第四部分：寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié) 滿分 35分）
第一節(jié)：語(yǔ)篇填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
Ladies and gentlemen:
Welcome to our class and to our evening party. Here we    
feel greatly _____ (榮幸) to have a good chance to be with you.                            76.________
First of all, let me say a few words a____ our class. There are                         77.________
45 students in our class. 32 of us are boys, ___ the rest are                             78.________
girls. Most of us are studying English, and we_____(通常)spend                            79.________
much time on it. We often read English______(雜志),newspapers                      80.________
and watch English programs on TV in our spare time. We are ________(決心) 81. _______
to learn English well so ____ to have a better job in the future.               82.________
In our program tonight, t___ are cross talks, short plays, group singing,              83.________
popular songs and so on. I hope you will enjoy them and ____ a good time.        84.________
And of c______ your participation would be appreciated.                               85.________
Thank you.

 短文改錯(cuò) (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our English Corner. This Corner was set up three years before. Every Sunday morning, students from different schools gather around here. Many college students or some foreigners often join us. We practise spoken English by talk about everything we are intrersted. We also exchange our experience in English study. We all have a good time here. Thousand of people have been here when it was set up.

We think that they have learned a lot by taking part in activities here. It is a really supplement to our English class and it is welcome by students, their parents and teachers.

Hi, everybody !

Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.

Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

 Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.

 Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全書(shū) ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

 If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.

In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films..

Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

60. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.

A. the author of 25 New Takes

B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore

C. the manager of the cinema bookstore

D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema

61. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?

A. Two.             B. Three.            C. Four.              D. Nine.

62. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？

A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.

B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.

C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.

D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.

63. The purpose of the speaker is_______.

A. to satisfy the customers' various tastes

B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore

C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

D. to mm the readers into film producers

單詞拼寫(xiě)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）
【小題1】Be _________ (謹(jǐn)慎) about the possible dangers.
【小題2】I must a________ for not being able to meet you at the airport on time.
【小題3】You can’t fully __________ (欣賞) foreign literature in translation.
【小題4】Teachers must take r_________ for the students.
【小題5】she seemed totally __________ (專注于)in her book and didn’t notice my coming.
【小題6】If you want to pass your exams, you’d better change your a__________ towards study.
【小題7】There’s no ________ (爭(zhēng)辯) that we also have a problem with population.
【小題8】Maybe I should tell them, so they won’t b_________ me for keeping a secret.
【小題9】 I want to be an ________ (環(huán)境的)consultant after graduation.
【小題10】 Every student is welcome to our club, r_________ of class, grade or age.

Hi, everybody!

Welcome to our newly opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.

Are you Chinese film fans? OK,here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and so on.

Maybe you are Indian film fans and star chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia（百科全書(shū)）of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.

In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.

Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

60．The speaker of the passage is most probably            .

       A．the author of 25 New Takes

       B．a(chǎn) tourist in the cinema bookstore

       C．the manager of the cinema bookstore

       D．a(chǎn) reader of Encvclopedia of Indian Cinema

61．How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?

       A．Two.                  B．Three.                 C．Four.                  D．Nine.

62．Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?

       A．Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.

       B．The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.

       C．Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.

       D．The French Cinema Book covers over a century’s French films.

63．The purpose of the speaker is           .

       A．to satisfy the customers’ various tastes

       B．to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore

       C．to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

       D．to take the readers into film producers

As prices and building costs keep rising, the“do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend(趨勢(shì))in the U.S. continues to grow.
“We needed furniture(家具)for our living room,” 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 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 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 married people_________.

第二節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假如你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Mike想了解一下你參加2010年全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)冬令營(yíng)的有關(guān)信息，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的海報(bào)給他寫(xiě)一封信，談?wù)動(dòng)嘘P(guān)情況和活動(dòng)意義，并邀請(qǐng)他參加你們的活動(dòng)。

注意：1. 信必須包括以上內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容連貫；

2. 詞數(shù)： 120字左右；

3. 參考詞匯：全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)能力競(jìng)賽 NEPC

Welcome to Our English Winter Camp 2010

? 營(yíng)   址：北京

? 活動(dòng)時(shí)間：2010年2月底，共5天。

? 參加人員：1、全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)能力競(jìng)賽獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)撸?/p>

2、中國(guó)、美國(guó)英國(guó)和澳大利亞的英語(yǔ)老師。

? 活動(dòng)內(nèi)容：1、舉行英語(yǔ)演講比賽；

2、觀看學(xué)生表演；游覽北京風(fēng)景名勝；

3、交流英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

Come on, join in!

Dear Mike,

Nice to hear from you again.________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes,

Yours truly,

Li Hua

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用口號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I’m very pleased  31   (see) all of you here because you are my special guests. Welcome to our company’s museum. My name is Brown, George Brown. I’m the general manager of the company. As you all know, we   32   (main) make computers in our company, as well as some other electronic products. But we are also quite interested in  33   (educate). That’s why we have founded this museum,  34   children can learn how computers have been developed, how they are made   35   how they are used in industry, agriculture, scientific research and many other areas. Children can operate the computers, push the buttons and listen to stories about computers, and they can enjoy video shows. I know you are all teachers and you know  36   schoolchildren really need. So I hope you can give me suggestions after you   37   (show) around. I want my museum to be the best of its kind   38   it opens to all schoolchildren. This is Mr Tom Silver, my assistant. He will be your guide now. I’ll be ___39___ you in an hour and a half. Enjoy   40  . See you.

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

    文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：

1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞。

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Welcome to our college. I am principal of the college and I’d just like to say something while your teacher is preparing to show you up a short video about our lovely college. We are all very pleased what you have decided to study at our college. Some of us will be here for only a few weeks, for you can’t afford to waste any time in your studies. Learn to speak any language involves practicing that language as much as you can. So from today, I recommend you will speak only English. While you are here, you should consider making as many friend as possible with those come from other countries so that you don’t spend too much time speaking your own. Well, I think video is ready now. I hope get the opportunity to meet you all individual at lunch.

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出增加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫(xiě)出修改的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。

      2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第十一處起）不計(jì)分。

      Welcome to our English Corner. It set up four years before. Since then many high school students have joined in it. Students from different school gather round here every Sunday morning, and there are also some college students or foreigners. We talked about everything we are interested in. We also exchange our effective experience in English study. We think we have learned much here. It is a really addition to our English class and it is popular in students. And it is supporting by parents and teachers. They all believe it is in great help to students. If you want to know much about it , you may talk to the students here.

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)多余選項(xiàng)。（共5小題；每小題 2分，滿分10分）

—Welcome to our interview, Mr. Smith.

—  1.

—So, you're an Australian theater actor, but you've just come back from making a film in Los Angeles.

—That's right.

—  2.

—Well, I was working in a play in Sydney and the director of the film came to see it. Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.

—I see. And then what happened?

—3. 

—I see. But how about you?

—And my dressing room was next to his, so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me.

—And what did she say to you?

—She said, "Why don't you fly to Los Angeles and we'll give you a screen test. '

— 4.

—I said, "Yes, of course!" So I went to Los Angeles and did a screen test. Then I flew back to Sydney and carried on with the play. 

—  5. 

—When she rang, I was sleeping. Anyway, I stopped doing the play and flew to Los Angeles again.

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（^），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（/）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：

1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改僅限一詞。

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Welcome to our college. I am principal of the college and I’d just like to say something while your teacher is preparing to show you up a short video about our lovely college. We are all very pleased what you have decided to study at our college. Some of us will be here for only a few weeks, for you can’t afford to waste any time in your studies. Learn to speak any language involves practicing that language as much as you can. So from today, I recommend you will speak only English. While you are here, you should consider making as many friend as possible with those come from other countries so that you don’t spend too much time speaking your own. Well, I think video is ready now. I hope get the opportunity to meet you all individual at lunch.

     Hi, everybody!

     Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!

     Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store.

     Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.

     Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.

     Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia ( 百科全書(shū) ) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.

     If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.

     In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.

     Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!

60. The speaker of the passage is most probably _______.

A. the author of 25 New Takes                    B. a tourist in the cinema bookstore

C. the manager of the cinema bookstore       D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema

61. How many Asian countries does the speaker refer to when he talks about the film books?

A. Two.         B. Three.            C. Four.              D. Nine.

62. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage？

A. Indian cinema is second only to Hollywood.

B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.

C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.

D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century's French films.

63. The purpose of the speaker is_______.

A. to satisfy the customers' various tastes           

B. to keep the authors in the cinema bookstore

C. to offer the tourists chances to meet the film stars

D. to mm the readers into film producers

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)多余選項(xiàng)。（共5小題；每小題 2分，滿分10分）

—Welcome to our interview, Mr. Smith.

—  

—So, you're an Australian theater actor, but you've just come back from making a film in Los Angeles.

—That's right.

—  

—Well, I was working in a play in Sydney and the director of the film came to see it. Actually, she came to see another actor in the play.

—I see. And then what happened?

— 

—I see. But how about you?

—And my dressing room was next to his, so after she'd talked to him, she talked to me.

—And what did she say to you?

—She said, "Why don't you fly to Los Angeles and we'll give you a screen test. '

—

—I said, "Yes, of course!" So I went to Los Angeles and did a screen test. Then I flew back to Sydney and carried on with the play. 

—   

—When she rang, I was sleeping. Anyway, I stopped doing the play and flew to Los Angeles again.

假如你是李平，請(qǐng)就表格中所列內(nèi)容寫(xiě)一篇報(bào)告，向前來(lái)你校參觀的澳大利亞代表團(tuán)師生介紹你校的有關(guān)情況。
我校是一所現(xiàn)代化學(xué)校，有600多名教師，7000多名學(xué)生。
學(xué)習(xí)9門(mén)功課，期中語(yǔ)數(shù)外非常重要。
老師們教學(xué)工作認(rèn)真，經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富，樂(lè)于助人。
學(xué)生們努力學(xué)習(xí)，在老師的幫助下取得很大進(jìn)步。
我們每周上五天課。我們有豐富多彩的課余活動(dòng)，如運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)，演唱會(huì)，演講比賽等。
要求：1. 詞數(shù)120左右；
參考詞匯：課余活動(dòng) after-class activities，演講比賽speech contest
2. 可以根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；
3. 短文的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
Welcome to our school. Please allow me to talk about our school.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It is certain that through four years’ studies here, we will be developed in every way.
That’s all. Thanks.

Hi, everybody! Welcome to our newly-opened Richards Cinema Bookstore!
Now let me introduce to you some of the new film books in our store. Are you Chinese film fans? OK, here comes the latest 25 New Takes about Chinese films. It is a collection of 25 fresh readings of different Chinese films from the 1930s to the present. In recent years, Chinese films are very popular in the States, such as Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon, Hero, and Flowers of Shanghai.
Do you like French films? Well, here is The French Cinema Book. It covers French films from the 1890s to the beginning of the 21st century. It is written for all lovers of French cinema: students and teachers, specialists and fans, and so on.
Maybe you are Indian film fans and star-chasers. Then here is Encyclopedia(百科全書(shū)) of Indian Cinema. The book is a complete introduction to all the best Indian films. It also offers a full list of names of the famous and successful film stars in the past ten years. You know, the Indian film industry is the largest in the world after our Hollywood.
If you like British films, we have The British Cinema Book. It is a good review of British cinema. This book contains a good many nice pictures.
In our bookstore, you can also find books about Mexican, Japanese, Australian, German and Italian films.
Well, please help yourselves to some coffee or tea, and have a good time here!
40. The speaker of the passage is most probably ____.
A. the author of 25 New Takes         B. a client in the cinema bookstore
C. the manager of the cinema bookstore
D. a reader of Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema
41. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Indian cinema industry is second only to Hollywood.
B. The British Cinema Book includes a complete list of names of stars.
C. Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon is well received in the States.
D. The French Cinema Book covers over a century’s French films.
42. The purpose of the speaker is to ____.
A. satisfy the customers’ various tastes
B. keep the authors popular with the readers
C. offer the clients chances to meet the film stars
D. turn the readers into film producers
43. The speaker of this passage most probably comes from ____.
A. England                 B. India              C. China            D. America

書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分30分）

假設(shè)你叫李華，你的加拿大筆友James想了解一下你將參加的2011年全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)夏令營(yíng)的有關(guān)信息，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的海報(bào)給他寫(xiě)一封信，談?wù)動(dòng)嘘P(guān)情況和活動(dòng)意義，并邀請(qǐng)他參加你們的活動(dòng)。

Welcome to Our English Summer Camp 2011

△營(yíng)址：貴陽(yáng)

△活動(dòng)時(shí)間：2011年8月15—18，共4天。

△參加人員：1、參加全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)能力競(jìng)賽的獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)撸?/p>

2、中國(guó)、美國(guó)、英國(guó)和澳大利亞的英語(yǔ)老師。

△活動(dòng)內(nèi)容：1、舉行英語(yǔ)演講比賽；

            2、觀看學(xué)生表演；游覽那里的風(fēng)景名勝；

            3、交流英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

                  Come on! Join in!

注意：1、必須包括以上提供的內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)，可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使內(nèi)容連貫；

      2、詞數(shù)：100左右；信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

      3、參考詞匯：全國(guó)中學(xué)生英語(yǔ)能力競(jìng)賽 NEPCS；交流vt. exchange.

Dear James,

Nice to hear from you again.                                                   

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Best wishes.

                                                       Yours truly,

                                                                    LiHua

短文改錯(cuò) (共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌的以下作文。

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Ladies and gentlemen,

Welcome to our English Corner. This Corner was set up three years before. Every Sunday morning, students from different schools gather around here. Many college students or some foreigners often join us. We practise spoken English by talk about everything we are intrersted. We also exchange our experience in English study. We all have a good time here. Thousand of people have been here when it was set up.

We think that they have learned a lot by taking part in activities here. It is a really supplement to our English class and it is welcome by students, their parents and teachers.

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每處錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出增加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫(xiě)出修改的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。

      2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第十一處起）不計(jì)分。

      Welcome to our English Corner. It set up four years before. Since then many high school students have joined in it. Students from different school gather round here every Sunday morning, and there are also some college students or foreigners. We talked about everything we are interested in. We also exchange our effective experience in English study. We think we have learned much here. It is a really addition to our English class and it is popular in students. And it is supporting by parents and teachers. They all believe it is in great help to students. If you want to know much about it , you may talk to the students here.

As prices and building costs keep rising, the“do-it-yourself”(DIY)trend(趨勢(shì))in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture(家具)for our living room,” 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 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 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.

1.We can learn from the text that many 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

2.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．does his own car and home repairs

D．keeps house and looks after his children

3.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself 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

4.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 Believers in DIY