From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is   1  by their own interests .
There are many different ways to spend our  2  time. Almost everyone has some kind of   3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very  5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth  6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which   7  him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8  makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.
That’s  9  a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,  10   the pleasure it gives us is.
小題1:
A．decideB．decidedC．dependD．depended
小題2:
A．work B．freeC．busy D．sports
小題3:
A．hobbyB．thingC．jobD．way
小題4:
A．buyingB．sellingC．makingD．collecting
小題5:
A．interestingB．excitingC．cheapD．expensive
小題6:
A．a(chǎn) littleB．a(chǎn) fewC．a(chǎn) lotD．a(chǎn) number
小題7:
A．paidB．costC．tookD．spent
小題8:
A．EverythingB．AnythingC．NothingD．Something
小題9:
A．whereB．howC．whatD．why
小題10:
A．soB．butC．becauseD．a(chǎn)s

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:B

試題分析：這篇短文主要通過幾個事例給我們講述了個人愛好對于我們生活的意義。
小題1:動詞辨析。Decide決定，判決；depend依賴，取決于。句意：這是由他們自己的興趣決定的。Depend一般不用于被動語態(tài)，故選B。
小題2:聯(lián)系第一段描述，可知此處指的是，有很多方法度過我們的空閑時間，故選B，免費的，空閑的。
小題3:聯(lián)系下文描述，可知此處指的是，幾乎每個人都有一些愛好。故選A，習慣，愛好。
小題4:動詞辨析。A. 買；B. 賣，銷售；C.制作；D. 收集。聯(lián)系下文stamps，可知此處指的是收集郵票，故選D。
小題5:聯(lián)系后半句but others don’t cost anything at all.描述，可知此處指的是有的愛好非常昂貴，故選D，昂貴的。
小題6:短語辨析。 a little一點，修飾不可數(shù)名詞；a few幾個，修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)；a lot許多，可修飾可數(shù)名詞與不可數(shù)名詞； a number許多，修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)。結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是一些收集值很多錢。英語中money是不可數(shù)名詞，故選C。
小題7:動詞辨析。take 用于 it takes sb ... to do sth句型，僅指花費時間（three hours等），必須用it作形式主語，指代下文不定式內(nèi)容；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主語必須是人，可以指花費時間、也可以指花費金錢；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主語必須是物，多指花費金錢，少數(shù)情況可指花費時間、氣力，有時表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢（給某人）買……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。本句邏輯主語是先行詞a fifty-cent piece ，指物，故選B。
小題8:不定代詞辨析。something一些東西，一般用于肯定句及表示請求建議等含義的疑問句中；anything也是表示一些東西，任何東西，一般用于否定及疑問句中。Nothing沒有東西，用于肯定句表示否定含義；everything每件東西；結(jié)合語境可知此處指的是沒有什么能比找到一個新的火柴盒能讓他更高興了。故選C。
小題9:疑問詞辨析。A. 在哪兒；B.如何，怎樣；C. 什么；D. 為什么。聯(lián)系上文描述，可知此處指的是那就是愛好意為的東西。故選C。
小題10:連詞辨析。A. 因此，所以；B. 但是，可是；C. 因為；D.因為，隨著。聯(lián)系上下文，可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故選B。
點評：這篇短文內(nèi)容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯(lián)系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯(lián)系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區(qū)分詞義，結(jié)合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。
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