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.

 

A principal decided to honor the teachers in his school to show his appreciation(感激)for their hard work. He told them how they made a difference in their jobs. Then he gave each of them a blue ribbon(缎带)that read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”

One of the teachers wanted to take this idea into her students. One day the teacher noticed that a boy in her class was unhappy. She went to him and asked him the reason. The boy told her that his father had been worrying about the job and often punished him for some little things. Hearing what he said, the teacher decided to give him the ribbon to cheer him up. She said, “Dear boy, what your father has done doesn’t mean the lack(缺少)of love for you. He needs your understanding. You’ve been a kind boy. Here’s a ribbon for you. Would you like to take this ribbon and pass it on? Let’s keep this ceremony going and find out how it affects people.”

That night the boy sat beside his father and said, “Dad, today my teacher gave me a blue ribbon for being kind and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I’d like to give the ribbon to you. I want to let you know how deeply I admire you and how much you mean to me. I love you!”

根据短文内容判断正、误。

（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）

1.All the teachers took the principal’s idea into their students.

2. The teacher gave the ribbon to the boy because she wanted to cheer him up.

3.With the teacher’s help, the boy showed his admiration and love for his father.

4. The father wasn’t surprised or moved at all when he received the ribbon from his son.

5. From the passage, we know only encouragement brought the father’s confidence back.

 

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 shop	B．save time and money
C．make or repair things	D．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 home	B．does extra work at night
C．repairs his own car at home	D．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

On my first day of the sixth grade, I noticed one little girl called Amy on the school bus. “Don’t   1  her,” Lauren said, who sat beside me, “or they will make fun of you.”

Amy had many physical differences —lots of   2  for other kids to make fun of her. Her eyes weren’t straight. Her glasses were an inch thick. And she had really ugly teeth.

Every day as we drove to school, kids would shout insults (侮辱) at Amy. “God, what a

 3  face! Stop looking at me!” “Mr. Rolland (the driver)! Amy took off her   4 , and now her eyes are frightening me! Make her put them back on!” I also did that because I didn’t want them to treat me the same way they treated Amy.

But while I was insulting her, my heart   5  for the girl. I could see that the insults were making her look   6 , because she was so ashamed and alone. Then I wanted to stand up for her. I just didn’t know how to stop my schoolmates   7  the night of our class roller skating party.

Our whole class was there, including Amy. Amy didn’t know how to   8 , but I could see how much she wanted to   9  like the rest of us. So I skated over to her and took her by the hand. We began the journey together around the skating rink. She just smiled, and sometimes she would laugh in   10 .

On the school bus the next morning there was much news about Amy and me  11   together, but   12  insulted her or me. And they didn’t do that for the rest of the year.

After graduation, I never heard from Amy again. However, I never   13  her and I’ve always   14  if I changed her life for the better. But I know for sure she changed my life. After becoming her friend, I no longer tried to impress (给…留下印象) people by trying to   15  like them. I became myself.

1.                A．laugh at        B．ask about       C．talk to    D．be afraid of

 

2.                A．reasons         B．choices         C．ideas D．habits

 

3.                A．lovely          B．strange         C．common  D．funny

 

4.                A．glasses         B．coat           C．shoes    D．hat

 

5.                A．beat           B．lost            C．opened   D．ached

 

6.                A．happier        B．angrier         C．prettier   D．uglier

 

7.                A．until           B．since           C．before   D．after

 

8.                A．stand          B．skate           C．run  D．walk

 

9.                A．catch up        B．have fun        C．sit down D．fall over

 

10.               A．fear           B．surprise        C．joy   D．comfort

 

11.               A．talking         B．dancing        C．skating    D．traveling

 

12.               A．somebody      B．anybody        C．everybody D．nobody

 

13.               A．forget          B．help           C．meet D．miss

 

14.               A．hoped         B．thought        C．wondered D．considered

 

15.               A．shout          B．laugh          C．play  D．act