19．Nowadays，most of us live a busy life．What do you do to keep yourself relaxed？Besides spending time with family，having a glass of wine with friends or reading a book，how about a hobby？
Personally，I'm a collector．I like blue and white pieces the best---blue and white anything﹗Plates，jars，vases，cups，bowls---I love them all．Collecting items is like something you can't get enough of．You get one，and you want to have more．
I find collecting to be a fun and inspirational hobby．In many ways，it's like a puzzle I'm never tired of solving．I look high and low for new pieces to add to my collection．I can often be found visiting Marshell's，looking over their inexpensive offerings．In fact，I found one of my favorite pieces there．
I've mixed inexpensive pieces from Marshell's with more expensive finds．A lot of times，it's the piece I'm not looking for that falls into my lap； I find a way to make it part of my blue and white family．What I love about my collection is that when I get inspired，I can move them around the house，mix and match and make things look fresh and new．
Ever since I was a little girl，blue has been my favorite color．I think I got it from my aunt in Mexico．Some of my earliest memories are visiting her in Mexico and sitting on a chair in her kitchen，which had blue and white tiles（瓷砖）from the floor to the ceiling．I would spend countless hours admiring all the beautiful blue and white plates and shiny blue tiles around her kitchen．Once I had a home，I began to build my own blue and white collection．
54．We can infer that in the writer's opinion，A．
A．having a hobby can help us relax
B．reading a book alone is really boring
C．keeping a hobby is not easy for most of people
D．having a glass of wine with friends is not a good idea
55．What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 probably mean？D
A．Collecting things requires a lot of money．
B．People always want less than they need．
C．People may not know what they want to collect．
D．Once you start collecting things，it's hard to stop．
56．If something falls into your lap，it means youC．
A．have been looking for it
B．don't know what it is
C．get it unexpectedly
D．like it very much
57．What's the last paragraph mainly about？B
A．When the writer started collecting things．
B．When the writer started liking blue things．
C．What kind of thing the writer collected first．
D．Why the writer liked her aunt's things so much．
分析 本文作者主要介绍了在繁忙的工作之余，令自己放松的爱好---收藏蓝色与白色的物品；文中详细介绍了作者从收藏中得到的乐趣，收藏习惯以及自己喜欢蓝色的起因等．
解答 答案：
54．A 观点态度题 根据第一段提到了：在繁忙的工作之余，（包括爱好在内的）几种可以令人放松的方法，以及第三段中的"I find collecting to be a fun and inspirational hobby．（我发现收藏是有趣的和鼓舞人心的爱好）"可知，作者认为：爱好可以使人放松；故选A
55．D 句意解释题 根据第二段中"You get one，and you want to have more．（你得到一个，你还想要更多）"可推测出此处的意思是：收藏起物品来就好像永远都得不到满足一样；故选D
56．C 句意解释题 根据上文作者提到了自己收藏了许多蓝色以及白色的物品以及收藏起物品来总觉得像得不到满足一样；可知此处讲述的应是这些藏品的来由，即：很多时候，它并不是我要找的物品，却突然出现在了我的面前；故选C
57．B 内容归纳题 在最后一段中，作者主要讲述了开始喜欢蓝色的时间以及起因；故选B
点评 做本题时，首先应快速浏览全文，把握文章的主旨大意以及作者的态度；其次，可以通过对相关细节的理解，以及通过内容归纳，概括段落大意，从而选出正确的答案．
