一、阅读理解

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 to try making a few tables and chairs."(76) John got married six months ago, and like many, young people these days, they are straggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a two-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.In order to save money, most families in the country are doing everything they can so that 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 you can do things yourself.

第1题 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

答案：A

第2题 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

答案：B

第3题 When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim __________

A.makes shoes in his home

B.does his extra work at night

C.does his own car and home repairs

D.keeps house and looks after his children

答案：D

第4题 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

答案：A

第5题 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.

答案：B

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