Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容和括号内所给中文提示写出单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) in the U. S. is more 【1】 （流行）than before.

“We needed furniture家具 for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn't have e 【2】 money to buy it. So we decided to try to m 【3】 a few tables and chairs.” The Rosses took a two-week c 【4】 . 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. He really lives a hard life. Last month, he broke his car and had to p 【5】 $420 to mend it. “I was deeply sad at the moment. Now I've finished a course about cars, and I should be able to 【6】 （修理） the car by 【7】 （自己）.”

In fact, most families in the country are doing everything they can to s 【8】 money so they can afford the high cost of living. If you want to 【9】 （成为） a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that t 【10】 you how you can do things yourself.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】popular

【2】enough

【3】make

【4】course

【5】pay

【6】repair

【7】myself

【8】save

【9】be/ become

【10】tell/ teach

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文叙述了随着物价和房价的上涨，在美国“自己动手”(DIY)的趋势也在继续增长。如果你想成为一个“自己动手的人”，你可以参加一些DIY课程。对于那些没有时间听课的人来说，还有一些书会告诉你如何自己动手。

【1】句意：在美国“自己动手”（DIY）比以前更受流行。流行，popular。

【2】句意：我们没有足够的钱买它。enough，足够的，在句中修饰名词作定语。

【3】句意：所以我们决定试着做一些桌椅。make，制作。

【4】句意：罗西斯参加了一为期两周的课程。course，课程。

【5】句意：上个月，他的车坏了，不得不花420元修理汽车。pay，付款。

【6】句意：现在我已经完成了一个汽车修理课程，我应该能够自己修理汽车。修理，repair。

【7】句意：现在我已经完成了一个汽车修理课程，我应该能够自己修理汽车。自己，myself。

【8】句意：这个国家的大多数家庭都在尽一切所能来节省金钱。save，节省。

【9】句意：如果你想成为一个“自己动手的人”，你可以参加一些DIY课程。成为，be/ become。

【10】句意：对于那些没有时间去做的人，有一些书告诉你如何做你如何自己动手。tell/ teach，告诉/教。