2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：diy

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1、2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：DIY　　DIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isquitepopularinUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammesshowpeoplehowtoDIY.　　EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayinginUK----“AsEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Hugenumberofpeoplespendtheirholidaysmakingtheirhomesbeautiful“castles”.Iftherei

2、sanythingthatneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeoplehavediscoveredthejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.Withtheeconomicdownturnatpresent,manypeoplecannotaffordabighous

3、e.Theyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.ItisnotsurprisingthatDIYissopopular.　　DIYcanbedifficult.ThereisahugemarketforDIYfurniturewhichpeopleneedtogettogetherthemselveswithafewbasictools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tun

4、derstandtheinstructions.Sometimestheinstructionsaresimpleandclear,butthefurnitureitselfisdifficulttobuild.Onethingisforsure,thoughmostDIYprojectsarestartedwiththebestintentions.Manyofthemmaynotgetfinished.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Forexample,anythingelectricalshouldbedonebyaprofessionalworker.Unluc

5、kily,manypeopledon’tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearover230,000peoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYinUK,including41,000whofelloffladders.　　Therefore,DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoffmorethanwecanchew.Maybefacto

6、riesshouldmakeproductsthatareeasierandsaferforustoDIY.　　37.HowdomanyEnglishpeoplespendtheirhoildaystothepassage?　　A.Makingtheirhomesbeautiful.B.Visitingtheirfriends.　　C.TravellingallovertheworldD.Makingalotofmoney　　38.WhydoEnglishpeoplelikeDIY?　　A.ManystoressellDIYthings.B.DIYcanbringthemfun.　　

7、C.TVprogrammesteachthemtoDIYD.AllDIYprojectsareeasy.　　39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?　　A.DIYisawasteofmoney.B.itisalwaysdifficulttoDIY.　　C.WeshouldbecarefulwhiledoingDIY.D.ItisverysafeforustoDIY.　　40.Inthepassage,“webiteoffmoreth