Question

    I’m a big fan of the DIY lifestyle. I like to do things on my _______when I can. But I recently learned that there is one thing that should be ___________to the professionals – getting your hair cut.

Because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, barbershops in most countries are still _________. But after _________weeks or even months in quarantine( 隔 离 ), people are seeing their hair grow longer and longer. Some people have started cutting their hair on their own.

Not everyone’s DIY haircuts are _________. The hashtag #coronacuts# has been trending( 流 行的 ) online, with many people showing their ___________DIY haircuts. Professional hairstylists have _________advice for cutting your own hair.  For example, hairstylist Caitlin Collentine from San  Francisco has advised people to stick with simple ___________and wait for their stylist if they want to try something _________. Many stylists, including Collentine, are also offering ____________video lessons.

They are helping people cut their hair step by step by using simple cutting and  trimming( 修剪)techniques.

I __________have done my homework and listened to this kind of advice before I tried to cut my own hair. It turned out ... well, not great, __________you can see in the picture. Unfortunately, there isn’t much I can do to __________it.

But I think the point is that people still ____________how they look, even when they’re stuck at   home. As Collentine said to Yahoo News, “It’ll make you feel a bit more like yourself, which is good __________for these times.”

1.A.way B.day C.mind D.own

2.A.left B.kept C.matched D.ordered

3.A.cleaned B.cleared C.closed D.locked

4.A.costing B.spending C.taking D.affording

5.A.boring B.fascinating C.excellent D.successful

6.A.terrible B.handsome C.special D.amazing

7.A.invented B.invited C.offered D.asked

8.A.tastes B.styles C.hobbies D.gestures

9.A.strange B.usual C.interesting D.different

10.A.live B.living C.alive D.lively

11.A.could B.would C.should D.might

12.A.and B.as C.or D.but

13.A.finish B.mend C.repair D.fix

14.A.care about B.worry about C.think about D.learn about

15.A.game B.skill C.medicine D.joke

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

【解析】

文章介绍的是作者是一名DIY粉丝，喜欢自己做一些东西，但是对于理发这件事情还是要留给专业的理发师来做，并且举例在疫情期间在理发店不营业的情况下人们是如何打理自己的头发的以及专业的理发师所做的一些指导。

1.

句意：我喜欢在我可以的时候自己做东西。

way方法；day天；mind主意；own自己的；根据句意理解及前句I’m a big fan of the DIY lifestyle.可知，这里表达的是“单独，独自”，英语是on one’s own，故选D。

2.

句意：但我最近了解到，有一件事应该留给专业人士——理发。

left剩下，留下；kept保持；matched匹配；ordered命令；根据句意理解及后文Not everyone’s DIY haircuts are ____5____. The hashtag #coronacuts# has been trending( 流 行的 ) online, with many people showing their _____6_____DIY haircuts.可知，这里表达的是“留给专业人士”，所以应该用left，故选A。

3.

句意：由于COVID-19病毒的持续爆发，大多数国家的理发店仍然关闭。

cleaned打扫；cleared干净的；closed关闭；locked锁；根据句意理解及前句Because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak可知，这里表达的是“关闭”，故选C。

4.

句意：但经过数周甚至数月的隔离检疫，人们的头发越来越长。

costing花费，主语是物；spending花费，主语是人；taking拿，带；affording支付，买得起；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“花费时间进行隔离检疫”，而前后句的主语是一致的，都是people，所以这里应该用spending表示，故选B。

5.

句意：不是每个人的DIY发型都很成功。

boring厌烦的；fascinating迷人的；excellent优秀的；successful成功的；根据句意理解及后文with many people showing their _____6_____ DIY haircuts.可知，这里表达的是“成功的”，故选D。

6.

句意：很多人都在展示他们糟糕的DIY发型。

terrible糟糕的；handsome英俊的；special特殊的；amazing令人惊异的；根据句意理解及前句Not everyone’s DIY haircuts are ____5____. The hashtag #coronacuts# has been trending( 流 行的 ) online可知，这里表达的是“糟糕的”，故选A。

7.

句意：专业发型师为你自己剪头发提供了建议。

invented发明；invited邀请；offered提供；asked要求；根据句意理解及后句For example, hairstylist Caitlin Collentine from San Francisco has advised people to stick with simple可知，这里表达的是“提供建议”，所以应用offered，故选C。

8.

句意：例如，来自旧金山的发型师凯特琳·科伦廷（Caitlin Colletine）就建议人们坚持简单的发型。

tastes品尝；styles风格；hobbies爱好；gestures手势；根据句意理解及前句Professional hairstylists have ____7____advice for cutting your own hair.可知，这里表达的是“发型”，所以应该用styles，故选B。

9.

句意：如果想尝试不同的发型，就等着发型师来做。

strange奇怪的；usual普通的；interesting有趣的；different不同的；根据句意理解及前句wait for their stylist if they want to try something可知，这里表达的是“不同的发型”，所以应用different，故选D。

10.

句意：包括Collentine在内的许多造型师也在提供视频课程。

live现场直播的；living活的；alive活泼的；lively充满活力的；根据句意理解及空格后的video lessons可知，这里表达的是“直播课程”，所以应该用live，故选A。

11.

句意：在我自己理发之前，我应该先做作业。

could能；would将；should应该；might可能；根据句意理解及后句listened to this kind of advice可知，这里表达的是“应该”，英语是should，should have done表示本应该做却未做，表示一种后悔，此处表示我本应该在理发之前先做作业的。故选C。

12.

句意：正如你在照片中看到的那样。

and和；as像……一样；or或者；but但是；根据句意理解及前句before I tried to cut my own hair. It turned out ... well, not great,可知，这里表达的是“像图片上的一样”，所以应该用as，引导方式状语从句，故选B。

13.

句意：不幸的是，我无法做太多来修复它。

finish完成；mend修理，对象是一些琐碎的物品，如粘贴的小用具、玩具，要缝补的衣物等；repair修理，着重于破损、毁坏或发生故障不能正常使用的物体；fix修理，固定，用于需要重新“调”物体的结构，把松散的部件固定结实，将分离的物体各部分装配起来；根据句意理解可知，这里说的是头发，指的是发型的变化，所以应该用fix，故选D。

14.

句意：但我认为关键是人们仍然关心自己的外表，即使他们被困在家里。

care about关心；worry about担心；think about考虑；learn about了解；根据句意理解及后句even when they’re stuck at home. As Collentine said to Yahoo News, “It’ll make you feel a bit more like yourself可知，这里表达的是“在乎自己的形象”，所以应该用care about，故选A。

15.

句意：这会让你感觉更像你自己，这对现在来说是一剂良药。

game游戏；skill技能；medicine药；joke玩笑；根据句意理解及上文的描述及Because of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak可知，这里表达的是“良药”，故选C。