DIY which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman's home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful "castles". If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economy becoming worse at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better with less money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture. People need to get together pieces of furniture with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are very simple but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best ideas, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warming and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY. All in all, it is a very good and suitable thing for many people.

1.What are DIY things?

A. Things that are done by yourself.

B. Things that are sold in the supermarket

C. Things that are shown on TV.

D. Things that are sold in the store.

2.Why do people in UK like DIY?

A. DIY can bring them fun.

B. DIY can help them save money.

C. DIY can be difficult.

D. Both A and B.

3.According to paragraph 3, which of the following is True?

A. People can often understand the instructions easily to build a piece of furniture.

B. All DIY projects with the best ideas can get finished.

C. Less than 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in just one year.

D. 41,000 people fell off ladders while doing DIY in UK in just one year.

4.The passage does NOT mention of DIY.

A. the advantages

B. the disadvantages

C. the inventor

D. the meaning

5.You may read the passage in the part of in a magazine.

A. Life

B. Ad.

C. History.

D. Geography.

1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.A 【解析】 文章大意：文章分別對DIY介紹、DIY在英國流行的原因、DIY困難甚至危險的原因進行了分析，進而對DIY提出了合理的建議。DIY可以帶給我們很多的樂趣，可以幫助我們節(jié)省一些錢，但它并不總是想象的那么容易。 1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)DIY which means Do It Yourself, is quite ...
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