In our work, hobbies are often considered to be a waste of time.
You will improve your mental health. How well you manage your mental health and stress levels has a major effect on your work performance. Fortunately, many hobbies offer health benefits to mind. Scientist Dr. Jeff Brown found that running improves your mental health—he shares his findings in the book, The Runner’s Brain.
You will have better physical health.
You will be more creative. Developing creative ways to deal with problems at work is one of the best ways to set yourself apart from the rest of the pack.
| A．You will manage your time better |
| B．You will understand what matters to you |
| C．When you have the ability to think clearly |
| D．As you experiment with different hobbies |
| E．If you struggle with the idea of putting time into a hobby |
| F．Actively forming a hobby is a great way to improve your creativity |
| G．Like it or not, your appearance and physical health directly improve your work results |
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【推荐1】The First Try
Every girl dreams and Li Xie is no exception. She has read dozens of books on how to be a ballerina(芭蕾舞女演员). “Swan Lake” is her favorite. She hopes one day her dream will come true. She has taken ballet lessons and all her teachers confirm she is a good student.
One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina group will be performing in her hometown. "I must meet up with the leader of the group and show him my skills," she whispered to herself. She dressed herself and hid in the dressing room. To her luck the leader entered and she timidly (胆怯地) knocked at the door. She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses. The thorns (刺) hurt her hand but she did not care about the pain. The leader observed her action as she told him her dream. "Alright, you dance and I will give you my conclusion." But half way through the dance he stopped her and said, "I'm sorry you're not good enough!" On hearing this Li Xie ran as fast as her legs could carry her and was ashamed. She gave up her dream.
Many years later, she heard that the same ballet group was performing in her town again. Bitter memories of the leader's crude words came flooding back to her. This time she was determined to find out why the leader had told her she was not good enough. This was his reply, "I tell this to every student." She angrily shot back, "You've ruined my life! 一 Then she got a further shock, "
"I remember your gift of roses and how the thorns(刺)had hurt your fingers but you carried on bravery. If you only had treated ballet like that and did not give up so easily; therefore, you still deserve my conclusion! "
1. What is “Swan Lake”?| A．a kind of food | B．a song | C．a ballet | D．a book |
| A．She wanted to join the group. |
| B．She wanted to give him a gift. |
| C．She wanted to see the performance. |
| D．She wanted to show him her skills. |
| A．positive | B．weak-willed |
| C．clever | D．determined |
【推荐2】Florence, a 17-year-old senior student in High School, was busy ,composing(编曲)a song. She plans to release an album(唱片)with three other music lovers whom she met at the 2016 Campus Singing Competition. Edward, 18, is another one of the four students to make their own album. Actually, he was the one who came up with this fun idea in the first place.
"Everyone loves music. Being a good way to express our feelings and emotions, music can tell something about who we are and our experience of the world. We hope we can use our music to touch our peers(同龄人)." Edward said.
The album includes 15 songs across three themes - love, campus life, and youth, with pop and electronic music styles. The inspiration for the songs came from the students' lives. Take the song Sea of Tranquility for example - it was written by Edward during a flight back to Chengdu after he took part in the China High School Biology Olympiad in summer. "The sky is clear and the ground looks small from the plane. This scene makes me feel calm and peaceful." Edward explained.
The songs were created one by one with the efforts of the four writers. But a challenge soon appeared. The students found that they didn't have enough money to produce the album. So to cut down their budget, they used an iPad and headphones to record the songs in an empty classroom on the weekend.
Apart from reducing their cost, they also tried to raise money through crowd funding on the internet. They raised more than 7,000 dollars before the album was released in October. "Thanks to all the supporters, we'll keep working on our own music." Edward said.
1. Why did they make the album?| A．To earn money. | B．To be famous. |
| C．To influence young people. | D．To make friends. |
| A．Upset. | B．Stubborn. |
| C．Generous. | D．Determined. |
| A．Short of money. | B．Disagreement on the theme. |
| C．Stress from teachers. | D．Poor abilities on making music. |
| A．Album Collections | B．Student Musicians |
| C．Theme Music | D．School Life |
【推荐3】Ralph Waldo Emerson once quoted that “Nothing great can ever be achieved without enthusiasm.” I have a lot of enthusiasm. This is Northlandz in Flemington, New Jersey. Northlandz is the world’s largest model railroad. Well I guess, you know, everybody has a passion for something, my thing was trains.
I had trains around the Christmas tree as a kid. Wherever I lived I was planning track plans and then over 18 years I added five basements onto the house. And from that I got fairly good at making mountains and bridges and design work and we decided to give it to the world so we tore it all down, bought this land and built Northlandz.
Any given day we run between 85 and 90 trains. Here are some of the details in Northlandz inside—about 40,000 feet of track, and about 4,000 buildings over 400 bridges. Many of the mountains in here are three and a half stories high. Most things in here are scratch built. Underneath the entire superstructure there’s enough lumber to build about 42 large houses. It takes a few hours to go through for the average person to see everything.
We went millions into debt to build this place. Everybody thought we were nuts. The only one that believed in what I wanted to do was my wife and she was totally with me on this big time. It’s an artistic effort. It’s a gift to the world of what I can do and it makes a lot of people happy.
1. In Para. 1 the quote of Ralph Waldo Emerson is used to .| A．show that the author is as outstanding as Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| B．illustrate the author’s passion for the creation of Northlandz |
| C．draw readers’ interest in the model railroad called Northlandz |
| D．explain why the author is successful in his career |
| A．The author could drive trains around as a kid. |
| B．The author decided to donate the house to the world. |
| C．When he was 18. the author built five basements of the house. |
| D．The author’s hobby since childhood inspired his building Northlandz. |
| A．It is the largest real railroad throughout the world. |
| B．There run 85 trains on the 40,000 feet of track every day. |
| C．People have to spend much time appreciating every detail of it. |
| D．Many mountains in it are so high as to reach three and a half meters. |
| A．Crazy and skeptical. |
| B．Artistic and admirable. |
| C．Ambitious and pleasant. |
| D．Frustrating and unbelievable. |
