Question

    When I was a little child, I learned many kinds of _________. I learned how to do chores around the house, some first aids（急救）and outdoor survival（生存）skills. There’s one skill that’s really _________ in everyday life—basic home repair (家庭基础维修).

Being able to take care of repairs around the house is very satisfying. It might be difficult _________, but when you know more about your tools, it becomes easier.

For example, I had some problems with the showerhead（淋浴喷头）in my _________ a few days ago. I didn’t call a repairman to replace（替换）it—who knows how much money the repairman would want me to _________ ? So I bought a new showerhead and replaced it _________.

The task was so simple that it only took me several _________. As I fixed the new showerhead on, I _________ a sense of achievement. Of course, there are lots of repairs that are more difficult. My brother, for example, has repaired the TV set in his house many times. With the help of online instructional videos, he has _________ thousands of dollars in repairman fee（费用）over the years. Skills like these not only save us money, but more importantly, make us more independent and confident.

Doing chores around your house is easier than you __________.

1.A.sports B.skills C.laws D.rules

2.A.awful B.careful C.harmful D.useful

3.A.at last B.at least C.at first D.at all

4.A.library B.office C.bedroom D.bathroom

5.A.pay for B.look for C.wait for D.care for

6.A.ourselves B.himself C.myself D.themselves

7.A.minutes B.months C.weeks D.years

8.A.smelt B.felt C.became D.tasted

9.A.wasted B.spent C.made D.saved

10.A.collect B.decide C.think D.choose

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

作者还是小孩子的时候，学会了许多技能，这些技能不仅可以省钱，也可以让作者感到更加独立和自信。

1.

句意：当我还是个小孩子的时候，我学到了很多种技能。

sports体育；skills技能；laws法律；rules规则。根据下文中“some first aids and outdoor survival skills”可知，此处使用skills，表示“我学到了很多种技能”。故选B。

2.

句意：在日常生活中，有一种技能是非常有用的，那就是家庭基础维修。

awful可怕的；careful小心的；harmful有害的；useful有用的。根据下文第四段中“Skills like these not only save us money, but more importantly, make us more independent and confident.”可知，这样的技能不仅能帮我们省钱，更重要的是，让我们更加独立和自信，所以此处使用useful，表示“家庭基础维修是一项非常有用的技能”。故选D。

3.

句意：起初可能会有点困难，但是当你知道更多方法的时候，（家庭基础维修）就会变得更容易。

at last最后；at least至少；at first起初；at all完全，根本。根据句中“it becomes easier”可知，此处使用at first，表示“家庭基础维修起初可能会有点困难，但是当你知道更多方法的时候，它就变得更加容易”。故选C。

4.

句意：比如，几天前我浴室的淋浴头出了点问题。

library图书馆；office办公室；bedroom卧室；bathroom浴室。根据句中showerhead可知，此处使用bathroom，表示“我浴室的淋浴头出了点问题”。故选D。

5.

句意：我没有叫修理工来更换淋浴喷头，谁知道修理工要让我付多少钱？

pay for支付；look for寻找；wait for等待；care for关心。根据句中“how much money”可知，此处使用pay for，表示“为修理工付多少钱”。故选A。

6.

句意：所以我买了个新的淋浴喷头，然后自己更换了淋浴喷头。

ourselves我们自己；himself他自己；myself我自己；themselves他们自己。根据上文中“I didn’t call a repairman to replace it”可知，我没有打电话叫修理工来更换淋浴喷头，所以此处使用myself，表示“我自己更换了淋浴喷头”。故选C。

7.

句意：这项任务如此简单，以至于只花费了我几分钟。

minutes分钟；months月；weeks星期；years年。根据句中simple可知，此处使用minutes，表示“任务如此简单，只花费了我几分钟”。故选A。

8.

句意：当我把新的淋浴喷头安装好以后，我感到了一种成就感。

smelt闻；felt感到；became成为；tasted尝起来。根据句中“I fixed the new showerhead on”可知，此处使用felt，表示“把新的淋浴喷头安装好以后，我感到了一种成就感”。故选B。

9.

句意：通过在线教学视频的帮助，他多年来已经节省了数千美元的维修费。

wasted浪费；spent花费；made制作；saved节约。根据上文中“My brother, for example, has repaired the TV set in his house many times.”可知，我哥自己修理过他家里的电视机很多次，所以此处使用saved，表示“他多年来已经节省了数千美元的维修费”。故选D。

10.

句意：在家里做家庭杂务比你想象的要容易。

collect收集；decide决定；think想，认为；choose选择。根据上文第四段中“The task was so simple that it only took me several minutes.”可知，更换淋浴喷头这项任务很简单，只花费了我几分钟，所以此处使用think，表示“在家里做家庭杂务比你想象的要容易”。故选C。