A hobby is something that you do for fun. You do it when you have time, but you don’t get money from doing it. Hobbies are fun, and they are also good for you.
Do you know that people who do puzzles live longer than people who don’t? People who do puzzles can also remember more than people who don’t do puzzles. Even when they are old, people who do puzzles usually have good brains.
Watching funny movies is great for your body. When you laugh for 15 minutes or more, it is just as good for your body as exercising. Laughing exercises keeps the heart healthy.
Going to concerts is also good for the heart. Listening to music can make your heart strong. Going to concerts can even help sick people get better faster.
Children who play with Legos (乐高) are better at thinking than other children. They even talk and read better. Children who play with Legos learn to use their hands to do small things better than children who do not.
Even driving bumper cars (碰碰车) can be healthy. Some children sometimes bump other children when they are angry. It can be a lot of fun to try to stop others from bumping into your car. Bumping others in a fun way can turn anger into laughter.
And speaking of fun, a school in South Africa teaches play. That school found that children who study how to have fun have better grades.
【小题1】Which hobbies are good for children’s study from the passage?①Doing puzzles.
②Listening to music.
③Playing with Legos.
④Driving bumper cars.
⑤Playing.
| A．①③⑤ | B．①②⑤ | C．②③⑤ | D．①③④ |
| A．健康体魄 | B．逻辑思维能力 | C．体力运动 | D．表达能力 |
| A．Having hobbies keeps people busy. |
| B．Driving bumper cars makes children angry. |
| C．Most people get money from doing hobbies. |
| D．Watching funny movies keeps the heart healthy. |
| A．Who needs hobbies. | B．When people do hobbies. |
| C．How people start hobbies. | D．What hobbies bring to people. |
