As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势） in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Kose, “and we 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 （努力）to make a home when the cost of living is very high. The Koses 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 very upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car myself. ”
John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can 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 to do things yourself. We know from the passage that many people ________ .
| A．seldom go to a department store to buy things |
| B．take DIY courses run by the government |
| C．like to learn to make their own furniture |
| D．find it hard to pay for what they need |
John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .
| A．improve the quality of life |
| B．save time and money |
| C．make or repair things |
| D．run a DIY shop |
When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ______.
| A．keeps house and looks after his children |
| B．does his own car and home repairs |
| C．does extra work at night |
| D．make shoes in his home |
Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when ______ .
| A．he had to raise the children all by himself |
| B．he could not possibly do two jobs |
| C．the car repair class was not helpful |
| D．his car repairs cost too much |
How can people learn DIY?
| A．Go to classes. |
| B．Read books. |
| C．Go to classes and read books. |
| D．The passage doesn’t tell us. |
This is Jim. He is thirteen. He is from the USA. He is a student. He has a good friend. His name is Jack. Jack is fifteen. He is from Canada. Jack is tall but Jim is short. They are in the same class, but they are in different grades. Jim is in Class Two. Jack is in Class Two, too. They go to school at seven in the morning and go home at six in the afternoon.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Jim and Jack are ____.
| A．sisters |
| B．friend |
| C．teacher and student |
| D．from different countries(国家) |
Jim is ____.
| A．short | B．tall | C．strong | D．big |
Jim and Jack are in ____.
| A．the same grade | B．different grades |
| C．the same color | D．the same family |
Jack is in ____.
| A．Class 4 | B．Class 3 |
| C．Class 2 | D．Class 1 |
They go to school at ____ in the morning.
| A．6:00 | B．7:00 | C．7:30 | D．8:00 |
Rose’s mother wants to take Rose to the zoo today. Many kinds of animals are in the zoo. So Rose is very happy.
Rose and her mother go to see the tigers and lions first(首先). Tigers and lions are scary(令人害怕的) so they live in strong cages(笼子) in the zoo. And they eat much meat every day.
Rose sees two big elephants and a baby one. The elephants are very kind to people. Rose rides(骑) on an elephant and she is glad.
Some cute pandas are in the zoo, too. They are a little shy(害羞). So people need to be very quiet when they go near(走近) them. Look! Five giraffes(长颈鹿) are there. They have long necks. They are from Africa(非洲). They like eating grass(草) and leaves(叶子) very much.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。Rose’s mother ____, so Rose is very happy today.
| A．buys her a new skirt |
| B．cooks nice food for her |
| C．takes her to the zoo |
| D．goes for a picnic with her |
Rose and her mother go to see ____ first.
| A．tigers and lions | B．pandas |
| C．elephants | D．giraffes |
Tigers and lions eat ____ every day.
| A．grass | B．meat | C．leaves | D．bananas |
The word“quiet”may mean ____ in Chinese.
| A．大方的 | B．匆忙的 | C．喧闹的 | D．安静的 |
Which one is NOT true？
| A．Tigers have to be in strong cages in the zoo. |
| B．Rose sees three elephants in the zoo. |
| C．The pandas are from Africa. |
| D．The giraffes don’t eat meat. |
| Name |
Age |
Looks |
Clothes |
Favorite Food |
| Du Li |
13 |
black hair a small nose big eyes |
a pink dress white shoes |
fish |
| Sandy |
12 |
a round face big eyes a small mouth |
a red skirt a green shirt |
hamburgers |
| David |
13 |
brown hair a big nose big eyes |
a white T-shirt blue pants |
chicken |
根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。Du Li, Sandy and David are all thirteen years old.
Du Li, Sandy and David all have big eyes.
Du Li has black hair and she is in a red skirt.
Sandy is in a green shirt and she likes fish very much.
David has a big nose and chicken is his favorite food.
Not long before, some farmers were worried because hawks (老鹰) were taking many of their chickens. They didn’t know what to do with it. Then they wanted to kill the hawks to protect their chickens. However, after killing many hawks, a new problem appeared. There were more field mice (田鼠). The mice ate up many of their crops (庄稼). The farmers didn’t know why. In fact, hawks eat not only chickens but also field mice. And they eat more field mice than chickens. When the farmers killed lots of hawks, they changed the balance of nature (生态平衡).
When people move into a new place, they often cut off many wild plants. ①Without enough plants, animals will die or leave the place. For example, in the USA, in order to protect the deer, people killed many tigers. As a result, The number of the deer was growing more and more. After the deer ate up the roses (玫瑰花), they ate the young trees. At last the deer had nothing to eat and many of them died.
②important, the balance of nature, keep, us, for, it’s, to.
根据短文内容，完成任务。
任务一：判断正（T）误（F）。Hawks only eat chickens.
Killing tigers is not a good way to protect the deer.
任务二：将文中①处画线句子翻译成中文。___________________________________________________________________
任务三：将文中②处画线部分组成一个完整的句子。___________________________________________________________________
任务四：回答问题。The passage mainly tells us .
| A．how to kill the hawks |
| B．the importance of keeping the balance of nature |
| C．why the farmers killed the tigers |
| D．people like chickens and deer better than hawks and tigers |
Swee Lin has an interesting hobby(爱好). She collects stamps. She spends a lot of time on her stamp collection(收藏) after school hours. She has collected hundreds of stamps from all over the world. They are all in color.
Swee Lin likes stamps with pictures of animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns many things about them.
Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. They give her other stamps in return.
Swee Lin writes to her friends in many countries. She sends them stamps of her country. In return, they send her stamps of their countries. Swee Lin’s father also gives her stamps. He brings them home from his office for her.
Many of Swee Lin’s friends collect other things. Some collect coins(硬币) and others collect matchboxes(火柴盒). But, all of them say that Swee Lin’s collection is the most interesting of all.She spends a lot of time on her hobby ____.
| A．before school hours | B．during school hours |
| C．after school hours | D．during her holidays |
____ her stamps are in color.
| A．All of | B．Some of |
| C．Many of | D．Most of |
She learns a lot about animals and birds from ____.
| A．her teachers | B．her friends |
| C．her stamps | D．her father |
Sometimes Swee Lin has many stamps of the same kind. She____.
| A．keeps them |
| B．throws them away |
| C．sells them to her friends |
| D．sends them to her friends |
What does the word “hobby” mean?
| A．Matchbox collection. |
| B．Doing things one likes. |
| C．Keeping coins one likes. |
| D．Stamp collection. |
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