高一英语阅读理解专项练习

一、阅读理解（共18小题；共36.0分）

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If you are genuinely interested in an activity, it soon takes the form of a hobby. The more expertise you have in your hobby, the more are the chances that you can make money with it.

The most appropriate examples of hobbies and interests that make money and relate to the computer world can be found in the field of computer games testing and computer hacking.

If you take pleasure in playing PC games, finding the glitches or bugs(errors) in them, you are the right man. The software companies, which create and sell computer games, pay fortunes to people like you who could help them improve their products. Have you ever seriously thought that this time-consuming and unproductive hobby could be the one that will make money for you?

There was a time when one could easily distinguish between the hobbies for women and men, but not any more. In today's free world, where muscle power is surpassed by mental muscles, everyone is free to follow his or her own interests. A man's interest could be others' idea of boredom and vanity. Some people like indoor activities that can be carried on within their homes. On the other hand, many people like to get involved in outdoor activities. Both the activities have a fair chance of developing into hobbies that make money.

There are people who know how to make their hobbies earn some bucks for them. You may find that any hobby pursued to the perfection becomes an art. People always pay for perfection. Among the interests, hobby and money, first comes the interest, which encourages you to strive and master a hobby. If it holds true with you, now, it is time to extend yourself and make some money.

1. In what condition can you make money with your hobby?

A. When you are interested in an activity.

B. When you have your own hobby.

C. When you have enough skills.

D. When you have enough special knowledge in PC games.

2. What field can you make money easily concerning with the hobbies and interests according to the passage?

A. Finding glitches in daily life.

B. Helping computer companies improve products.

C. Creating and selling computer games.

D. Finding bugs in the software companies.

3. What does the author mean by saying "… muscle power is surpassed by mental muscles, …"?

A. Anyone can have his/her own interests and hobbies.

B. There are differences between women and men.

C. Knowledge is more powerful than physical strength.

D. Some like indoor activities better than outdoor activities.

4. The underlined word "bucks" means in the last paragraph.

A. money

B. hobbies

C. interests

D. encouragements

5. What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Hobbies That Make Money

B. Interests Or Hobbies

C. Distinguish Between Interests and Hobbies

D. Expertise in Your Hobbies