Question

Do you have a hobby—something you really enjoy doing in your spare time? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could spend more time on your hobby and less time at work? Maybe it’s not an either/or situation. Perhaps you can do both at the same time.

When choosing a career, one of the things you must consider is your interests. Why then do so many people not even think about their hobbies when a hobby is, in fact, an interest? Perhaps it’s because even Webster’s Dictionary defines a hobby as “a pursuit (消遣，嗜好) outside one’s regular occupation (职业)”. Maybe this is a rule you should break. After all, no one ever said your hobby had to stay separate from your occupation. In addition people are usually very skilled at their hobbies. The combination of interest and skill is a very compelling (令人信服的) reason to choose a particular career.

“Who’s going to hire someone who loves making beaded (串珠状的) jewelry?” you may ask yourself. Good question. Don’t wait for someone to hire you. Start your own business. That may be the best way to combine your hobby with your career. Those with hobbies that involve creating things, i.e. jewelry, clothing, or pottery, may do well to sell those items on their own. Before you go forward with your plans, though, you should find out whether being an entrepreneur (企业家) is for you.

When you attempt to turn your hobby into a career, don’t forget to do your homework. Even though you may have enjoyed training your pet birds to sing the national song, that doesn’t mean you’re suitable to be an animal trainer. Be sure to research your career choice completely. There may be aspects（方面）of it that just aren’t for you. In that case, stick to your day job, as they say, and save your hobby for your free time.

1. Why does the writer ask two questions in the first paragraph?

A. To lead in the topic of hobby and career.

B. To describe what can be a hobby.

C. To compare hobbies with work.

D. To explain what a hobby is.

2. We can infer（推断）from paragraph 2 that many people ___________.

A. always mix their interest with their hobbies

B. often separate their hobbies from their jobs

C. daren’t break a rule of choosing their jobs

D. don’t know the true meaning of a hobby

3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?

A. Doing one’s homework may be a hobby.

B. A day job can’t be a hobby in your spare time.

C. Not every hobby is suitable to become a career.

D. An animal trainer has a hobby of singing songs.

4. By writing this passage, the writer wants to introduce ___________.

A. how to choose a hobby for your free time

B. how to develop your own hobby

C. how to treat your job as a hobby

D. how to turn a hobby into a career

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇人生感悟类阅读。人们有事业也有自己的业余爱好，如何把业余爱好转变成事业？最好的方法就是把两者有机的结合在一起。

1. you have a hobby—something you really enjoy doing in your spare time? Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could spend more time on your hobby and less time at work? 你是否有业余爱好—在你的业余时间真正喜欢做的事情？你有没有考虑过如果你可以在自己感兴趣的事情上面花更多的时间，而在工作上花更少的时间，那会怎么样？这两个问句引出文章的主题，故选A

2. it’s because even Webster’s Dictionary defines a hobby as “a pursuit (消遣，嗜好) outside one’s regular occupation (职业)”. Maybe this is a rule you should break. After all, no one ever said your hobby had to stay separate from your occupation. 可能是因为，即使在韦氏词典上，对业余爱好的定义也是“在正规工作之外的追求”。也许你该打破这条成规。毕竟，没人说过你的兴趣和工作应该绝对分开。从这里可知“很多人经常把他们的事业和业余爱好分离开。”

3. 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句、第三句、第四句Even though you may have enjoyed training your pet birds to sing the national song, that doesn’t mean you’re suitable to be an animal trainer. Be sure to research your career choice completely. There may be aspects（方面）of it that just aren’t for you. 即使你喜欢培训你的34只长尾小鹦鹉唱国歌也不意味着你注定适合做一名驯兽师。确保对你选择的职业做好了充分的调查研究。也许有的方面就不适合你。

4.4】主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句 Perhaps you can do both at the same time.又或许你可以同时做到这样的两件事情。第三段的That may be the best way to combine your hobby with your career. 这可能是将你的兴趣融合到工作中的最佳方式了。最后一段最后两句There may be aspects（方面）of it that just aren’t for you. In that case, stick to your day job, as they say, and save your hobby for your free time. 也许有的方面就不适合你，这样的话，就坚持你原来的工作吧，像他们说的一样，将业余爱好留在工作以外的时间吧。

考点：考查人生感悟类阅读。