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Directions: Read the following passage. make the correct choice and write it down on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Home entertainment in the USAWhat is the difference between "entertainment" and "hobbies"? Well, you don't really do anything with entertainment (you get entertained), while hobbies are more active (you do hobbies.Watching TV is still the most popular form of home entertainment in the USA. According to US government statistics, watching TV is the leisure activity that occupies the most time (2.8 hours per day). This is about half of all leisure time that those aged 15 and over have.Visiting friends or chatting online is the next most common leisure activity. This takes up nearly 45 minutes every day.Men are more interested in spectator sports than women — 31 percent compared with a figure of 16 percent for women.It is not surprising that on an average day, adults aged 75 and over spend 3.8 hours on leisure activities. This is more than any other age group. Because they have to go to work and run a household, 35 to 44-year-olds spend only 4.3 hours on leisure activities. This is less than any other age group.The time that different age groups spend reading, playing video games or using a computer for leisure is different, too.People aged 75 and over read about one hour per weekend day; they play video games or use a computer for leisure for about 26 minutes. People aged 15 to 19 read for an average of only 5 minutes per weekend day, but they spend one hour playing video games or using a computer for leisure.However, this is beginning to change. Just a few years ago, playing computer games and visiting social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace was something almost only young people did. Now, more and more older people are doing it. They find this can be a wonderful way of relaxing after a hard day's work.1. Which home entertainment is the most popular in the USA?(A) Visiting friends____(B) Chatting online____(C) Watching TV____(D) Playing computer games____2. How long do people aged 35-44 spend their leisure time?(A) 7.8 hours(B) 4.3 hours(C) 2.8 hours(D) 1 hour3. How long do people aged 75 and over read per weekend day?(A) I hour(B) 15 minutes(C) 5 minutes(D) 26 minutes4. How long do people aged 15-19 read per weekend day?(A) I hour(B) 15 minutes(C) 5 minutes(D) 26 minutes5. Now more and more____people are playing computer games and visiting social networking sites.(A) younger(B) older(C) middle-aged(D) young
Directions: Read the following passage. make the correct choice and write it down on the Answer Sheet.Passage 1Home entertainment in the USAWhat is the difference between "entertainment" and "hobbies"? Well, you don't really do anything with entertainment (you get entertained), while hobbies are more active (you do hobbies.Watching TV is still the most popular form of home entertainment in the USA. According to US government statistics, watching TV is the leisure activity that occupies the most time (2.8 hours per day). This is about half of all leisure time that those aged 15 and over have.Visiting friends or chatting online is the next most common leisure activity. This takes up nearly 45 minutes every day.Men are more interested in spectator sports than women — 31 percent compared with a figure of 16 percent for women.It is not surprising that on an average day, adults aged 75 and over spend 3.8 hours on leisure activities. This is more than any other age group. Because they have to go to work and run a household, 35 to 44-year-olds spend only 4.3 hours on leisure activities. This is less than any other age group.The time that different age groups spend reading, playing video games or using a computer for leisure is different, too.People aged 75 and over read about one hour per weekend day; they play video games or use a computer for leisure for about 26 minutes. People aged 15 to 19 read for an average of only 5 minutes per weekend day, but they spend one hour playing video games or using a computer for leisure.However, this is beginning to change. Just a few years ago, playing computer games and visiting social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace was something almost only young people did. Now, more and more older people are doing it. They find this can be a wonderful way of relaxing after a hard day's work.1. Which home entertainment is the most popular in the USA?(A) Visiting friends____(B) Chatting online____(C) Watching TV____(D) Playing computer games____2. How long do people aged 35-44 spend their leisure time?(A) 7.8 hours(B) 4.3 hours(C) 2.8 hours(D) 1 hour3. How long do people aged 75 and over read per weekend day?(A) I hour(B) 15 minutes(C) 5 minutes(D) 26 minutes4. How long do people aged 15-19 read per weekend day?(A) I hour(B) 15 minutes(C) 5 minutes(D) 26 minutes5. Now more and more____people are playing computer games and visiting social networking sites.(A) younger(B) older(C) middle-aged(D) young
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1. 在美国,最受欢迎的家庭娱乐方式是看电视。 2. 35-44岁的人群平均每天花费 4.3 小时 在休闲活动上。 3. 75岁及以上的人群平均每个周末日阅读 1 小时。 4. 15-19岁的人群平均每个周末日阅读 5 分钟。 5. 现在越来越多老年人开始玩电脑游戏和访问社交网站。