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    　　As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend(趋势)in the US continues to grow．

    　　“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we 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(努力)to make a home when the cost of living is very high．The Koses 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 shoe-making factory．Last month, he received a car repair bill for ＄420．“I was very upset about it．Now I’ve finished a car repair course．I should be able to fix the car myself．”

    　　John and Jim are not unusual people．Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living．If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, 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 to do things yourself．

    (1)

    We know from the passage that many people _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    seldom go to a department store to buy things

    B．

    take DIY courses run by the government

    C．

    like to learn to make their own furniture

    D．

    find it hard to pay for what they need

    (2)

    John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    improve the quality of life

    B．

    save time and money

    C．

    make or repair things

    D．

    run a DIY shop

    (3)

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

    [　　]

    A．

    keeps house and looks after his children

    B．

    does his own car and home repairs

    C．

    does extra work at night

    D．

    make shoes in his home

    (4)

    Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    he had to raise the children all by himself

    B．

    he could not possibly do two jobs

    C．

    the car repair class was not helpful

    D．

    his car repairs cost too much

    (5)

    How can people learn DIY?

    [　　]

    A．

    Go to classes．

    B．

    Read books．

    C．

    Go to classes and read books．

    D．

    The passage doesn't tell us．

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    As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .
    “We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” 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 make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
    Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making 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 “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
    【小题1】We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
    A．take DIY courses run 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 supermarket to buy things
    【小题2】John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
    A．run a DIY shopB．save time and money
    C．make or repair thingsD．improve their life
    【小题3】 When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .
    A．makes shoes in his homeB．does extra work at night
    C．repairs his own car at homeD．keeps house and looks after his children
    【小题4】 Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
    A．his car repairs cost too much
    B．the car repair class was not helpful
    C．he could not possibly do two jobs
    D．he had to raise the children all by himself

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    As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.
    “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” 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 Roses took a 2-week courses 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 much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. “I was deeply unhappy 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
    【小题1】Many newly married people in the USA ______.

    A．find it hard to pay for what they need
    B．must take some courses
    C．have to learn to make their own furniture
    D．seldom go to a shop to buy things.
    【小题2】John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.
    A．make furnitureB．make or repair things
    C．improve the quality of lifeD．save time and money
    【小题3】 Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.
    A．make shoes at homeB．do housework in a shoe factory
    C．run a shoe-making factory at homeD．work in a shoe factory
    【小题4】Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.
    A．he enjoyed doing everything by himself
    B．he becomes an unusual person
    C．his car repairs cost very much
    D．the car repair class wasn’t helpful
    【小题5】Which of the following statement is right?
    A．If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.
    B．People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.
    C．DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.
    D．Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.

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    As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .
    “We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” 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 make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
    Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making 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 “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
    小题1:We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
    A．take DIY courses run 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 supermarket to buy things
    小题2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
    A．run a DIY shopB．save time and money
    C．make or repair thingsD．improve their life
    小题3: When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .
    A．makes shoes in his homeB．does extra work at night
    C．repairs his own car at homeD．keeps house and looks after his children
    小题4: Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
    A．his car repairs cost too much
    B．the car repair class was not helpful
    C．he could not possibly do two jobs
    D．he had to raise the children all by himself

    查看答案和解析>>

    As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.
    “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” 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 Roses took a 2-week courses 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 much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. “I was deeply unhappy 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
    小题1:Many newly married people in the USA ______.
    A．find it hard to pay for what they need
    B．must take some courses
    C．have to learn to make their own furniture
    D．seldom go to a shop to buy things.
    小题2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.
    A．make furnitureB．make or repair things
    C．improve the quality of lifeD．save time and money
    小题3: Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.
    A．make shoes at homeB．do housework in a shoe factory
    C．run a shoe-making factory at homeD．work in a shoe factory
    小题4:Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.
    A．he enjoyed doing everything by himself
    B．he becomes an unusual person
    C．his car repairs cost very much
    D．the car repair class wasn’t helpful
    小题5:Which of the following statement is right?
    A．If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.
    B．People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.
    C．DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.
    D．Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.

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