Question

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK—“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people enjoy the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. They like making their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions.

DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

1.How do many English people spend their holidays to the passage?

A. Making their homes beautiful.  B. Visiting friends.   C. Travelling.    D. Making money.

2. Why do English people like DIY?

A. Many stores sell DIY things.                   B. DIY can bring them fun.

C. TV programs teach them to DIY.                D. All DIY projects are easy.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. DIY is a waste of money.                     B. It is always difficult to DIY.

C. We should be careful while doing DIY.          D. It is very sage for us to DIY.

4.In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means ________.

A. we can eat everything we like                   B. we should do something difficult

C. we do something that is too difficult            D. we eat too much food that is not safe

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是DIY,即do it yourself。英国人喜欢DIY，他们经常自己制作一些东西来使自己的家变得更漂亮。但是DIY很难，有时候也很危险的，我们在自己制作东西的时候还要注意安全。

1.主旨大意题。这篇文章的关键词就是DIY，即自己制作一些东西来使自己的家变得更漂亮，跟旅行、拜访朋友和赚钱没有关系。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段的描述我们可以知道英国人喜欢DIY，不仅是它可以省钱，更重要的是DIY给他们的生活带来了乐趣，他们喜欢DIY，也会和朋友们分享经验。故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据文章第四段的内容可知，DIY有时候是很危险的，在英国一年有230,000的人们在做DIY的时候受伤，所以在做DIY的时候我们一定要小心。故选C。

4.词义猜测题。这里是在告诉我们DIY 有时候并不像我们想象的那样简单，我们一定要小心，并且不要去做一些太专业，太难的事情。故选C。

考点：社会现象类短文阅读。