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1、(0179)《大学英语四》复习思考题PartIReadingComprehensionDirections:Thereare15readingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkeda,b,c,andd..YoushouldchoosetheONEbestanswer.ThenMarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerShee
2、twithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IntheUnitedStatesthewaypeoplespendtheirleisuretimeisanimportantpartoftheiridentity.Perhapseverybodydoesnearlythesamethingalldayintheofficeorthefactory,butleisuretimeiswhatmakespeopledistinc
3、tandrevealswhotheyare.Somepeoplelikerockmusic,forexample,andothersmaylikejazzorclassicalmusic.Somepeoplearerunnersorswimmers,andothersare“couch(睡椅)potatoes^who"surf9thetelevisionchannelswitharemotecontrol.Somegotomuseumswhileothersspendlonghoursatashoppingcente匚The
4、sekindsofchoicesarewaysthatpeopledefinethemselves.Ithasn'talwaysbeenthisway."Leisuretime”wasalmostunknownintheUnitedStatesintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies・Whenmostpeopleworkedonfarms,theworkdaywasfromsunrisetosunseteverydayexceptSunday,whichwasdevotedtochurch・
5、Later,withtheriseoffactoriesandcitypopulations,peopleworkedequallylonghoursandhadonlySundayforrest.Somepeopledidmanyofthethingsthenthattheydonow一attendconcerts,haveparties,gotorestaurants,readnovels,orplaysports一buttoamuchlesserextent.Slowly,throughoutthetwentiethc
6、entury,leisuretimegrew・Technologymadefarmworklessburdensome,andchangesinlawsshortenedthefactoryworkdayandweek・Newinventionssuchasthephonographandtheradiogavepeopleaccesstomusicandmassentertainmentonascaleunknownbefore・Peoplegraduallybecameconsumersofentertainment,a
7、ndbusinessescompetedfiercelyfortheirdollars.Formanypeopleleisuretimemeansgoingsomewhere—toamuseum,toaconcert,toarestaurant,ortoabaseballgame,forexample・Oritmeansdoingsomethingsuchasplayingvolleyball,backpacking,swimming,biking,orplayinginaparkwiththeirchildren.Foro
8、therpeoplefreetimemeansstayinghomewithwonderfulsourcesofentertainment,suchasaVCR,stereo(立体声系统),orcableTVwithdozensofchannels.Otherspursuecreative