Aspricesandbuildingcostskeepri-优题课

As prices and building costs keep rising(上涨的), the do-it-yourself (DIY） trend (趋势） 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 $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 that they can fight with 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.
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 money	D．improve the quality of life

When the writer says that Jim has a full-time 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

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 not possibly do two jobs

D．he had to raise the children all by himself

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.

科目英语题型阅读理解难度中等

阅读下面语篇，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

（1）Central Park Tour begins at ________ o’clock in the morning every day.

A．

six

B．

seven

C．

eight

（2）How much should we pay for an adult bike for two hours?

A．

＄11.95.

B．

＄16.95.

C．

＄19.95.

（3）A couple will need a ________ if they take their eight-month-old baby.

A．

B．

C．

（4）What is the text type of the reading material?

A．

An ad.

B．

A poem.

C．

A speech.

Choose the best answer according to the passage you read.

In August, 2021, some new rules came out to restrict（限制） young people’s online game time. People under the age of 18 can only play online games three hours a week. Online game providers can offer only one-hour service to young people from 8 p. m. to 9 p. m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. They are very popular with teachers and parents.

Zhang Zhe, a high school teacher in Nanjing, thinks online games influence students’ studies a lot. At home, parents often find it hard to stop their children from playing them. What’s worse, students might have no interest in developing friendship. “Students who become seriously addicted（上瘾的） to online games often find all kinds of excuses to play them. They also spend little on food or clothes to save their money for online games. So I think it is really necessary for the government to take action.” said Wu Li, a teacher in Wuhan.

Mrs Wang, a mother of a high school student in Shanghai, used to have difficulty keeping her son away from online games, so she felt really glad when the new rules came out. “Whenever I tried to stop him, he got really angry. For several months, he even refused to talk to me.” said Mrs Wang.

Thanks to the rules, students can have more time to take up new hobbies. To make sure that students develop healthier lifestyle（生活方式）, schools, teachers and parents need to work closely to help young students find proper hobbies, and hold different after-school activities for them.

（1）According to the first paragraph, which one is TRUE?

A．	A pupil can play online games 2 hours every day.
B．	A 16-year-old boy can play online games three hours a week.
C．	A student of 17 can play online games from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday.
D．	A girl from a junior high can’t play online games from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. during the Spring Festival.

（2）Which of the following may happen to the students who are addicted to online games?

A．	They spend more on food and clothes.
B．	They have interest in making friends.
C．	Their studies are influenced a lot.
D．	They have a good relationship with their family.

（3）What should schools, teachers, and parents do according to the last paragraph?

①They should work together to help young students.

②They should take up new hobbies.

③They should develop healthier lifestyle.

④They should hold different after-school activities for students.

①④

②③

①③

②④

（4）The passage mainly tells us _________.

A．	some online games are harmful to students
B．	some students are addicted to online games
C．	some parents and teachers are against the new rules
D．	some parents and teachers welcome the new rules

Choose the best answer according to the passage you read.

With the winter vacation coming, I realized I needed to find a part-time job, because I didn’t want to ask my parents for money. I had imagined having a job at a winter camp where I could play games with children. In fact, the only job I could find was cleaning up tables at a local convenience store.

At first, I wanted to give up the job because getting up too early in the morning made me unhappy. I’ll never forget how tired I felt on my first day, but I’ll never forget sitting together and talking about our days with my workmates for the first time either. Suddenly, I felt good to be a member of them.

After working at the convenience store for almost one year, I was used to getting up so early, because I knew there would be a few good moments every day there.

Working at the convenience store, I’ve learned to grow into a boy that can depend on myself and get along well with others. And I’m not the shy person that I used to be. Meeting an impolite customer might make me feel bad, but very soon I could deal with it without difficulty. The job has given me so much, and I can’t wait to go back to the convenience store and continue to grow from my experience.

（1）How did the writer feel at first when he found the job at the convenience store?

Excited.

Surprised.

Disappointed.

Satisfied.

（2）What can we know from the passage?

A．	He didn’t want to go back to the convenience store.
B．	He had few good moments at the convenience store.
C．	He forgot talking about their days with his workmates.
D．	He improved himself after working at the convenience store.

（3）The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是） __________.

A．	being a shy person	B．	getting along well with his workmates
C．	meeting a rude customer	D．	growing from the experience

（4）What’s the best title of the passage?

A．	My Workmates	B．	A Tiring Job
C．	A Local Convenience Store	D．	A Meaningful Work Experience

Choose the best answer according to the passage you read.

On a snowy day, there was a man walking in a hurry on the road. His clothes were in poor condition. You might think he was a beggar（乞丐）, but in fact he was a painter. His name was Vincent Willem van Gogh. With a painting he had just finished, the poor Vincent went into a painting store.

“Can you buy this painting to help me pay the rent（租金）?”

“I don’t really like your painting, but it is said that you are gifted（有天赋的） and I want to help you. Here is five francs（法郎）.”

Although it was only five francs, Vincent was very happy.

He took the money and said thanks, thinking that he could buy some food and pay the rent.

Near his home, Vincent saw a little girl in dirty clothes shaking in the snow. The girl smiled sadly at the painter asking for some help. It was clear that the girl was hungry and cold.

“Poor child! I should help her!”

Vincent put the five francs into the girl’s hands, totally forgetting that he still needed money to pay the rent. Before the girl expressed her thanks, the kind Vincent had gone away with his empty stomach.

（1）From the passage, we can know that the man was a _________.

beggar

painter

singer

house owner

（2）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．	The girl refused Vincent’s help.
B．	Both the girl and Vincent were hungry.
C．	The girl had expressed thanks before Vincent left.
D．	After selling his painting, Vincent bought some food.

（3）Which word can best describe Vincent?

Helpful

Funny

Careless

Stupid

（4）This passage is mainly about ________.

A．	a poor girl	B．	Vincent’s great painting
C．	Vincent’s kindness to a stranger	D．	a man selling a painting to pay the rent

Choose the best answer according to the passage you read.

Chinese Elements（元素） in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

Different Chinese elements were shown at the opening ceremony（仪式） of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. They mixed traditional culture with modern technology.

Traditional music

At the opening ceremony, traditional music was played with Chinese instruments such as guzheng, pipa in order to further spread traditional music around the world.

Greeting pine（迎客松）

During the ceremony, a firework in the shape of a “greeting pine” was set of in the sky. The “greeting pine” stood for Beijing’s warm welcome and friendly service provided for Winter Olympic guests from all over the world. The idea came from a 1, 000-year-old pine tree on Mount Huangshan in China’s Anhui Province.

24 Solar Terms（节气）

The exciting counting down phase（阶段） of the opening ceremony used traditional 24 Solar Terms, starting from the last to the first, known as lichun. This term stands for the start of springtime in the traditional Chinese culture.

（1）The Chinese instruments were used to play traditional music to _________.

A．	welcome you to Anhui Province
B．	provide friendly service
C．	stand for the start of springtime
D．	further spread traditional music around the world

（2）What can we know from paragraph 3 and 4?

A．	The real “greeting pine” is in Anhui Province.
B．	A real “greeting pine” was set off in the sky.
C．	“Lichun” means the end of springtime.
D．	Traditional 24 Solar Terms were used at the closing ceremony.

（3）The passage is most probably taken from ________.

a diary

a science study

a news report

a dictionary