C项。]
4.B [本段的最后一句“So we must break free of the chains that tell us our self-worth is recognized by other people.”说明应该“解脱自己”，所以选B项。]
5.D [根据“Find support through friends and read other inspirational websites.”可知，空格处应是“独自做一些事情是不容易的”，所以选D项。] Ⅲ.完形填空
What is the difference between “entertainment” and “hobbies”？ Well，entertainment __1__ to be more or less passive (被动的)，while hobbies are more__2__.
Watching TV or maybe a DVD continues to be the most __3__ form of home entertainment in the USA.According to US government statistics，watching TV was the leisure activity (休闲活动) that __4__ most time (2.8 hours per day)，making up about half of all leisure time for those aged 15 and over.
__5__， such as visiting friends or chatting online，was the next most __6__ leisure activity，accounting for nearly three-quarters of an hour per day.
Men were more likely than women to be __7__ spectator sports (观赏性体育) —21 per cent __8__ with a figure of 16 per cent for women.
Not __9__， on an average day，adults aged 75 and over spent 7.8 hours on leisure activities，more than any other age group.Because of the __10__ of work and managing a household，35-to 44-year-old spent __11__ 4.3 hours on leisure activities，less than any other age group.
__12__ spent reading for personal interest and playing video games or using a computer for leisure __13__ greatly by age group.Individuals aged 75＋averaged 1.0 hour of reading per weekend day and 26 minutes playing games or using a computer for leisure.__14__， people aged 15 to 19 read for an average of only five minutes per weekend day，__15__ spending 1.0 hour playing games or using a computer for leisure.
This pattern is already beginning to __16__.Just a few years ago，computer games and visiting social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace were almost only a(n) __17__ activity.Now，__18__， more and more adults are finding that __19__ such games can be a wonderful way of __20__ after a hard day’s work. 【语篇导读】 本文是说明文。文章介绍了美国人的家庭娱乐休闲方式。 1.A.manages C.tends
B.starts D.promises
答案 C [此处是将“娱乐”与“爱好”进行对比，娱乐“趋向于(tends to)”被动，而爱
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好更“主动(active)”。] 2.A.active C.familiar
答案 A [参见上题解析。] 3.A.special C.popular
B.funny D.complex B.pleasant D.mysterious
答案 C [由下文的“making up about half of all leisure time”可知，来自美国政府的数据显示看电视“占用(took up)”了15岁以上人群一半的休闲时间，因此看电视或看DVD是最受美国人“欢迎的(popular)”家庭休闲方式。] 4.A.saved C.set up
答案 D [参见上题解析。] 5.A.Traveling C.Socializing
B.Analyzing D.Sightseeing B.found D.took up
答案 C [“拜访朋友”和“在线聊天”都是“社交活动(Socializing)”。] 6.A.common C.normal
B.original D.correct
答案 A [由下文的“nearly three-quarters of an hour per day”可知，“社交活动”是紧随“看电视”之后的又一种最“常见的(common)”休闲活动。] 7.A.tired of C.worried about
B.proud of D.interested in
答案 D [21 per cent 与16 per cent 这两个数字形成“对比(compared)”，相较于女性，男性对观赏性体育更“感兴趣(interested in)”。] 8.A.mixed C.connected
答案 B [参见上题解析。] 9.A.luckily C.surprisingly
B.suddenly D.naturally B.compared D.involved
答案 C [75岁的老人用在休闲活动上的时间是每天7.8小时，这一点也不“令人惊讶(surprisingly)”。] 10.A.future C.demands
B.tastes D.way
答案 C [由下文的“less than any other age group”可知，由于工作和处理家庭事务方面的“需求(demands)”，35岁到44岁的人群用在休闲活动上的时间每天“只有
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(only)”4.3小时。] 11.A.only C.still
答案 A [参见上题解析。] 12.A.Money C.Effort
B.Time D.Energy B.even D.ever
答案 B [由下文的数据“1.0 hour，26 minutes，five minutes”可知，本段是指人们用在阅读和电脑上的“时间(Time)”因年龄层次而有所“变化(varied)”。] 13.A.spread C.increased
答案 B [参见上题解析。] 14.A.In a word C.For example
B.As a result D.In contrast B.varied D.existed
答案 D [本段对75岁以上的人群和15至19岁的人群用在阅读和电脑上的时间进行了对比，故此处用In contrast。] 15.A.when C.though
B.while D.unless
答案 B [15至19岁的人群每天的阅读时间只有5分钟，“而(while)”他们会花费1个小时玩游戏或电脑。] 16.A.return C.change
B.continue D.develop
答案 C [上文指出成年人用在游戏或电脑上的时间较年轻人少，但由下文的“more and more adults are finding that __19__ such games can be a wonderful way”可知，这种模式如今正在发生“改变(change)”。] 17.A.youth C.adult
B.private D.public
答案 A [由上文的时间对比可知，几年前，玩游戏或上社交网络被认为是“年轻人的(youth)”活动。] 18.A.besides C.therefore
B.however D.otherwise
答案 B [由人们观念的变化可知，“以前成年人用在游戏和电脑上的时间少”和“越来越多的成年人发现‘玩(playing)’电子游戏是种不错的‘放松(relaxing)’方式”之间是转折关系，故用however。] 19.A.collecting
B.winning
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C.playing
答案 C [参见上题解析。] 20.A.learning C.recovering
答案 D [参见第18题解析。]
D.organizing
B.working D.relaxing
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