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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.
【小题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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
A punctual person is in the habit of doing a thing at the correct time and is never late for anything.
An unpunctual man never does what he has to do at the right time. He is always in a hurry and in the end loses both time and his good name. A lost thing may be found again, but lost time can never be got back. Time is more useful than material things. In fact, time is life itself. An unpunctual man is always wasting his most important things as well as others'. An unpunctual person is always saying unhappily that he finds no time to answer letters or return calls. But the man who really has much to do is very careful of his time. He knows that he can not finish all his work unless he carefully does every piece of work.
Being unpunctual is the sign of disrespect (不尊重_) towards others. If a person is invited to
dinner and arrives later than the time when he should be there, he keeps all the other guests (客人)
waiting for him. Usually this will be thought as a great disrespect to the host and all the other guests.
Not like a punctual person, an unpunctual one can't do his duty wonderfully, whether it is public or personal. Imagine how it would be if those who should do important tasks failed to be on time. A man who is known to be often unpunctual is never believed by his friends or fellow men.
【小题1】The Chinese meaning of the word "punctual" in this passage is probably “ ”.
| A．听话的 | B．守时的 | C．守纪律的 | D．能干的 |
| A．An unpunctual person often has more time. |
| B．An unpunctual person has more work to do. |
| C．A punctual person often has a busy life. |
| D．A punctual person often does his work wonderfully. |
| A．in a hurry | B．after the host |
| C．at the decided time | D．before other guests |
| A．saves time for others |
| B．leaves his family and friends |
| C．gets his chances and knowledge |
| D．loses his time and good name |
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play soccer and watch soccer games. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a soccer game. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio, too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice soccer game on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese classes. He thinks hard and wants to find a way.
“Hello, Mrs. Black,” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone, “Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day’s leave ( 请半天假 ).”
“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.” says Mrs. Black, “But who’s that?”
“It’s my father, Mrs. Black.”
【小题1】Peter is a ______.
| A．middle school student | B．a father | C．worker | D．teacher |
| A．Grade Two | B．Grade Three | C． Grade One | D．school |
| A．his father wants him to read them | B．he likes to read stories |
| C．he wants to know something about soccer game | D．he likes to read news |
| A．his father is ill in bed | B．he wants to watch the soccer game |
| C．he is ill in bed | D．he doesn’t like English or Chinese classes |
| A．Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor . |
| B．Peter isn’t an honest ( 诚实的 ) boy. |
| C．Peter is a 13-year-old boy. |
| D．Peter wants to watch TV at four in the afternoon. |
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Dear Nancy
I am happy to tell you my school and my life. Every day my father drives me to school. My school is very big and beautiful. I like my school very much. The desks and chairs are new. There are lots of pictures on the walls. You can also see some flowers on the teachers’ desk. We clean the classroom every day.
I don’t go to school on Saturday and Sunday. I get up at six on Saturday. I play basketball with my father in the park near my home for half an hour. Then I eat my breakfast. I help my mother water the trees and flowers in the garden. At eight I begin to do my homework. My parents and I have lunch in the KFC. In the afternoon. I have Art lessons. Sometimes I play computer games or chat with my friends on the Internet in the evening.
I like my weekend very much.
Yours
Li Hua
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Who is the letter from? |
It tells about Li Hua’s school and 1 . |
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2 does Lihua go to school every day? |
He goes to school by 3 with his father every day. |
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What is his school like? |
It’s big and beautiful. |
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What does he usually do at weekend? |
He often 4 basketball with his father and helps his mother water the trees and flowers in the garden. |
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When does he do his homework on Saturday? |
He does his homework in the 5 . |
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How can he chat with his friends? |
He can chat with his friends on the Internet. |