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（A）
Jack is a famous writer now. But he said he was not a good student when he was young. He was often late for class and didn’t like doing his homework. Sometimes he slept in class while the teacher was teaching. He didn’t understand much, but he always thought he understood everything.
One day the teacher asked the students a question, “When John was ten years old, his brother was twenty. John is fifteen now and how old is his brother? ”Jack answered, “That’s easy. His brother is twice as old as John, so he is now thirty. ”
Another time, the teacher in a science class asked, “When it thunders （打雷）, why do we always see the light before we hear the sound? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly, “can’t you see our eyes are in front of our ears? ”
The third time, the teacher in a biology class asked, “Why can fish swim in the water? ”“But, Miss White, ”said Jack quickly. “don’t you know fish can’t walk on land? ”
（ ）1. Jack was not _______ when he was young.
A. strong B. lazy C. clever D. well
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（ ）2. Jack didn’t like to _______ when he was a student.
A. write compositions B. do his homework
C. do the housework D. learn scienceor biology
（ ）3. How old is Jack’s brother now when Jack is fifteen in the story?
A. Ten years old B. Fifteen years old
C. Twenty years old D. Twenty-five years old
（ ）4. When it thunders, we always see the light before we hear the sound. It’s because _______.
A. our eyes are in front of our ears.
B. our eyes are cleverer than our ears.
C. our eyes can see but our ears can’t.
D. light goes faster than sound.
（ ）5. Why can fish swim in the water? Jack’s answer is ______.
A. fish can’t walk on land
B. fish can’t swim on land
C. fish can’t walk in the water
D. fish has no legs or hands
（B）
As prices and building costs keep rising （上升）, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势）, in the US continues （继续）to grow.
“We needed furniture （家具）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 （结婚）six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week course（课程）for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs（修理）around the house.
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Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died （去世）. He has a full-time job at home as well as（除……之外）in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received（收到）a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset （不安）about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix （修理）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.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
1. We know from the passage that many people ________.
A. seldom（几乎不）go to a department store to buy things
B. take DIY courses run （经营）by the government （政府）
C. have to learn to make their own furniture
D. find it hard to pay for what they need
2. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.
A. improve the quality （质量）of life
B. save time and money
C. make or repair things
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D. run a DIY shop
3. 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
4. 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
5. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY.
B. You Can Do It Too.
C. The Joy of DIY.
D. Welcome to our DIY Course.
（A）1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A
（B）1. C 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. B
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