Unit One Interests and Hobbies Key to the Exercises Passage A
II: Reading Comprehension
1. Try to complete the sentences with what you learned from the text.
1) intensity and extensiveness 2) consider 3 )outdoor recreation 4) passionate 5) mutual 2. Based on what you have learned from the text, answer the following questions briefly. 1). The value of collecting involves purchasing or getting a hold of a particular item anchored in the fascination and inclination of the collector.
2) Age, intelligence level, stamina and personality are to be taken into account. 3) Examples would be mountain climbing, trekking, rock climbing, and the like.
4) Hobbyists make hobbies concrete. Hobbyists are people who are passionate about a specific material or an activity.
5) Level one is the Beginner who buys the “basics.”
6) He would be someone who is more familiar with the hobby.
7) Because they can benefit and learn from each other’s ideas and experiences. 8) Opportunities.
III. Vocabulary and Structure 1. Collocation
1) facilitate improvement 2) gather information 3)allocate money 4) learn from 5) bring about
2. Word Formation — Compound (复合词)
1)outlook 2)lookout 3)layout 4)outlines 5) outbursts 6)outgrows 7) outlet 8) outcome 9) outfit 10) outbreak
3. Banked Cloze
1) endurance 2) accessories 3) intensity 4) invested 5) subsequently 6) displayed 7)allocating 8) inclination 9) involved 10) attain 3. Multiple Choice
1) D 2) A 3) A 4) C 5) A 6) B
Ⅳ. Translate the following sentences into English, using the expressions in brackets. 1) Along with new inventions of modern civilization, it also will bring about information about the outer world.
2) If one party is going to carry out reform, the opinions of any potential problems from other parties should be taken into account.
3) By chance, he come up with the answer to that problem.
4) In terms of the time wasted, cheap entertainment is rather expensive.
5) They are willing to engage in campaigns on popular science, especially on knowledge about environmental protection and food safety. Passage B
I. Reading Comprehension 1. Multiple choices
Choose the best answer to each question with information from the passage. 1) A 2) C 3) C 4) D 5) B
II．Vocabulary and Structure
1. Select words from what are given and fill in the sentences.
1) subscribers 2) digital 3) conference 4) available 5) invest 6) occupy 7) scatter 8) diminish 9) multitude 10) fancy 2. Translation
1) If we we run into another managerial problem ten or twenty years down the road in our undertaking, you know whose phone will ring.
2) Under any circumstances, commenting on this century would sound like speaking in superlatives.
3) All electronic computers consist of five parts, although they are of different kinds. 4) When such impulses and desires are vigorous, they bring with them, of themselves, what is needed to make a good life.
5) In daily life people often couple up two short ropes to make a longer one. Passage C
I. Reading Comprehension
Try to answer the questions in the fewest possible words or complete the sentences based on what you learned from the text.
1) you may simply say you were not yet married 2) be better off claiming your former spouse died 3) he just lied to Mr. Hai that his life died in an accident 4) this dialogue was repeated
5) if those Vietnamese believed what he said II. Vocabulary and Structure 1. Banked Cloze
1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D 5) C 6) A 7) D 8) B 9) C 10) A
11) B 12) B 13) A 14) C 15) C 16) B 17) B 18) A 19) C 20) D 2. Error correction
1）possibly- possible 2) and- but 3) that-where 4) his - their 5) is- are
6) CORRECT 7) CORRECT 8) prevent-preventing 9) emphasize- emphasis 10) or -and Section D
Writing & Translation I. Writing---Envelope Writing (reference answer ) XXX
Foreign Languages Department Xinjian College
8# Yuexiu Road, Nanling, Guangxi, 530005 P.R .China （发信人名字和地址）
Dr. George Bush English Department The John Hopkins University Baltimore, MD.21228 U.S.A.（收信人名字和地址）
II. Translation 【参考译文】
佛德汉姆大学的一位已退休的法律和公共政策学教授欧内斯特?范?德?海格坚信死刑是有效的, 他说这两起犯罪太残忍了, 他们应该受到死刑的惩罚。但是他不认为辛普森先生因其地位和名声真的有被判死刑的危险，而且他还认为在史密斯案件中寻求判处她死刑是个策略性错误。如果在辛普森案件中寻求判他死刑也同样是个策略性错误。他说: “现在公众舆论反对史密斯太太, 但公众舆论是会变得对她有利的。”
Translation of the Text Passage A 什么叫业余爱好？
早先人们把骑玩具马当成消遣，这是实际存在的“hobby”。后来“骑玩具马”(ride one’s hobby-horse)的说法便传开了，意思就是追求你最喜好的消遣。到了现代，人们普遍称之为业余爱好(HOBBY)。
爱好有很多形式，收藏便是一种。收藏的价值在于购买或者拥有一件体现收藏家们爱好的特殊物品。这些收藏品总是被收藏家们细致地分类并精美地展示出来。收藏的热度和广度因人而异。比如，有些收藏家专注于某类特殊的收藏，像曼切斯特的老邮票，不丹的钱币，或是古老的钻石耳环等等；有些则喜欢收藏一些更为常见的藏品，比如古董家具、珠宝、比赛门票，诸如此类的东西；有的人甚至收藏经验，他们会在旅游时收集特别的体验，或者拍照片或录音将将这些体验保存下来。
游戏也是业余爱好的形式；游戏是寻求快乐的娱乐活动。每项游戏都是有控制的活动，要么控制得松，要么控制得严。游戏的目的和规则决定其挑战性和玩法。游戏可追溯至相当久远。由于游戏带来乐趣，出于个人独特的兴趣形成了各种不同的游戏。选择合适一个人的游戏通常需要考虑几个因素：年龄，智商水平，耐性和个性。游戏及其规则是变化多样的，玩家在达到目标的过程中的投入程度也是不同的。通常，游戏需要一定的体力和脑力。因此，它们有助于人们健全身心。 户外运动是另一种受人欢迎的娱乐形式。户外活动依赖于露天环境，比如登山、徒步旅行和攀岩等等。除了让人们获得快感以外，户外活动还是教育和锻炼团队精神的利器。此外，还有很多其他爱好受人们青睐，比如烹调、园艺、绘画创作、软件开发等等。
那么什么是业余爱好者呢？可以这么说，他们让爱好变得具体实在。他们对特殊的物品或活动充满激情，他们对任何与他们爱好相关的事物着迷不已。他们的收藏包括书本杂志，不同类型的工具、设备和配件。这些物品都精心地被摆放在专用房间里。爱好者们随时准备并愿意在他们的兴趣爱好上花钱和花时间。他们参加可以经常光顾的俱乐部并充分利用俱乐部成员的权利。他们会腾出特定的时段满足自己的爱好。他们学习和探索新事物的热情使他们对该领域有更深的了解。 根据对兴趣爱好的参与程度，爱好者也分不同层次。第一等级是我们所说的新手。新手是那些购置基本材料的人。基本材料可以是穿在身上的全套装备，设备甚至指导材料。
第二等级是主流爱好家。他们对爱好更为熟悉。也就是说，他们熟知“理想地点”，知道什么地方可以发现好东西，找到好设施。这些人通常与拥有相同兴趣的人同属某个业余爱好社团。
最高一级是百分百的爱好家。他们对其爱好的每个方面都有着固执的信念。他们是权威和专家。他们即使不是董事会成员或董事会主席，也是国家级俱乐部或联盟的主席。他们经常在全国联赛或锦标赛中发言，并被看作是某一爱好的象征。
但是，职业人士和业余爱好者还是有区别的。一项体育运动或艺术兴趣对某人来说也许是爱好，但对另一个人来说则是职业。老师可以爱好绘画，画家可以喜欢下厨。人们参与业余爱好，是为了刺激兴趣，并从中收获愉悦。爱好专注于自我充实而不是为了经济收益。