As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趨勢) 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.
小題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
小題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
小題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
小題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

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:A
小題4:B

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容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.可知答案為A
小題2:根據(jù)文章的描述內(nèi)容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.可知答案為D
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容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.可知答案為A
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意，可知答案為B
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