Section B
Passage One
A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do when he has time to spare. Hobbyists raise pets, build model ships, weave baskets, or carve soap figures. People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after they have worked hard, and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of his age, position or income. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies or pastimes.
Until modern times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. On the other hand, people have had more time than before for hobbies since machines and automation began to reduce the amount of time they must spend on their jobs. Hobbies provide variety for workers who do the same monotonous tasks all day long. More people are retiring than ever before, and at an earlier age. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do when they have newly found leisure hours.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Why do people take up hobbies?
【解析】選[A]。題干問人們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)有愛好，選項(xiàng)[A] 符合題意，文章中...these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation是選項(xiàng)[A] 中hobbies make people enjoy life 的具體表現(xiàn)形式，即業(yè)余愛好賦予人們享受生活的具體表現(xiàn)形式。其他選項(xiàng)文中均未說到。
27. What do we learn from the passage?
【解析】選[D]。題干是問人們從這篇聽力文章中推導(dǎo)出什么。文中說到Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of his age, position or income，可推出選項(xiàng)[D] 符合題意。而選項(xiàng)[A] 認(rèn)為愛好distract people from work “使人們 工作分心”理解錯(cuò)誤，愛好使工作和娛樂達(dá)到平衡，并不影響工作，故不選[A]。[B]和[C]選項(xiàng)過于絕對(duì)，愛好不僅僅是退休人員和病人的活動(dòng)。其他人也能有時(shí)間享受，故不選。
28. Why do people have more time for their hobbies than ever before?
【解析】選[A]。題干問為什么人們現(xiàn)在可以有更多的時(shí)間來滿足愛好。選項(xiàng)[A] 符合題意，依據(jù)是文中提到machines and automation began to reduce the amount of time they must spend on their jobs，即：機(jī)器為人們做了很多工作。
Passage One
A hobby can be almost anything a person likes to do when he has time to spare. Hobbyists raise pets, build model ships, weave baskets, or carve soap figures. People take up hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after they have worked hard, and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies also offer interesting activities for persons who have retired. Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of his age, position or income. Doctors have found that hobbies are valuable in helping patients recover from physical or mental illness. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies or pastimes.
Until modern times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. On the other hand, people have had more time than before for hobbies since machines and automation began to reduce the amount of time they must spend on their jobs. Hobbies provide variety for workers who do the same monotonous tasks all day long. More people are retiring than ever before, and at an earlier age. Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do when they have newly found leisure hours.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. Why do people take up hobbies?
【解析】選[A]。題干問人們?yōu)槭裁磿?huì)有愛好，選項(xiàng)[A] 符合題意，文章中...these activities offer enjoyment, friendship, knowledge, and relaxation是選項(xiàng)[A] 中hobbies make people enjoy life 的具體表現(xiàn)形式，即業(yè)余愛好賦予人們享受生活的具體表現(xiàn)形式。其他選項(xiàng)文中均未說到。
27. What do we learn from the passage?
【解析】選[D]。題干是問人們從這篇聽力文章中推導(dǎo)出什么。文中說到Anyone can follow a satisfying hobby, regardless of his age, position or income，可推出選項(xiàng)[D] 符合題意。而選項(xiàng)[A] 認(rèn)為愛好distract people from work “使人們 工作分心”理解錯(cuò)誤，愛好使工作和娛樂達(dá)到平衡，并不影響工作，故不選[A]。[B]和[C]選項(xiàng)過于絕對(duì)，愛好不僅僅是退休人員和病人的活動(dòng)。其他人也能有時(shí)間享受，故不選。
28. Why do people have more time for their hobbies than ever before?
【解析】選[A]。題干問為什么人們現(xiàn)在可以有更多的時(shí)間來滿足愛好。選項(xiàng)[A] 符合題意，依據(jù)是文中提到machines and automation began to reduce the amount of time they must spend on their jobs，即：機(jī)器為人們做了很多工作。