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.

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

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend in the US 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 Roses 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 $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have 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 you how you can do things yourself.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________.

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．have to learn to make their own furniture

C．take DIY courses run by the government

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A．run a DIY shop	B．make or repair things
C．save time and money	D．improve the quality of life

【小题3】 Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when__________

A．his car repairs cost too much	B．the car repair class was not helpful
C．He couldn’t possibly do two jobs	D．keeps house and looks after his children

【小题4】 When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim_________.

A．makes shoes in his home	B．does extra work at night
C．does his own car and home repairs	D．keeps house and looks after his children

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend in the US 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 Roses 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 $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have 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 you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people__________.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. take DIY courses run by the government

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A. run a DIY shop                         B. make or repair things

C. save time and money                   D. improve the quality of life

3. Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when__________

A. his car repairs cost too much          B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. He couldn't possibly do two jobs    D. keeps house and looks after his children

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

A. makes shoes in his home                   B. does extra work at night

   C. does his own car and home repairs   D. keeps house and looks after his children

 

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” （DIY） trend in the US 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 shoe making factory．Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520．“ I was deeply upset about it．Now I have 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 you how you can do things yourself．

1． We can learn from the text that many newly married people_______．

A．find it hard to pay for what they need  

B．have to learn to make their own furniture

C．take DIY courses run by the government

D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A．run a DIY shop                               B．make or repair things

C．save time and money                        D．improve the quality of life

3． Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when______

A．his car repairs cost too much                       B．the car repair class was not helpful

C．he could not possibly do two jobs                 D．keeps house and looks after his children

4． when the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim____．

A．makes shoes in his home                          B．does extra work at night

C．does his own car and home repairs          D．keeps house and looks after his children

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

　　“We needed furniture for out 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 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 cost of living. If you want to become 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 tell you how you can do thing yourself.

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

　　A．find it hard to pay for what they need

　　B．have to learn to make their own furniture

　　C．save time and money

　　D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

　　A．run a DIY shop

　　B．make or repair things

　　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 in 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 do-it-yourselfer when ________.

　　A．his car repairs cost too much

　　B．the car repair class was helpful

　　C．he could not possibly do two jobs

　　D．he had to raise the children all by himself

 

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

　　“We needed furniture for out 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 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 cost of living. If you want to become 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 tell you how you can do thing yourself.

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

　　A．find it hard to pay for what they need

　　B．have to learn to make their own furniture

　　C．save time and money

　　D．seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

　　A．run a DIY shop

　　B．make or repair things

　　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 in 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 do-it-yourselfer when ________.

　　A．his car repairs cost too much

　　B．the car repair class was helpful

　　C．he could not possibly do two jobs

　　D．he had to raise the children all by himself

 

As prices and building costs keep rising,the "do-it-yourself"(DIY)trend（趋势）in the U.S.continues to grow."We needed furniture（家具）for our living room,"says John Ross,"and we just didn't have enough money to buy it.So we decided totry 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.TheRosses 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.Hs 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 the can fight the high cost of living.If you want to become a "do-it-yourselfer",you can go to DIY calsses.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.find it hard to pay for what they need

B.have to learn to make their own furniture

C.take DIY courses run by the government

D.seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A.run a DIY shop        B.make or repair things

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 in 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 do-it yourselfer when_____.

A.his car repairs cost too much

B.the car repair class was not helpful

C.he could no possible do two jobs

D.he had to raise the children all by himself

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A.the Joy of DIY

B.You Can Do It Too! 

C.Welcome to Our DIY Course!

D.Ross and Hatfield:Believers in DIY.

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，满分30分）

      阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

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

“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room.” C, “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 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 you how you can do things yourself.

36. We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.

       A. find it hard to pay for what they need

       B. have to learn to make their own furniture.

       C. take DIY courses run by the government.

       D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

37. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____

       A. run a DIY shop                        B. make or repair things

       C. save time and money                      D. improve the quality of life.

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

       A. makes shoes in his home                        B. does extra work at night

       C. does his own car and home repairs             D. keeps house and looks after his children

39. Jim Hatfield decided to become a “do-it-yourself” when ____

       A. his car repairs cost too much                 B. the car repair class was not helpful

       C. he could no possible do two job                  D. he had to raise the children by himself

第二部分: 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分)

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As prices and building costs keep rising，the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend 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 an evening 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 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-yourselfer”，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. 

54. We can learn from the text that many newly married people ____.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need   

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. take DIY course run by the government

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A. makes shoes in his home         

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

56. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when ____. 

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