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【题目】Modern life is comfortable. Meanwhile, it is costly. As price and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We need 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 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 the course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

【1】We can learn from the second paragraph that ______.

A. many young people have difficulty building a house

B. many newly married people take DIY courses for fun

C. John and his wife make or repair things to save money

D. John and his wife build their furniture to improve the quality of life

【2】When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ______.

A. keeps house and looks after his children

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. makes shoes in his home

【3】Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when ______.

A. he had to raise the children all by himself

B. his car repairs cost too much

C. he could not possibly do two jobs

D. The car repair class wasn’t helpful

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了一种在房价和物价越来越高的情况下，人们通过自己学习来制作一些东西以达到省钱的目的，即DIY的新潮流。

【1】推理判断题。从第二段第一行“we just didn’t have enough money to buy it”可以看出约翰和他的妻子没有足够的钱去购买家具，因此希望通过学习自己做家具来省钱，故选C。

【2】推理判断题。由第三段第一句Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. 可知吉姆的妻子已经去世了，而他需要照顾3个孩子。又根据下一句He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory可知他在一家鞋厂工作，所以在家的全职工组是指照顾孩子们，故选A。

【3】细节分析题。由第三段第三句Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420.可知汽车修理费用的开支太大，所以吉姆想要自己学习如何修理汽车，故选B。