Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see all of your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is an opportunity to take up new hobbies. As you know, it is common in Britain for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to begin something new is a common New Year resolution for many school teenagers.
Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free of charge. For example, I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class that my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lesson, and they did so, like most parents, without any complaint.
The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons and drama club:  Both classes offered exams students could take. Because the extra classes may take up much time of the students, students with many hobbies sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But they could enjoy their life better than those who didn't foster (培養(yǎng)) any hobbies at school. For example, they could build up good friendship with the persons who shared the common interest with them. Most important of all, the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.
Frankly speaking, I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them. After all, my best friend today is someone whom I met in my gymnastics class. The reason why we are still keeping in close touch with each other is that we have much in common.
小題1:The first paragraph suggests that it's children's nature          .
A．to value friendship
B．to make a promise easily
C．to copy others' behavior
D．to be curious about the new
小題2:The author's parents' attitude to hobby classes might be that of         .
A．a(chǎn)pprovalB．doubtC．unconcernD．disapproval
小題3:What is the biggest benefit children can get from taking up a new hobby?
A．They can enjoy a good time.
B．They can learn extra skills.
C．They can make more friends.
D．They will have things to share.
小題4:From the author's experience, we can learn that          .
A．free hobby classes are very popular
B．hobbies are a way of making friends
C．we must be careful when choosing a hobby
D．hobby classes may not last a long time
小題5:What is the purpose of the passage?
A．To introduce some hobby classes at school.
B．To tell readers how to choose hobby classes.
C．To encourage readers to take up new hobbies.
D．To report a trend among British school children.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：本文講述新學(xué)年的開始，一切讓人感到新奇，開始新的愛好，雖然不一定能堅持，但父母對此支持，自己也能從中認(rèn)識很多新朋友.
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段提到Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see all of your friends again. But most exciting of all, the new term is an opportunity to take up new hobbies.新學(xué)期很是令人興奮，更興奮的是有機會能開始新的愛好，故選D項。
小題2:A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段提到But when I learnt how to play the drum my parents had to pay for the lesson, and they did so, like most parents, without any complaint.可知父母的態(tài)度是同意，故選A項。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到Most important of all, the students with hobbies left school with many extra skills.最重要的是，學(xué)生能從中得到額外的技能，故選B項。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到The reason why we are still keeping in close touch with each other is that we have much in common.我們保持親密關(guān)系的原因是我們有共同的愛好，故選B項。
小題5:C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到Frankly speaking, I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them.坦白地說，我從來沒有繼續(xù)過開始的愛好，但我從來沒有后悔過，因為因此而交到很多的朋友，故選C項。
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