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【題目】As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" trend (趨勢) in the U. S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross,“ and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course; I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money, so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

【1】We can learn from the text that many newly married people .

A. take DIY courses by the government

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. find it hard to pay for what they need

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

【2】John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to .

A. make or repair things

B. run a DIY shop

C. save time and money

D. improve the quality of life

【3】When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim .

A. makes shoes at his home

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

【4】Jim Hatfield decided to become a DIYer when .

A. he could not possibly do two jobs

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. his car repairs cost too much

D. he had to raise the children all by himself

【5】What would be the best title of the text?

A. The Joy of DIY

B. You Can Do It Yourself Too!

C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!

D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了隨著物價(jià)和房價(jià)的上漲，在美國“自己動(dòng)手”(DIY)的趨勢也在繼續(xù)增長。如果你想成為一個(gè)“自己動(dòng)手的人”，你可以參加一些DIY課程。對(duì)于那些沒有時(shí)間聽課的人來說，還有一些書會(huì)告訴你如何自己動(dòng)手。

【1】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：從文中我們可以了解到許多新婚的夫婦的什么信息？A. take DIY courses by the government 參加政府的DIY課程；B. have to learn to make their own furniture 不得不學(xué)會(huì)制作自己的家具；C. find it hard to pay for what they need 發(fā)現(xiàn)支付自己需要的東西難；D. seldom go to a department store to buy things很少去百貨商場購物。根據(jù)John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high.因?yàn)樯�活費(fèi)用高他們很難支付他們所需的東西，故選C。

【2】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。題意：約翰夫婦去上晚課是為了學(xué)會(huì)什么？A. make or repair things怎樣制作或修補(bǔ)東西；B. run a DIY shop 開一家DIY商店；C. save time and money 節(jié)約時(shí)間和錢；D. improve the quality of life提高生活質(zhì)量。由第二段最后一句：The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.可知，他們是去學(xué)習(xí)修補(bǔ)。故選A。

【3】D推理判斷題。根據(jù)Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died.吉姆在家照顧孩子料理家務(wù)，故選D。

【4】C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420.“I was deeply upset about it.故選C。

【5】B 主旨大意題。題意：短文最好的標(biāo)題是什么？因?yàn)檎�篇短文主要敘述的是要自己�?dòng)手做一些力所能及的事情以減少自己的生活開支，故選B