第 1 页共 8 页英语阅读理解（还原短文）七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有一项为多余选项。（共 8 分，每小题 2 分）KennyandBobbiMcCaugheyliveinIowa.Theyhaveabigfamily.Mikaylaistheoldestchildinthefamily.Sheissixyearsold.TheotherchildrenareBrandon,Joel,Kelsey,Kenny.Natalie,AlexisandNathan.Theyareallfiveyearsold.Whyaretheyallthesameage?6lTheyareseptuplets!Itishardworktolookaftersevenbabiesatthesametime,62.Inthebeginning,manypeoplehelpedthem.Theyhelpedtofeed,clean,anddressthebabies.Everyweek,theseptupletsusedabout170diapers（尿布）！_63.Nowthechildrenareolder.Theseptupletsstartedschoolthisyear.Buttheygotoschoolathome,liketheirbigsister,Mikayla.WhenMikaylawasreadyforschool,KennyandBobbidecidedtoteachherathome.64.NowBobbiistheteacherforalleightofherchildren.A. Theydrankalotofmilk,tooB. BecausetheywereborntogetherC. Lastyear,BobbiwasMikayla'steacherD. KennyandBobbiareinterestedincookingE. ButKennyandBobbididn'tlookafterthemaloneAhobbycanbealmostanythingthatapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Hobbyistsraisepets,watchbirds,paintpictures,playthepianoandgrowflowers.66Theycollecteverythingfrombookstobutterfliesandfromboxestostamps.Peopletakeuphobbiesbecausetheseactivitiesofferenjoyment,friendshipandrelaxation.Hobbieshelppeoplerelaxafteralongtimeofhardwork,andprovideabalance（平衡 ） betweenworkandplay.Hobbiesofferinterestingactivitiesfortheold.Somehobbiescanmakeachildgrowasaperson,develophisinterestandhelphimlearnnewskills.67Doctorshavefoundthathobbiesareusefulinhelpingpatients（病人）recover（恢复 ） fromillness.Hobbiesgivepatientswhocan'tmovearoundsomethingtodo,andprovideintereststhatkeepthemfromthinkingaboutthemselves.Manyhospitalstreat（治疗）patientsbyhavingthemtakeupinterestinghobbies.68Inearlytimes,mostpeopleweretoobusymakingalivingtohavemanyhobbies.Butsomepersonswhohadsparetimedidenjoyhobbies.69Peopletodayhavemoretimethaneverbeforeforhobbies.Machineshavenowreducedmuchtimethatpeoplemustspendontheirjobs.70Thosewh...
