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阅读下面短文, 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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(家具)for our living room, "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 in common with 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 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.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 no possible do two jobs

D. he had to raise the children all by himself

3.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 Hatfield: Believers in DIY.

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The long line of rush hour traffic wound its way down the rain?slick(湿滑的) street as I glanced nervously at my watch.5:30! Nothing had gone right all day.This traffic jam seemed the perfect ending to a(n) ______ day.

I sighed loudly,______ there was no one to hear.Lately my life seemed ______ more than a never?ending ______ of regular tasks.Surely there was more to living than this.I guess I was simply too tired to look for it.

And then, looking ______, I saw him.

The lone(孤零零) flagman was standing ______ the street,______ directing four driving ways of traffic as they ______ into one.But there was something ______ about this flagman, and as my car ______, I realized what it was.

Standing among dozens of impatient motorists, he was smiling and ______ at every driver that passed.

As I sat waiting my ______ in my warm car, I began to feel ______.If this man, who did nothing all day but watch one car after another______, could stand in the cold rain hour after boring hour and still have a friendly ______ for every single person who passed, what right did I have to ______ my life?

It was ______ my turn to pass the flagman.“Thank you,” I mouthed ______ the window.He smiled and nodded and I drove on, spirits lifted,______ changed.And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him, raising his hand and ______ to every car that passed.

1.A.dangerous B.enjoyable C.horrible D.interesting

2.A.though B.so C.if D.when

3.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something

4.A.cycle B.discovery C.expectation D.sacrifice

5.A.right B.left C.backward D.forward

6.A.next to B.in the middle of C.away from D.ahead of

7.A.wisely B.eagerly C.patiently D.calmly

8.A.exchanged B.combined C.crashed D.jumped

9.A.common B.wrong C.outstanding D.unusual

10.A.approached B.started C.stopped D.passed

11.A.shouting B.staring C.aiming D.waving

12.A.order B.turn C.request D.fortune

13.A.annoyed B.delighted C.ashamed D.disappointed

14.A.go by B.go up C.get along D.get through

15.A.glance B.gesture C.move D.treat

16.A.set aside B.burst into C.look down upon D.complain about

17.A.certainly B.luckily C.finally D.merely

18.A.through B.from C.off D.in

19.A.anxiety B.attitude C.experience D.doubt

20.A.talking B.explaining C.whispering D.greeting

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Every Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services,a local retirement community in Brookfield, Illinois, US, with my classmates to do community service.

After my very first visit to Cantata,my life changed forever.That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.

Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 25?30 students every time. We play board games and cards with the residents while we're there.

You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”, but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.

Whether it was talking to 98?year?old “Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.

Even the residents who don't have amazing memories make the experience satisfying.I remember visiting Mrs. Robinson. She couldn't recall much about her past, but she told me she'd never forget how kind I was just to listen to her “rambling(漫谈)”. It made me realize that it's the little things that make life worth living. That's something I won't forget anytime soon.

If there's one thing I've realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, it's that presence—just being there—means more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, there's always time to make someone's day.

For me, it feels great to be a source of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ear for old memories. And at the end of the day, that's all that matters.

It's easy to feel like you don't have anything in common with the elderly—especially when you're a teenager. But that's not true at all.

I hate to be overly clichéd(陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, it's important for us to realize this sooner rather than later.We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.

1.What do the volunteers do according to the passage?

A.They share everything with the residents.

B.They play board games and cards with the residents.

C.They watch the residents play games.

D.They buy gifts for the residents.

2.According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?

A.Playing with them.

B.Benefiting from them.

C.Helping them.

D.Being there with them.

3.What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?

A.We don't have anything in common with the elderly.

B.Age is just a number.

C.It is important to help the elderly.

D.Young adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.

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