Question

【題目】七、閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK –“An Englishman’s home is his castle”. Lots of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions (意愿), many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical (電子的) should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

【1】Is DIY very popular in UK?

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【2】How do many English people spend their holidays?

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【3】Who do people share DIY experiences with?

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【4】How many people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in a year?

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【5】Why do people in UK like DIY?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes.

【2】By making their homes beautiful “castles”.

【3】Their friends.

【4】Over 230,000 people.

【5】Because DIY can bring people fun and help them save money.

【解析】

文章分別對DIY的定義、DIY在英國流行的原因、DIY困難甚至危險的原因進行了分析，進而對DIY提出了合理的建議。DIY可以帶給我們很多的樂趣，可以幫助我們省錢，但它并不總是想象的那么容易。

【1】細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. ”（DIY也就是自己動手，在英國很受歡迎。)可知DIY在英國很受歡迎。故答案為：Yes。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段句子“ Lots of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”.”（許多人會在假期把自己的家變成美麗的“城堡”。）可知讓他們的家成為美麗的“城堡”。故答案為：By making their homes beautiful “castles”。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段“They share DIY experiences with their friends.”可知他們和朋友一起分享DIY經(jīng)驗。故答案為：Their friends。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二行句子“It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK.”（據(jù)報道，在短短一年時間里，英國有超過23萬人在DIY時受傷。）可知超過230000人。故答案為：Over 230, 000 people。

【5】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)整篇文章內(nèi)容及其最后一段句子“Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money.”（因此，DIY可以給我們帶來樂趣并幫助我們省錢。）可知因為DIY可以給人們帶來樂趣，并幫助他們省錢。故答案為：Because DIY can bring people fun and help them save money。

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