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In the United States, many people want to save
（节省）time. In many families, the husband and the wife have to work full time, so their free time is very important（重要的）for them. They look for quick ways to do shopping.Many years ago, people had to go to the fish market to buy fish and to the butcher to buy meat and chicken and to the bakery, for bread. Nowadays most people go to one place, the supermarket. They can also buy things for the house. When Americans go out, they often go to the fast food restaurants. They can get food in a few minutes. It's very quick. There are many supermarkets and fast food restaurants in China now. Chinese people also want to save time like Americans. Many children like fast food very much. But their parents don't want them to have too much fast food. It's not good for their health.
(1) Where did most Americans go shopping many years ago?
[ ]
A
．They did shopping in the supermarkets.B
．They went shopping in different places.C
．They did shopping in the fish market.(2) Why is time very important for many Americans?
[ ]
A
．Because the husband and the wife have to work full time.B
．Because the supermarkets are far from their houses.C
．Because no one goes shopping in their free time .(3) What do Americans buy in the butcher?
[ ]
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A ．Fish |
B ．Meat and chicken. |
C ．Bread. |
(4) What does the word
“bakery”mean?[ ]
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A ．肉铺 |
B ．鱼市 |
C ．面包店 |
(5) Which of the following sentences is right?
[ ]
A
．Nowadays American people can't buy bread in the supermarket.B
．Americans have to wait for their food in the fast food restaurants for a long time.C
．Many Chinese children like fast food very much but their parents don't want them to eat it. 查看习题详情和答案>>“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided 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 make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has 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-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
| A．take DIY courses run by the government |
| B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
| C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| D．seldom go to a supermarket to buy things |
| A．run a DIY shop | B．save time and money |
| C．make or repair things | D．improve their life |
| A．makes shoes in his home | B．does extra work at night |
| C．repairs his own car at home | D．keeps house and looks after his children |
| 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 |
As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the USA continues to grow .
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided 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 make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has 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-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
1.We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
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A．take DIY courses run by the government |
|
B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
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C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
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D．seldom go to a supermarket to buy things |
2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
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A．run a DIY shop |
B．save time and money |
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C．make or repair things |
D．improve their life |
3. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .
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A．makes shoes in his home |
B．does extra work at night |
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C．repairs his own car at home |
D．keeps house and looks after his children |
4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
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A．his car repairs cost too much |
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B．the car repair class was not helpful |
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C．he could not possibly do two jobs |
|
D．he had to raise the children all by himself |
查看习题详情和答案>>
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided 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 make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has 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-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
小题1:We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
| A．take DIY courses run by the government |
| B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
| C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
| D．seldom go to a supermarket to buy things |
| A．run a DIY shop | B．save time and money |
| C．make or repair things | D．improve their life |
| A．makes shoes in his home | B．does extra work at night |
| C．repairs his own car at home | D．keeps house and looks after his children |
| 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 |