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 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 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.
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 it repair things
C. save time and money
D. improve the quality of life
3.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time 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 not possibly 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: Believe in DIY.
I would like to talk to you about one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I was born and raised there and now I visit it from time to time. My family moved to the city, so I only go back to see friends or to camp and fish.
I grew up in a small town called Antonito Co. It is surrounded by mountains. So camping is a big source of happiness in the valley. There are so many beautiful places to hike.
The town itself is very small. It is said that if you blink when you’re going through it, you’ll miss it. This has some truth in it considering the size of the town. We have one grocery store, a tiny post office, and a tiny bank. There are also a few gas stations, bars, some excellent restaurants, a small hospital and of course several schools. However, for clothing and shoes, you have to drive thirty miles to Alamosa to shop there.
Everyone in the town is nice and we all know each other. The crime rate is zero unless you count some weekend fights that break out because some people drink too much. The classes in school are small, so you get a lot of attention from the teacher.
You’re probably wondering why I don’t live there. Well, I can’t get a job there. A lot of the businesses are family-owned. And they never fire their employees. So the employees work there usually until they retire. Most people have to go to other places to get a job .
1.What is this passage mainly about?
A. An introduction to the writer’s hometown.
B. A travel guide of the writer’s hometown .
C. The history of the writer’s hometown .
D. The scenery of the writer’s hometown .
2.By the underlined part in paragraph 3, the writer wants to show that the town is .
A. beautiful B. small C. exciting D. faraway
3.What can you find in the writer’s hometown ?
a bank b. a post office c. some gas stations and bars d. a clothing store
e. a shoe shop f. some restaurants and a hospital
A. abce B. bdef C. abcf D. cdef
4.What do we know about the classes given at the schools in the writer’s hometown ?
A. The classes are usually very short .
B. Students usually don’t get much attention .
C. One teacher has to teach many classes
D. Each class has just a small number of students .
5.We can learn from the last paragraph that in the writer’s hometown .
A. not many job opportunities are provided
B. employees don’t make much money
C. most people live a very hard life
D. only the old still live there
The tower ________ now in the distance will be completed in two months．
A．being built B．to be built C．built D．having been built
I remember _________ the doors when I left the house, but I forgot _______ you about that so that you didn’t need to worry．
A．to lock; to tell B．locking; forgetting
C．locking; to tell D．to lock; telling
Please excuse me for _____ in without ______．
A．coming, asking B．coming, being asked
C．to come, asking D．to come, being asked
It is said that 30% of the apples here _______ from abroad while 80% of the rice _____ grown here．
A．is; are B．are; is C．are; are D．is; is
