2014年张静中学中考英语阅读理解及答案(47)

12014年张静中学中考英语阅读理解及答案（47）DIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isquitepopularinUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammesshowpeoplehowtoDIY.EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayinginUK----“AsEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Hugenumberofpeoplespendtheirholidaysmakingtheirhomesbeautiful“castles”.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeoplehavediscoveredthejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.Withtheeconomicdownturnatpresent,manypeoplecannotaffordabighouse.Theyarelookingathowtheycanmaketheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.ItisnotsurprisingthatDIYissopopular.DIYcanbedifficult.ThereisahugemarketforDIYfurniturewhichpeopleneedtogettogetherthemselveswithafewbasictools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tunderstandtheinstructions.Sometimestheinstructionsaresimpleandclear,butthefurnitureitselfisdifficulttobuild.Onethingisforsure,thoughmostDIYprojectsarestartedwiththebestintentions.Manyofthemmaynotgetfinished.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Forexample,anythingelectricalshouldbedonebyaprofessionalworker.Unluckily,manypeopledon’tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearover230,000peoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYinUK,including41,000whofelloffladders.Therefore,DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoffmorethanwecanchew.MaybefactoriesshouldmakeproductsthatareeasierandsaferforustoDIY.37.HowdomanyEnglishpeoplespendtheirhoildaystothepassage?A.Makingtheirhomesbeautiful.B.Visitingtheirfriends.C.TravellingallovertheworldD.Makingalotofmoney38.WhydoEnglishpeoplelikeDIY?A.ManystoressellDIYthings.B.DIYcanbringthemfun.C.TVprogrammesteachthemtoDIYD.AllDIYprojectsareeasy.39.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.DIYisawasteofmoney.B.itisalwaysdifficulttoDIY.C.WeshouldbecarefulwhiledoingDIY.D.ItisverysafeforustoDIY.40.Inthepassage,“webiteoffmorethanwecanchew”probablymeans.A.Wecaneateverythingwelike.B.Weshoulddosomethingdifficult.C.Wedosomethingthatistoodifficult.D.Weeattoomuchfoodthatisnotsafe.【主旨大意】文章分别对DIY介绍、DIY在英国流行的原因、DIY困难甚至危险的原因进行了分析，进而对DIY提出了合理的建议。37.A细节理解题由文章第二段“Hugenumberofpeoplespendtheirholidaysmaking2theirhomesbeautiful“castles””可知。38.B整体理解题有文章的第二段可知英国人喜欢DIY一是从中获得乐趣，二是少花钱。39.C整体理解题由第三段“DIYcanalsobedangerous.”，及所给的受伤害的事例数字可知答案为C。40.C判断推理题通读文章可知人们不能“DIY”的原因是“做了自己力所不能及的事情”。SailingWelcometoourTVshowOntheGo.Todaywearegoingtotalkaboutanexcitingsport---sailing.Firstlet’stalktoSue,an18-year-oldgirlwholovesailing.Host:Whendidyoustartsailing,Sue?Sue:IstartedtosailingwhenIwas15yearsold.Host:Isitadifficultsporttolearn?Sue:Yes,itismoredifficultthananyothersport.Forexample,youneedtolearnaboutthewinddirections(方向)anhowtomovethesailsintherightway.Host:Howoftendoyougosailing?Sue:Igosailingwithmyfathereveryweekend.Host:Howfardoyougosailing?Sue:Itdependsonthewind.Host:OK.Thankyou,Sue.Goodluckwithyoursailing.Areyouinterestedinsailing,hereisachanceforyou.ThewaterSportCenterwillorganizesailinglessons.Eachlessonwillcostyou￥20andthereare5lessonsaltogether(总共).41.WhatdoesSuethinkoflearnsailing?A.EasyB.BoringC.DifficultD.Dangerous42.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Suealwayssailsveryfar.B.Suegoessailingeveryweekend.C.Suegoessailingwithherfriends.D.Suestartedsailingattheageof18.43.IfyouwanttolearnsailingattheWaterSportCenter,howmuchwillyoupay?A.￥15B.￥20C.￥50D.￥100【主旨大意】通过主持人对Sue的采访，这位18岁的女孩学习了三年，并且每周末都和父亲一起训练，积累了一定的经验，例如根据风向来判断航程，用正确的方法进行航行等。41.C细节理解题由Sue的回到“itismoredifficultthananyothersport”“它比任何一项运动都困难”可知答案为C.42.B主旨大意题根据主持人对Sue的采访可知航船的远近依靠风；她每周与爸爸一起航船；Sue从15岁时开始航船。43.D细节理解题由文章最后一句“Eachlessonwillcostyou￥20andthereare5lessonsaltogether(总共).”一共有5节课，每节课20元可知答案为D。