As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” 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 Roses took a 2-week courses 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 much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for$420. “I was deeply unhappy 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
【小题1】Many newly married people in the USA ______.
A.find it hard to pay for what they need
B.must take some courses
C.have to learn to make their own furniture
D.seldom go to a shop to buy things.
【小题2】John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.
A.make furnitureB.make or repair things
C.improve the quality of life D.save time and money
【小题3】Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.
A.make shoes at homeB.do housework in a shoe factory
C.run a shoe-making factory at homeD.work in a shoe factory
【小题4】Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.
A.he enjoyed doing everything by himself
B.he becomes an unusual person
C.his car repairs cost very much
D.the car repair class wasn’t helpful
【小题5】Which of the following statement is right?
A.If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.
B.People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.
C.DIYis becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.
D.Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.

 “BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声). It was just standing there, with father standing on one side, and I on the other side.
We were both in great anger. “Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father. With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling. I walked around aimlessly.
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree.
But now … I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old. We differ in our ways of thinking. He always put his opinions of behavior on me. Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits(容许) it. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.
I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind. My heart was frozen on this hot summer night. As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company. When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on.
I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps.      
All the lights were off except father’s.
Dad was always like this. Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers (掖被子) while I am sleeping.
This was how he always was.He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.
The light was still on. “Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe… With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my face. I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love—it’s second to none!
【小题1】Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.
a. I opened the door and entered the house.
b. Sadly I ran out into the street.
c. I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.
d. I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.
e. I walked about in the street without any aim.

A.b-e-d-c-aB.b-e-c-d-aC.b-e-a-c-dD.b-e-c-a-d
【小题2】What made the writer think of his childhood?
A.The sight of the street lights.
B.The sight of the empty street.
C.The sight of a father with a child in his arms.
D.The sight of light in his own house.
【小题3】What can we infer about the reason why the father often shouts at his son?
A.The father is getting older and older.
B.The son has more fashionable opinions than his father.
C.They usually disagree with each other.
D.The father has got used to being a leader for long.
【小题4】What conclusion(结论)can be drawn after reading the passage?
A.The father treats his son in an unfair way.
B.The father is actually kind to his son.
C.The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.
D.The father is always finding mistakes with his son.
【小题5】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?
A. The Generation GapB.ASleepless Summer Night
C.An Iron DoorinsideD.Father’s Love

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