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 our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decide 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 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 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】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

【小题3】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

【小题4】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 Hat field; Believe in DIY

There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.
My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!
My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.
Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?
【小题1】The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

A．a person has the same kind of car as himself (herself)

B．different people have cars of the same kind

C．poor people have large cars

D．artists have black cars

【小题2】Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

A．because she is poor

B．because she is rich

C．because she likes old cars

D．and the passage doesn’t tell us why

【小题3】Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

A．he has a dog

B．he has a large family

C．he has no children

D．he has few members in his family

【小题4】The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

A．pictures in black

B．colorful pictures

C．colorless pictures

D．pictures with only a few colors

【小题5】The writer thinks ___.

A．his grandfather’s idea about cars is right

B．cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways

C．artists shouldn’t drive black cars

D．a car doesn’t say anything about its owner

Every morning Tom goes to work by train. He has a long way to go. So he always buys a newspaper. It helps him to spend the time on the train. Tom likes sport very much. One morning on the train he is reading something about the football match. So he forgets to get off the train at his station. He doesn’t know it. When he finishes reading, he looks out of the window. It’s far from his station. He gets off at the next station. He has to go back by train. Of course, he is late for work.

1.Tom goes to work by ___.  

A. train    B. bike     C. car        D. bus

2.Tom likes ____.

A. reading     B. sport         C. music      D. working

3.Tom’s work place is _______ his home.

A. near      B. far from    C. beside     D. behind

4.What does Tom buy every morning?

A. a book    B. a football    C. a hamburger    D. a newspaper

5.Where does he get off the train at last?

A. the right station         B. the next station to his work place

C. before the train station     D. we don’t know

 

There are many kinds of cars in this world. My grandfather thinks this is because cars are like their drivers. He says, “Rich people have expensive cars, big people have large cars, and old people drive old cars.” But I don’t agree with him.

My neighbor, Mrs. Hill, is 82 years old. She drives only on Tuesday, and then she drives only to the bank. She never drives more than 30 kilometers an hour. Do you think Mrs. Hill has a very old and small car? No! Her car is new. It’s very large, and it can go 200 kilometers an hour!

My friend Mike is an artist. He paints beautiful pictures with lots of colors. But his car is black. Mrs. Bates has a very, very old car. It often has some trouble. Does she drive that kind of car because she is poor? No, she has four restaurants and two million dollars in the bank. My uncle Joe has a very small car. Every Sunday, he drives to the country with his wife, his three children, his mother and his dog.

Now, you have read about my friends and their cars. Do you agree with my grandfather? Maybe you have a car. Does it say something about you?

1.The writer’s grandfather thinks ___.

A．a person has the same kind of car as himself (herself)

B．different people have cars of the same kind

C．poor people have large cars

D．artists have black cars

2.Mrs. Bates has an old car ___.

A．because she is poor

B．because she is rich

C．because she likes old cars

D．and the passage doesn’t tell us why

3.Though Uncle Joe has a very small car, ___.

A．he has a dog

B．he has a large family

C．he has no children

D．he has few members in his family

4.The writer’s friend Mike paints ___.

A．pictures in black

B．colorful pictures

C．colorless pictures

D．pictures with only a few colors

5.The writer thinks ___.

A．his grandfather’s idea about cars is right

B．cars are often the same as their drivers in many ways

C．artists shouldn’t drive black cars

D．a car doesn’t say anything about its owner

 

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I often go to  1  with my friends, Mike. My   2  actor is Paul Jackson. He has a new movie, My Father’s   3.It’s a very funny   4  Mike likes the actor Rick Smith. He  5  likes his movie, Black  6  .It’s a very  7   movie, but I think it’s 8  . One   9_____ thing: Mike is English, but he likes Beijing Opera! He often goes to see Beijing Opera on  10  .Mike’s  father likes it, too!