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

-- I don’t know _____________.   -- In about ten minutes, I think.

Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.

Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”

“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself! After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around Belize and Central America.”

1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.

A．go to university abroad

B．spend one year abroad as volunteers

C．go to work for money

D．start work in schools or hospitals

2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.

A．England           B．China             C．Belize            D．Cardiff

3. Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.

A．studying Chinese in a university

B．working to save the coral reefs

C．helping do some housework

D．doing some research in Wales

4.From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.

A．will die because of the pollution

B．are not as beautiful as before

C．cannot live without fish in the sea

D．will probably be sold for money

5.Pauline Jones wants to_______after she finishes her work as a volunteer.

A．stay there for another year

B．go back home to start work

C．learn about the people home

D．travel around Central America

根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

I dreamed of going to the USA when I was a middle school student. When I was in high school, I made up my   1  to go to America.

I wanted to study English and American culture. And I didn’t want to study in college in Japan at all. In Japan, it is very   2  to enter a famous college or university but easy to graduate, so students don’t study hard after they enter the college or university. This was one of the reasons why I came to America.

I came to America last September. I have been here for eight months. When I first came here, I was very surprised. There are many differences   3  Japan and America. I felt it was very strange and interesting.

I was also very upset because I heard English   4 . Whenever I watched TV, went shopping, or even   5  a walk, I heard only English. Everything was very hard for me because I could hardly understand English. Now I am used to hearing English and I can talk with Americans more easily,   6  things are getting better.

After I came here, I realized how much I love my family, how difficult it is to live by   7 , how exciting it is to live in another country, and how important it is to do   8  I want to do. If I didn’t come here, maybe I didn’t realize these things. This is the most important experience in my life. I’m going to stay here for about three years. I’ll never forget the life in the USA.

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.”
【小题1】What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?