阅读理解-兴趣爱好类

Week Two 兴趣爱好一、阅读理解（共17小题；共34.0分）A On April 22, 2012, I jumped from an airplane 13,000 feet up. What was the purpose? It was just to overcome my fear of heights. Seven years ago, when I went to France, I couldnt go up the Eiffel Tower because I was afraid. It seemed so high. I wanted to overcome my fear, so I could dare to go skydiving(跳伞). At first, I didnt think I could, but I finally made it. I dont think that I could have jumped out of that plane without the encouragement of my wonderful friends and classmatesYucel and Tatiana! It was a pity that we couldnt jump together. However, as we prepared to jump, there was something special among usa special bond. I made a reservation(预定) to go skydiving one week before the day of my jump. I felt nervous during the whole week, kind of blue; but mysteriously. When it was the moment to jump from the airplane, I didnt feel any fear I just jumped! That was awesome! Awesome! There was a whole new world and the beautiful sky. I had never seen such a beautiful world! First, I felt an awful acceleration(加速度), and then I felt like I was lying in the air like a bird! I think it was an illusion, but it was wonderful! The oncoming wind blew me strongly. It was amazing! After about 50 seconds of freefall, the parachute opened. When I landed on the ground, I felt a lack of oxygen. It was difficult to breathe in during the freefall. I was so glad that I survived and was able to overcome my fear! Everything went well! If possible, I want to jump again. My first jump is an outstanding memory for me. 1. What could be the best title for the passage? A. Overcoming Fear of Heights B. Not Daring to Go up the Eiffel Tower C. Jumping from a Plane D. A Special Bond with Friends 2. By saying I finally made it, the author means . A. he gave up going skydiving in the end B. at last he succeeded in skydiving C. he made up his mind in the end D. he finally made a reservation 3. The author felt it a pity that . A. he couldnt encourage his friends B. he couldnt jump with his friends C. he didnt climb the Eiffel Tower D. he had made the reservation earlier 4. How did the author feel when it was time for him to jump? A. He was a little afraid.B. He was worried. C. He was nervous.D. He was very calm. 5. Why did the author feel a lack of oxygen when he was landing on the ground? A. Because he was falling for about a minute. B. Because it was his first time to do so. C. Because people breathe in less air when falling freely. D. Because the wind was blowing him strongly.B Paper-cut is a very special visual art of Chinese handicrafts. One saying is that it originated from the religious ceremony or offering sacrifices(贡品). The ancient people cut papers into animals or people. They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing that things that paper stood for could be with the dead. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women. It is easy to learn about cutting a piece of paper but very difficult to master it with perfection. Beginners need only a knife and paper. For craftsman, they need knives and gravers of various types to make complicated(复杂的) patterns. It can be one piece of paper or many pieces. Simple patterns can be cut with a knife. For complicated patterns, people first pasted the pattern on the paper and then used various kinds of knives to make it. No mistake can be made during the process otherwise the work would fail. Paper cutting covers nearly all topics, from flowers, birds, animals, legendary people, figures in classic novels, to types of facial make-up in Peking opera. Paper cutting has various styles in different parts of China. In the past, women living in the countryside gathered in their free time to make paper cutting, which is a way to judge their skillfulness. As society develops, fewer and fewer people learn this skill while there are some who still regard it as a profession. At present, there are factories and associations for paper cutting in China. Exhibitions and exchanges are held regularly and books of this kind are published. Paper cutting has changed from decoration to a kind of art. At the same time, paper cutting also appears in cartoons, on stage, in magazines or in TV series. 6. What is the passage mainly about? A. Ancient religious ceremonies. B. A special kind of art form in China. C. Decoration of festivals in ancient China. D. Animals made of paper. 7. Why did ancient people burn paper animals or people on the funerals? A. They wanted to give them warmth. B. They wanted the dead to have enough food. C. They wanted the animals to accompany the dead. D. They wanted the dead to use them as decoration. 8. From the passage we can see that . A. it is very easy to become a paper cutting artist B. it takes great patience and skill to make perfect paper cutting C. paper cutting is limited to some topics D. people in different parts of China have similar styles 9. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. More and more people regard paper cutting as a profession. B. Paper cutting is in danger of disappearing in the future. C. Paper cutting is a way to judge a womans skill. D. As a kind of art, paper cutting is still popular today.C Good hobbies can bring a lot of pleasure to kids and their parents. Hobbies are things that a person likes to do in his spare time. Some kids like swimming or playing sports, while others may like quieter hobbies such as reading, music, cooking, computer games or board games (棋类游戏). Older kids who can read might enjoy the guitar or the piano, while younger ones might enjoy playing the toy drums and singing along. Good hobbies for kids can be any type of activity that is beneficial for their over-all growth and has been proven to help them later in life, including self-confidence and any skills that they might learn. When choosing hobbies, parents should remember not to push kids too hard, otherwise they might give up before they really try the hobbies. Also you should give your kids the right to choose hobbies by themselves. Good hobbies are something that will grow with your kids, stretching(使发挥全部本领) and challenging them enough to keep them interested, but do not take them away from their school work. Instead, good hobbies can help to improve their homework. Also some hobbies are appropriate only for certain age groups, and can be very good for developing specific areas. For example, some musical instruments are age-specific. Older kids who can read might enjoy the guitar or the piano, while younger ones might enjoy playing the toy drums and singing along. Take my own experience as a working parent, my daughter started a new hobby in 6th grade. It has turned out to be a good thing for her self-confidence and mental ability. So trying a wide variety of hobbies, maybe one at a time, can be a good thing for everyone.10. It can be inferred from the passage that . A. good hobbies can be developed very easily B. kids are not good at choosing good hobbies C. kids of different ages enjoy different hobbies D. boys and girls enjoy different hobbies11. In the last paragraph, the writer intends to . A. show how clever her daughter is B. show the results of choosing a good hobby C. suggest what a good hobby is D. suggest that she is a good parent12. The underlined word appropriate most probably means . A. beneficialB. necessaryC. helpfulD. proper13. The writers attitude towards good hobbies is . A. doubtfulB. worriedC. neutralD. positiveD Stamp collecting is a hobby of mine. Since I have spent a large amount of money on this hobby, a friend asked me whether I regard stamp collecting as a hobby or investment. My interest in stamps goes back to the days when I was a little boy admiring the beautiful little pieces of paper stuck on the top right corners of envelopes. As I grew to take a more than superficial interest in stamps, my stamp collection grew in quantity and quality, especially after I started earning an income and became able to buy the stamps that I loved and could afford. I discovered the difficulty of having to store the stamps. It is expensive to buy the tools needed to properly collect, store and display stamps. So far, my hobby has gone from being a little boys love of beautiful pieces of paper to a more specialized(专门的) and intentional effort to collect stamps based on selected countries and themes. I now have an outstanding collection that includes a priceless collection of a particular countrys stamps. I cannot put a price to it because very few others have an interest in that countrys stamps, and the only similar collection I have seen is in a museum. So would one consider my interest in stamp collecting a hobby or investment? I think it could be seen in both ways. I enjoy stamp collecting as a hobby that could turn out to be highly profitable investment.14. As a boy, the writer began to collect stamps because . A. he had enough money B. he liked the stamps C. he thought it as an investment D. he often received letters15. What does the writer think his collections of stamps are like? A. Similar.B. Unique.C. Priceless.D. Superficial.16. What difficulty did the writer meet with in his stamp collecting? A. Buying good stamps. B. Having similar collections. C. Collecting stamps based on certain themes. D. Getting the tools needed to store stamps.17. What does the writer mean in his last sentence? A. He thinks stamp collecting could be more interesting. B. He doesnt regard stamp collecting as a potential investment. C. Stamp collecting is his hobby now, but can also bring him some money. D. Some people regard stamp collecting as a hobby while others an investment.二、完形填空（共20小题；共30.0分） Sima Adhya describes how her science teacher inspired her to become a space-mission scientist. As a child, I was 18 by the moon and the stars and dreamed about traveling into 19 . At school I found I really liked the fact that there were 20 governing the universe that could be used to explain and predict things. I also had a biology teacher who really 21 me. Then I began to 22 that science and maths were the most interesting and rewarding subjects and decided to pursue these at university. I chose a 23 that offered a broad science background. I had the 24 of examining fossils in geology, making bouncy balls in chemistry and studying mechanics in 25 ! After I got my degree I 26 to travel, so I set off with a backpack and 27 time in Australia working and learning to sky dive. 28 the end of my travels I felt a pull back towards science and to my childhood fascination with space. I eventually 29 to England and went to University College London. This 30 to my current job as a spacemission scientist. My studies of the modeling of spacecraft surface forces 31 several visits to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that is part of NASA. This was an amazing 32 . My job at the moment 33 working on a spacecraft that will be going to Mercury and I am very 34 about it! Really I want to be an astronaut. 35 that, I would love to work as a scientist for NASA. Often scientists are 36 of as uncool, unattr