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1、阅读理解专项练习50-7DIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isquitepopularinUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammesshowpeoplehowtoDIY.EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayinginUK----“AsEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Hugenumberofpeoplespendtheirholidaysmakingtheirhomesbeautiful“castles”.Ifthereisanythingtha

2、tneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeoplehavediscoveredthejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.Withtheeconomicdownturnatpresent,manypeoplecannotaffordabighouse.Theyarelook

3、ingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.ItisnotsurprisingthatDIYissopopular.DIYcanbedifficult.ThereisahugemarketforDIYfurniturewhichpeopleneedtogettogetherthemselveswithafewbasictools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tunderstandtheinstr

4、uctions.Sometimestheinstructionsaresimpleandclear,butthefurnitureitselfisdifficulttobuild.Onethingisforsure,thoughmostDIYprojectsarestartedwiththebestintentions.Manyofthemmaynotgetfinished.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Forexample,anythingelectricalshouldbedonebyaprofessionalworker.Unluckily,manypeopledo

5、n’tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearover230,000peoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYinUK,including41,000whofelloffladders.Therefore,DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoffmorethanwecanchew.Maybefactoriesshouldmakeproduc

6、tsthatareeasierandsaferforustoDIY.37.HowdomanyEnglishpeoplespendtheirhoildaystothepassage?A.Makingtheirhomesbeautiful.B.Visitingtheirfriends.C.TravellingallovertheworldD.Makingalotofmoney38.WhydoEnglishpeoplelikeDIY?A.ManystoressellDIYthings.B.DIYcanbringthemfun.C.TVprogrammesteachthemtoDIYD.All

7、DIYprojectsareeasy.39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.DIYisawasteofmoney.B.itisalwaysdifficulttoDIY.C.WeshouldbecarefulwhiledoingDIY.D.ItisverysafeforustoDIY.40.Inthepassage,“webiteoffmorethanwecanchew”probablymeans.A.Wecanea