create a happy life.D.To tell us how to find our potential.【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，作者認(rèn)為現(xiàn)在的人沒什么時(shí)間來培養(yǎng)興趣愛好，但有一個(gè)興趣愛好非常重要。 （1）考查段落大意。根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容可知，本段主要是講現(xiàn)在的人太忙，沒什么時(shí)間培養(yǎng)興趣愛好，故選B。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“Studies have shown that people who have a hobby are less likely to have stress and more likely to have more meaningful lives.可知，擁有興趣愛好可以讓我們的生活變得更好，故選B。 （3）考查句義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)劃線句子以及So think about the thing that you have always wanted to try but were too embarrassed or busy or whatever.可知，這里是講現(xiàn)在就是培養(yǎng)興趣愛好的最好時(shí)機(jī)。故選A。 （4）考查寫作意圖。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知，本文主要是講培養(yǎng)興趣愛好非常重要，我們應(yīng)該有興趣愛好，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷，句義猜測(cè)，寫作意圖和段落大意四個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 Idioms are one of the hardest parts of learning a language. For those of you who don39。t know, an idiom is a phrase which has a meaning, but the meaning is not clear from the words themselves. If you translate an idiom word for word, it sometimes makes no sense at all. They are like puzzles and even native speakers can get confused when someone uses a phrase that they39。ve never heard of.With that in mind, here are five mon English idioms that you can use in a variety of Situations.⒈Get your act together (Meaning: you need to improve your behaviour/work) This might be something your teacher says to you if you score badly in an exam or if you misbehave in class. You can also use it to talk about people in general. For example, if your friend is being mean or nasty for no reason, then you can tell them that they need to get their act together.⒉Pull yourself together (Meaning: calm down) This is a somewhat impolite way of telling someone that they are overreacting and that they need to relax. Only use this if you think the person you are speaking to is getting upset over something insignificant. If your friend tells you that their close relative has died, it is NOT the time to tell them to pull themselves together.⒊I39。m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。m sick) Yes, it39。s longer and more difficult to say than 39。I39。m sick39。, but if your English teacher asks you why you haven39。t done your homework, he or she is more likely to forgive you if you say that you were feeling under the weather. You may not have done your English homework, but your teacher might be impressed that you know how to make eloquent excuses in a foreign language.⒋It39。s a piece of cake (Meaning: it39。s easy) I don39。t know why this means what it does, but sometimes you just have to accept that English people use weird phrases.⒌Break a leg (Meaning: good luck!) This is perhaps one of the most confusing yet wellknown English idioms. If someone says this to you, do not take offence or think they are threatening you。 they are just wishing you luck. It is most often used for people wishing success to actors and actresses before they perform on the stage, but it can be said in other situations, too. All in all, learning a new language can be challenging. It39。s definitely not a piece of cake, especially when there are so many confusing idioms. However, with enough hard work and interest, you will succeed in no time. Break a leg!（1）Which idiom is proper for you to say to your worried classmate who is to take part in the 800metre race at the school sports meet? your act together. yourself together. a leg.39。s a piece of cake.（2）How should you respond when you hear your deskmate say, I am feeling under the weather. A.What39。s wrong with you?B.Don39。t worry. Let39。s call 120.C.Get up and finish your homework.D.Why don39。t you take an umbrella with you?（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about idioms? sometimes make no sense at all. speakers have trouble understanding idioms sometimes. are the hardest part of learning a language. can guess the meaning of an idiom from the words in it.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，習(xí)語是學(xué)習(xí)語言最困難的部分之一，作者列舉了五個(gè)常見習(xí)語的用法。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)It39。s a piece of cake (Meaning: it39。s easy)意思是很容易，可知可以表達(dá)你對(duì)即將參加800米比賽的同學(xué)的擔(dān)憂，故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)I39。m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。m sick)可知，當(dāng)你聽到你的同桌說“我感覺不舒服”時(shí)，你該怎樣回答。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are like puzzles and even native speakers can get confused wh