Question

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

English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理) around their homes, such as                       p  1.    the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY                 e  2.    with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d  3.   the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people can’t a  4.    a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具) which needs to be got together by people themselves w  5.    a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions (指令). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i  6.   is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r  7.    that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

DIY can bring us a lot of f  8.    and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t  9.   to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s  10.    for us to DIY.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.painting

2.experience

3.discovered

4.afford   

5.with

6.itself      

7.reported

8.fun

9.thought

10.safer

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：DIY就是自己做，這在英國很受歡迎。許多商店和超市里賣DIY的東西。電視節目向人們展示如何DIY。英國人喜歡DIY。DIY可以帶給我們很多的樂趣，可以幫助我們節省一些錢，但它并不總是想象的那么容易。

1. 根據前句If there is anything that needs fixing  around their homes和空前短語such as可知這里是在舉出一些維修居家的活動如刷墻、換新淋浴器等等，他們會自己做，所以填寫painting。

2.根據句意：他們與他們的朋友分享自己做的經驗�？芍�填寫experience。

3.根據More and more people are fond of DIY （越來越多的人喜歡DIY）可推知本句是說他們發現了DIY的樂趣，因此填寫discovered。

4.根據上句Sometimes people also DIY for saving money（有時人們DIY是為了省錢。）.和下句They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money（他們正在看他們如何使他們的房子不用花很多錢就能更好可知此句是說目前，許多人負擔不起大房子的費用，所以填寫afford       。

5.根據句意：有一個大的DIY家具市場。家具需要人們用工具聚在一起�？芍�填寫with。

6.根據上句Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, 和連詞but可推知此句是說有時，指令是簡單明了，但家具本身很難建立。所以填寫itself。     

7.根據that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders 是新聞報道的內容，結合單詞首字母可推知這里是慣用句型It is reported that（據報道），故填寫reported。

8.根據并列成分can help us save some money 可推知這里是說DIY可以給我們帶來很多樂趣，因此填寫fun。

9.根據上句結合連詞but看推知本句是說但它并不總是想象的那么容易，所以填寫thought。

10.根據并列成分easier，結合單詞首字母可推知此處是說更安全，所以填寫safer。

考點：短文填空。