题文
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 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 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 needB．have to learn to make their own furnitureC．take DIY courses run by the government D．seldom go to a department store to buy things小题2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.A．run a DIY shop B．make it repair things C．save time and moneyD．improve the quality of life小题3:When the writer says that Jim has a full-time at home, he means Jim _______.A．makes shoes in his homeB．does extra work at nightC．does his own car and home repairsD．keeps house and looks after his children小题4:Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when _______.A．his car repairs cost too much B．the car repair class was not helpfulC．he could not possibly do two jobsD．he had to raise the children all by himself小题5: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: Believe in DIY. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
解析
小题1:细节理解题。第二段倒数第三句话。
小题2:细节理解题。第二段最后一句话
小题3:推理判断题。由his wife died和in a shoe making factory可推出答案。
小题4:细节理解题。第三段最后一句话
小题5:文章标题题。本句概括了本文的主旨。
考点
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
