科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆重慶萬州巖口復興學校初三下學期第一次月考英語試卷（帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趨勢) 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 280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasafull−timejobattimejobathomeaswellasinashoe−makingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor420. “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 |
| 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 |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2013-2014學年江蘇省蘇州市相城區(qū)九年級上學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.
After a few minutes there is a very
weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and
very clear. "That's the robin(知更鳥),"
says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names
of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and
it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is ful
l
of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鳴), and it's beautiful.
"Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"
"Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."
"Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.
"Well, there are two
reasons," explain
s
Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a
female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are.
The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell
other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with
another male."
I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"
"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"
So, how does Jim know so much a
bout
birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More
and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example,
was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."
By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.
1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?
A. To visit her friend. B. To drink hot coffee.
C. To see different birds. D. To hear birds sing.
2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.
A. to call a female's attention B. to fight with other males
C. to find a place to live in D. to start looking for food
3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.
B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.
C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.
D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.
4.The text is mainly about_______.
A. the robin's songs B.
the birds' habitat 
C. why birds sing D. how to protect birds
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科目：初中英語 來源：2011年江蘇省南通市中考模擬試卷英語卷 題型：句型轉換
句型轉換 請根據要求改寫下列句子，每空一詞。
1. The sandstorms did great harm to many plants and houses. （改為一般疑問句）
__________ the sandstorms __________ great harm to many plants and houses?
2. Jim has stayed in the college for five years. (對劃線部分提問)
_________ _________ has Jim stayed in the college?
3. The students sweep their classroom after school every day. (改為被動語態(tài))
Their classroom __________ _________ after school every day.
4. Jack is so young that he can’t understand the problem. （保持句意基本不變）
Jack is not old __________ __________ understand the problem.
5. Sierra said, “The movie is going to be exciting.” （改為間接引語）
Sierra said _________ the movie _________ going to be exciting.
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科目：初中英語 來源：2012屆江蘇省附屬初級中學初三期中考試英語卷 題型：閱讀理解
As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趨勢)in the USA continues to grow .
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” 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 Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school .Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has 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-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
1.We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .
|
A．take DIY courses run by the government |
|
B．have to learn to make their own furniture |
|
C．find it hard to pay for what they need |
|
D．seldom go to a supermarket to buy things |
2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
|
A．run a DIY shop |
B．save time and money |
|
C．make or repair things |
D．improve their life |
3. 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．repairs his own car at home |
D．keeps house and looks after his children |
4. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .
|
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 |
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科目：初中英語 來源：2010年四川省眉山市畢業(yè)會考英語試題 題型：句型轉換
句型轉換 請根據要求改寫下列句子，每空一詞。
1. The sandstorms did great harm to many plants and houses. （改為一般疑問句）
__________ the sandstorms __________ great harm to many plants and houses?
2. Jim has stayed in the college for five years. (對劃線部分提問)
_________ _________ has Jim stayed in the college?
3. The students sweep their classroom after school every day. (改為被動語態(tài))
Their classroom __________ _________ after school every day.
4. Jack is so young that he can’t understand the problem. （保持句意基本不變）
Jack is not old __________ __________ understand the problem.
5. Sierra said, “The movie is going to be exciting.” （改為間接引語）
Sierra said _________ the movie _________ going to be exciting.
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