雅思真题

1.Therearethepeoplewhocollectbecausetheywanttomakemoney--thiscouldbecalledaninstrumentalreasonforcollecting;thatis,collectingasameanstoanend.They’lllookfor,say,antiquesthattheycanbuycheaplyandexpecttobeabletosellataprofit.

2.Buttheremaywellbeapsychologicalelement,too--buyingcheapandsellingdearcangivethecollectorasenseoftriumph.

3.Manycollectorscollecttodeveloptheirsociallife,attendingmeetingsofagroupofcollectorsandexchanginginformationonitems.Thisisavariantonjoiningabridgecluboragym,andsimilarlybringsthemintocontactwithlike-mindedpeople.

4.Somemayspendtheirwholelivesinahuntforthis.Psychologically,thiscangiveapurposetoalifethatotherwisefeelsaimless.

5.Ifyouthinkaboutcollectingpostagestamps,anotherpotentialreasonforit--or,perhaps,aresultofcollecting--isitseducationalvalue.

6.Inthepast--andnowadays,too,thoughtoalesserextent--apopularformofcollecting,particularlyamongboysandmen,wastrainspotting.

7.Thesehavechangedoverthecenturiesfromthewoodthatwasstandardin16thcenturyEurope,throughthewaxandporcelainoflatercenturies,totheplasticsoftoday’sdolls.

8.Someonewhodecidestocollectsomethingasunexpectedasdogcollars,forinstance,maybeconveyingtheirbeliefthattheymustbeinterestingthemselves.

9.Ofcourse,allhobbiesgivepleasure,butthecommonfactorincollectingisusuallypassion:pleasureisputtingitfartoomildly.Morethanmostotherhobbies,collectingcanbetotallyengrossing,andcangiveastrongsenseofpersonalfulfilment.

9.Ofcourse,allhobbiesgivepleasure,butthecommonfactorincollectingisusuallypassion:pleasureisputtingitfartoomildly.Morethanmostotherhobbies,collectingcanbetotallyengrossing,andcangiveastrongsenseofpersonalfulfilment.