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

Hi, everybody!
Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.
Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia (百科全书) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!
【小题1】The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.

A.the writer of 25 New Takes B.a tourist in the cinema bookstore
C.the manager of the cinema bookstore D.a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
【小题2】How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?
A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Nine.
【小题3】Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.
B.The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.
C.Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.
D.The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.
【小题4】The purpose of the speaker is_______.
A.to satisfy the visitors' various tastes
B.to keep the writers in the cinema bookstore
C.to offer the visitors chances to meet the film stars
D.to have the readers into film producers

任务型阅读,阅读下列短文,根据要求完成下列题目。(10分)
Miss Li is my favourite teacher. (A)She began to teach us Chinese three years ago. She is a young girl with long, black hair and a beautiful smile. When she came to our school, I was not a good student in our class. I always failed(没有通过) the tests.
Miss Li spent a lot of time with our class, but I never had a chance to talk to her. I thought I was just nobody in my class and Miss Li didn’t like me. But I knew I was wrong later.
One day, Miss Li asked me to meet her at the school gate. When I got there, she was waiting for me already. Then we went to the park in the school together. (B)Talking alone with my teacher made me excited. She smiled at me and told me that I was quiet but I could write wonderful stories. She told me that I could be a good student. 
Today, Miss Li  doesn’t teach us any more, but I still want to say that she taught me the most important lesson of my life: to believe in myself.
【小题1】将文中A处画线句子用现在完成时改写。
______________________________________
【小题2】写出文中B处画线句子的同义句。
It made me excited ____________________with my teacher.
【小题3】The underlined word “nobody” may mean _________.

A.an important personB.an interesting person
C.an unimportant personD.a boring person
【小题4】What does Miss Li look like?
______________________________________
【小题5】What did Miss Li say the writer was good at?
______________________________________

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand. Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.

There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off from our work to act as guides to our friends: It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes ,the welcome will be full, warm and real.

For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!

1.Which of the following is the typical way of American hospitality?

A.Treating friends at home.

B.Taking days off to be with friends.

C.Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.

D.Sharing everything they have.

2.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A.Americans are always generous with their time.

B.Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C.Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D.Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

3.This passage is most probably written for          .

A.American students                      B.Chinese students

C.Chinese visitors to America                D.American visitors to China

 

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