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.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

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

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

4.What would be the best title for the text?

In America, where labor（劳工）costs are so high, “do-it-yourself” is a way of life．Many people   46   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses．

  47   many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a   48   that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers．  49   other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others．It   50   the reader to become the main character（人物）with the help of computers．Here is   51   they do it．Let us suppose a child is named Jody．The computer uses this information to make up a story   52   pictures．The story is then printed up．“This book is about me,” a child who   53   such a book might say．So the company is called the “Me-Books Publishing Company”．  54   like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, the names of their friends and their pets．But more   55  , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories．Me-books are helping children to learn how to read．

（    ）46．A．make               B．build                C．buy                       D．repair

（    ）47．A．Otherwise      B．Only              C．Once                  D．Soon

（    ）48．A．director        B．person           C．company              D．computer

（    ）49．A．However         B．Although        C．That                  D．Unless

（    ）50．A．allows          B．hates            C．hires（雇）          D．pays

（    ）51．A．what            B．how             C．why                     D．where

（    ）52．A．with            B．about            C．for                         D．except

（    ）53．A．prints（印）    B．borrows        C．sells                     D．receives

（    ）54．A．Writers        B．Children          C．Companies            D．Friends

（    ）55．A．impossible       B．interesting        C．important              D．expensive

　　As prices and building costs keep rising(上升), “the do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend(趋势) in the US continues(继续) to grow.

　　“We needed furniture(家具) for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we didn't have enough money to buy it.” So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs. John got married(结婚) six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling(努力) to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course(课程) for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs(修理) around the house.

　　Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died(去世). He has a full-time job at home as well as(除……之外) in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received(收到) a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset(不安) about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix(修理) the car myself.”

　　John and Jim are not unusual people, Most families in the country are doing everything they can 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 you how to do things yourself.

根据短文内客，选择正确答案

1．We know from the passage that many people ________.

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A．seldom(几乎不) go to a department store to buy things

B．take DIY courses run(经营) by the government(政府)

C．have to learn to make their own furniture

D．find it hard to pay for what they need

2．John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ________.

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A．improve the quality(质量) of life

B．save time and money

C．make or repair things

D．run a DIY shop

3．When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ________.

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A．keeps house and looks after his children

B．does his own car and home repairs

C．does extra work at night

D．make shoes in his home

4．Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when ________.

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A．he had to raise the children all by himself

B．he could not possibly do two jobs

C．the car repair class was not helpful

D．his car repairs cost too much

5．What's the best title of the passage?

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A．Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.

B．You Can Do It Too.

C．The Joy of DIY.

D．Welcome to our DIY Course.

In America, where labor（劳工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.       many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a      that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers.       other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is     they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story    pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who   such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more    , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.