Tommy‘s Hobby
汤米的爱好
The class teacher thought that hobbies were very important for every child．She encouraged all her pupils to have one , and sometimes arranged for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result．
这个班的老师认为兴趣爱好对每个孩子都是十分重要的。她鼓励所有学生培养一种兴趣爱好，而且有时候还组织他们的家长来校参观他们的孩子兴趣爱好培养结果。
One Friday morning the teacher told the class that those of them who had a hobby could have a holiday that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their parents to see the following afternoon．
一个星期五的早晨，老师告诉全班同学那些有一个兴趣爱好的学生可以有一个下午的小假期，让他们回家把自己的爱好作品带到学校，以便隔天中午让他们的家长欣赏。
So on Friday afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to show did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something were allowed to go home, on condition that they returned before five o’clock to bring what they were going to show, and to arranged them．
所以到了那天中午，那些没有兴趣爱好的学生在教室里做平常的功课，而其它幸运儿们则允许回家取他们的作品，条件是他们必须在五点之前把他们要展示的作品带到教室，并安置好它们。
When the afternoon lessons began, the teacher was surprised to see that Tommy was not there．He was the laziest boy in the class, and the teacher found it difficult to believe that he had a hobby．However, at a quarter to five, Tommy arrived with a beautiful collection of butterflies（蝴蝶）in glass cases．After his teacher had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy pick them up again and begin to leave．
下午开始上课的时候，这位老师意外的发现汤米不在教室。他是班上最懒惰的一个男孩，这个老师很难相信他又兴趣爱好。然而，四点四十五分，汤米带着一玻璃盒子的漂亮蝴蝶标本来到教室。老师的赞叹羡慕之后，帮助汤米把标本放在教室的一张桌子上展览，但是她很惊讶的看到汤米又一次提起盒子并且准备离开。
“What are you doing, Tommy?” She asked．“Those things must remain here until tomorrow afternoon．That’s when the parents are coming to see them．”
“汤米，你在干什么？”她问。“那些标本直到明天中午必须留在这里。那样家长们到达的时候才能看见。”
“I know they are coming then, ” answered Tommy, “ and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my big brother doesn’t want them to be out of our house at night in case they are stolen．”
“我知道他们那个时候来，”汤米回答，“我明天会把它们再带过来；因为我的哥哥不希望这些标本晚上不在家，以防万一它们被偷走。”
“But what has it got to do with your big brother?” asked the teacher．“Aren't the butterflies yours?”
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但是这和你的哥哥有什么关系？”老师问道。“这些蝴蝶不是你的？”
“No, ” answered Tommy．“They belong to him.”
“不是我的，”汤米回答。“它们是属于我哥哥的。”
“But Tommy, you are supposed to show your own hobby here, not somebody else’s ! ”said the teacher．
“但是汤米，你在这里应该展示的是你自己的爱好，而不是其他人的！”
“I know that , ” answered Tommy．“My hobby is watching my brother collecting butterflies．”
“我知道啊，”汤米说。“我的爱好就是观赏我哥哥收集的蝴蝶。”
1．What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Important Hobbies
B. Tommy’s Hobby
C. Different Hobbies
D. Hobby of Collecting Butterflies
2．The teacher________.
A. asked the pupils who were in her class to bring something they had made
B. was certain that her pupils were good at making things, so she wanted to show them to the parents.
C. invited the parents to come and see what the pupils had made
D. allowed the pupils who had hobbies not to go to class that Friday afternoon
3．After reading the passage the readers will laugh. Why?
A. Because Tommy was so lazy a boy.
B. Because the teacher knew so little about Tommy.
C. Because Tommy had made nothing at all.
D. Because Tommy had a strange idea about hobby.
【答案】
1．B 本文为hobby讲述关于Tommy's一个笑话，故用B最合适。
2．C 从文章的第二段可以看出。
3．D 因为本文是一个幽默故事，故看后一笑所笑的内容应为，Tommy对hobby的理解。