Question

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理) around their homes, such as                       p  1.    the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY                 e  2.    with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d  3.   the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people can’t a  4.    a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具) which needs to be got together by people themselves w  5.    a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions (指令). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i  6.   is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r  7.    that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

DIY can bring us a lot of f  8.    and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t  9.   to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s  10.    for us to DIY.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.painting

2.experience

3.discovered

4.afford   

5.with

6.itself      

7.reported

8.fun

9.thought

10.safer

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：DIY就是自己做，这在英国很受欢迎。许多商店和超市里卖DIY的东西。电视节目向人们展示如何DIY。英国人喜欢DIY。DIY可以带给我们很多的乐趣，可以帮助我们节省一些钱，但它并不总是想象的那么容易。

1. 根据前句If there is anything that needs fixing  around their homes和空前短语such as可知这里是在举出一些维修居家的活动如刷墙、换新淋浴器等等，他们会自己做，所以填写painting。

2.根据句意：他们与他们的朋友分享自己做的经验。可知填写experience。

3.根据More and more people are fond of DIY （越来越多的人喜欢DIY）可推知本句是说他们发现了DIY的乐趣，因此填写discovered。

4.根据上句Sometimes people also DIY for saving money（有时人们DIY是为了省钱。）.和下句They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money（他们正在看他们如何使他们的房子不用花很多钱就能更好可知此句是说目前，许多人负担不起大房子的费用，所以填写afford       。

5.根据句意：有一个大的DIY家具市场。家具需要人们用工具聚在一起。可知填写with。

6.根据上句Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, 和连词but可推知此句是说有时，指令是简单明了，但家具本身很难建立。所以填写itself。     

7.根据that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders 是新闻报道的内容，结合单词首字母可推知这里是惯用句型It is reported that（据报道），故填写reported。

8.根据并列成分can help us save some money 可推知这里是说DIY可以给我们带来很多乐趣，因此填写fun。

9.根据上句结合连词but看推知本句是说但它并不总是想象的那么容易，所以填写thought。

10.根据并列成分easier，结合单词首字母可推知此处是说更安全，所以填写safer。

考点：短文填空。