As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)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.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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Julie is ten years old． Her brother Rick is eleven． Last year their family went to Kenya（肯尼亚）for their summer holiday．
They had a wonderful time． Kenya is famous for its safari holiday．
On a safari holiday， you stay in a national park and watch the wild animals． Julie's family did this． They camped in the middle of a national park， far from any towns．
There were guides with them， and the guides knew a lot about wild animals． During the day， their guides took them in a big car and they saw all kinds of animals． They saw lions， elephants monkeys and many other wild animals． Sometimes the animals came very close to them． Once an elephant started to walk towards them， and Julie and Rick felt very scared． The guide said， "It's all right Don't move， please．" He didn't seem afraid at all! After some minutes， the elephant walked away．
At night， the family slept in a tent． They could hear the noises of the animals． They said it was noisy， and sometimes they couldn't sleep! Also， they said it was very， very hot． But they loved their holiday and are going again next year．
（1）When did Julie and Rick travel to Kenya？
（2）Did the family camp next to a town？
（3）How did the guides take them to watch wild animals？
（4）Why were Julie and Rick very scared？
（5）Where did the family sleep at night？
In today's world， almost everyone knows that air pollution and water pollution are harmful to people's health． However， not all the people know that noise is also a kind of pollution， and that is harmful to human health， too．
People who work and live under noisy conditions usually become deaf． Today， scientists believe that 10% of the workers in Britain are becoming deaf because of the noise where they work． Many of the workers who print newspapers and who weave cloth（织布）become deaf． Plenty of people living near airports also become deaf． Recently it was discovered that many teenagers in America could hear no better than 65﹣year﹣old persons， because these young people like to listen to pop music and most of pop music is a kind of noise． Besides， noise which is produced by jet planes or machines will make people's life difficult and unpleasant． It can make people ill or even drive them mad．
It is said that a continuous noise of more than 85 decibels（分贝）can cause deafness． Now the governments in many countries have made laws to control noise and make it less than 85 decibels．
In China， the government is trying to solve not only air and water pollution problems but also noise pollution problems．
（1）Scientists believe 10% of the workers are becoming deaf because of their noisy
workplaces．
A． in America
B． in China
C． in Britain
（2） will probably become deaf．
A． Workers who print newspapers
B． People who live far from airports
C． Students who like listening to soft music
（3）According to the passage， noise from jet planes or machines can ．
A． make people sleepy
B． drive people mad
C． cause people to die
（4）The underlined word "continuous" means in Chinese．
A．正常的
B． 持续的
C．清晰的
（5）What's the best title of this passage？
A． Air Pollution
B． Water Pollution
C． Noise Pollution
A father and his son went to a kite﹣flying festival． The son was full of joy when he saw the sky filled with colorful kites． He wanted to fly a kite， too． The father then bought a kite for him．
The son started to fly the kite． Soon， his kite was high up in the sky． After a while， he said， "Father， it seems that the string （线） is stopping the kite from flying higher． If we cut it， the kite will be free and fly even higher． Can we cut it？" The father cut the string． The kite started to go higher． This made the little boy happy．
But then， slowly， the kite started to come down． And finally it fell to the ground． The son was surprised to see this． He asked his father， "I thought that after cutting the string， the kite would fly higher． Why did it fall down？"
The father explained， "The string was not stopping the kite from going higher， but was helping it stay in the sky． You helped the kite go up in the right direction using the string． But when you cut the string， it could no longer support the kite．"
Sometimes， we may feel like there are certain things that are holding us back（阻碍）and stopping us growing． But in fact， these might be the things that support us the most．
（1）How did the boy feel when he saw the colorful kites？
A． Strange．
B． Happy．
C． Relaxed
（2）When the son started to fly the kite？
A． it could not fly
B． it stopped in the sky
C． it was high up in the sky
（3）The son wanted to cut the string because ．
A． he preferred to use a longer one
B． he thought the kite would fly higher
C． he found the string was not strong
（4）According to the passage， what happened to the kite after the string was cut？
A． It fell to the ground in the end
B． It fell down at once
C． It became broken suddenly
（5）What can we learn from the passage？
A． The things that hold us back can also support us
B． We can fly kites in our free time with our parents
C． Flying kites can make people healthy
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Huawei has announced today that smartphone sales abroad in 2018 have reached over 200 million units． In recent months the company has become the No． 2 supplier（供应商）of smartphones， ahead of Apple and behind Samsung， marking a great progress Huawei has made since it entered this market eight years ago． |
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An extended version of the Fuzing bullet train will be fitted with the automatic train operation system（列车自动控制系统）． With a design speed of 350 kilometers per hour， the new train is 439.8 meters long， with 17 carriages（火车车厢）that can carry 1283 passengers． |
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The world's first 5G﹣enabled railway station is on its way! The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station is the first railway station built upon the 5G digital（数字的）indoor system， with China Mobile and Huawei launching（发射）the network's system there． |
（1）In recent months， which company has become the No． 2 supplier of smartphones？
A． Samsung．
B． Huawei．
C． Apple．
（2）An extended version of the Fuzing bullet train can reach the speed of ．
A． 350 kilometers per hour
B． 200 kilometers per hour
C． 128 kilometers per hour
（3） will be the world's first 5G﹣enabled railway station？
A． Beijing Railway Station
B． Shenzhen Railway Station
C． The Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station
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Shopping Guide in Jixang Hypermarket |
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5F |
Restaurant， Tea house， Coffee house， Cinema |
4F |
Children's clothing， Children's pleasure ground |
3F |
Men's clothing， Sports clothing |
2F |
Women's clothing |
1F |
Fruits， vegetables， meat， eggs， drinks， cooked food， etc |
Business hours： Weekdays： 8：00 a．m﹣ 9：30 p．m Weekends： 8：30 a．m．﹣ 10：00 p．m |
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（1）You can buy a shirt for your father on ．
A． the third floor
B． the fourth floor
C． the fifth floor
（2）According to the guide， you can go shopping at on weekends．
A． 8：00 a．m．
B． 9：30 p．m．
C． 10：30 p．m．
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