Molly Daniels opened the door so hard that the door nearly broke it. Then she looked through the window at her neighbor across the yard. “ She is in my garden again. Those are my strawberries, not hers. Maybe I should call the police.”
Her friend, Doris, was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.
“Of course,” Molly answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your yard without your permission and picked your strawberries?”
“I would say, better here the bees.”
“The bees don’t take my strawberries.”
“But the birds do,” Doris continued. “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and the only ones she picks are those you leave to the birds. Why don’t you pick some of your good strawberries and give them to her?”
“Are you crazy? What are you thinking?’
“Don’t you remember what happened when you were in hospital last year? She went to see you and gave you a pot full of chicken soup. When you give her the strawberries you can tell her that you still remember that.”
Molly was shocked. She had almost forgotten that little kindness because she was too angry. Then she picked a basket of good strawberries and went out. Through the window, Doris could see that the anger on Molly’s face changed into a bright smile.
【小题1】Molly opened the door very hard because _____
A.she was very angry
B.she was very happy
C.she didn’t like eating strawberries
D.Doris wasn’t friendly
【小题2】The underline word “permission” in the passage means “_____” in Chinese.
A.感谢B.许可C.命令D.警告
【小题3】Which sentence is similar to the sentence “I would say, better here than the bees.”?
A.It’s better to let the neighbor pick the strawberries than to give them to the bees.
B.The bees are better than the neighbor.
C.The bees like strawberries more than the neighbor does.
D.The neighbor is good at picking strawberries.
【小题4】From the last paragraph, we can infer(推断)what Molly did at last with a basket of good strawberries.
A.She called the police to drive the neighbor away.
B.She happily gave a basket of good strawberries to the neighbor.
C.She ate up the strawberries herself.
D.She let the birds take her strawberries.

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      .

A.find it hard to pay for what they need

B.have to learn to make their own furniture

C.take DIY courses run by the government

D.seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

A.makes shoes in his home

B.does extra work at night

C.does his own car and home repairs

D.keeps house and looks after his children

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

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

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

A.The Joy of DIY

B.You can DO It too!

C.Welcome to our DIY Course

D.Ross and Hat field; Believe in DIY

 

My name is Lily. My father is a teacher. His students love him a lot because he is funny. I love him, too, but I think he can be “foolish”  41  .

Once we moved into a new house and had to go shopping to buy new chairs and lights. In the supermarket, I’m interested   42   some of the beautiful lights with good qualities and made my father buy them.

When we got home, my father began to work out how much money we had   43   that day. Suddenly, he stopped. “Something’s wrong.” he said. “I’ve got 30 yuan   44   than I should!” “That’s great,” I said. “You can buy me that   45   book I want.”

Father said nothing. Instead, he counted(数) how much money he had again and again.

“The salesgirl must have made a mistake. We   46   go back to the shop,” he said.

“Do you have to go back?” I asked. “Nobody will know we   47   too much change(找零). It would be foolish to go back.”

“It wouldn’t be ‘foolish’.” my father said angrily. “It’s called being   48   .” At that moment, I looked into his eyes and knew he was right.

The salesgirl was surprised to see us in the shop again. But   49   we gave her the money, she thanked us a lot.

On my way home, my father stopped me   50   smiled. “Do you still want that cartoon book?” he asked. I looked at my “foolish” father and answered loudly, “Father, you are the greatest!”

1.A. sometimes           B. often           C. always        D. never

2.A. with                B. on              C. in            D. to

3.A. took                B. lost            C. cost          D. spent

4.A. much                B. more            C. less          D. some

5.A. story               B. cartoon         C. music         D. magic

6.A. may                 B. can             C. should        D. need

7.A. gave                B. have given      C. is given      D. were given

8.A. clever              B. honest          C. selfish       D. cool

9.A. how                 B. why             C. when          D. where

10.A. and       B. but              C. or            D. so

 

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