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(標本) 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.”
小題1:What did the class teacher think of hobbies for children?
A．UnwelcomeB．HopelessC．HarmfulD．Important
小題2:What time did Tommy get back to school that afternoon?

小題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
小題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
小題5:What’s the best title for this passage?
A．Important HobbiesB．Tommy’s Hobby
C．Different HobbiesD．Collecting Butterflies

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B
主旨大意：這篇短文中的老師讓學生們展示自己的愛好，托米也帶來了自己的愛好。但是通過對話老師才知道，它的愛好不是自己動手做，而是看著別人做，令老師啼笑皆非。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段The class teacher thought that hobbies were important for children. 描述，可知選D。
小題2:根據(jù)However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies in glass cases.描述，可知托米是在四點四十五分返回的學校。故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)The teacher liked the samples(標本) very much 描述，可知這是一些蝴蝶標本，說明蝴蝶已經(jīng)死了，故不可能會再次飛走。選D。
小題4:根據(jù)What surprised her most was the answer, “My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies.”描述，可知選C。
小題5:這篇短文的老師讓學生們來展示自己的愛好，主要就是圍繞愛好這個內(nèi)容來寫的，故選B，托米的愛好。
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