As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend in the US 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 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 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 $520. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I have 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-yourself”, 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.
小題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
小題2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to __________.
A．run a DIY shopB．make or repair things
C．save time and moneyD．improve the quality of life
小題3: Jim decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when__________
A．his car repairs cost too muchB．the car repair class was not helpful
C．He couldn’t possibly do two jobsD．keeps house and looks after his children
小題4: 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

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:D

小題1:細節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：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.可知剛結婚的人發(fā)現(xiàn)很難負擔想要的東西。選A
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：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.可知是約翰和他的妻子是學習制作，或修理東西。選B
小題1:細節(jié)題：從第四段的句子：Last month, he received a car repair bill for $520. “I was deeply upset about it. 可知是汽車修理花費很多。選A
小題1:推理題：從第四段的句子：Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home 可知吉姆妻子去世了，他要持家和照顧孩子。選D
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