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roommate?

___________________________________________________________ 3. How long did the camp last?

___________________________________________________________ 4. What was her challenge?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者在度夏令营期间，学会了很多事情，也习惯了哪里的生活，却发现回家后，不能很快适应家里的生活。通过经历这些事情，作者明白过去的时光是不能返回的，她需要期待未来发生的事情。

1. She was afraid.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：当作者有机会去新闻营时，她感到怎么样？由文中第一段“When I got the chance to go to Journalism Camp, I was afraid”可知他很害怕。故可知答案。

2. The students were amazing and her roommate was perfect.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在第一晚后，作者认为那里的学生和她的室友怎么样？由文中第三段“Well, after the first night … The students were amazing, and my roommate was perfect.”可知作者认为学生很好，室友很完美。故可知答案。

3. Two weeks.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：这个夏令营持续了多长时间？根据文中第四段“The two weeks nearly flew by...”可知夏令营持续了两个星期。故可知答案。

4. She needed to get used to life at home again.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：她的挑战是什么？根据文中第八段“I needed to get used to life at home again. This was my challenge.”可知坐着的挑战是又要适应家里的生活。故可知答案。

5. She learned to take responsibility for herself and to accept that not all things last forever.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：作者从这次的经验中学到了什么？根据文中第四段“…and I learned to take responsibility for myself ….”以及第九段“… but I had to learn to accept that not all things last forever.”可知作者从这次经验学到，应该对自己负责以及不是所有的东西会永远存在。故可知答案。

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Passage 9

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(城堡)”. 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 (经济) becoming worse at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of 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 simple and clear, 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,

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anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don't care about this warning 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. Is DIY quite popular in UK?

_________________________________________________________ 2. How do many English people spend their holidays?

_________________________________________________________ 3. What do people get together pieces of furniture with?

_________________________________________________________ 4. How many people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in a year? _________________________________________________________ 5. Why do people in UK like DIY?

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【主旨大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了英国一种流行的活动，DIY，从不同方面来解读这个项目，它可以很容易也可以很危险，同时也憧憬了未来DIY的发展。

1. Yes, it is. 【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：DIY在英国很流行吗？由文中第一段“……is quite popular in UK.”DIY在英国确实很流行。故可知答案

2. By making their homes beautiful “castles”.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：大多数英国人是怎样度过他们的假期的？由文中第二段“As Englishman’s home is his castle，huge number of

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people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful castles”。故可知答案。

3. With a few basic tools.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：人们用什么将家具组合在一起？根据文中第三段“people need to get together piece of furniture with a few basic tools”可知需要一些基本的工具。故可知答案。

4. Over 230,000 people.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：在英国一年中有多少人因为DIY而受伤？根据文中倒数第二段“It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK.”可知一年有超过23,000的人在英国因为DIY而受伤。故可知答案。 5. Because DIY can bring people fun and help them save money.【解析】细节理解题。题干意为：为什么英国人喜欢DIY？根据文中最后一段“Therefore，DIY can bring us fun and help us save money.”可知英国人觉得DIY又好玩又能省钱。故可知答案。

Passage 10

A beautiful, expensively dressed young lady came to see the doctor and complained that her whole life was empty: it had no meaning. The doctor called over an old lady who cleaned the office floors, and then said to the rich lady, “I’m going to ask Mary here to tell you how she found happiness. All I want you to do is to listen.”

So the old lady put down her broom(笤帚) and began her story:“Good afternoon, madam. I’m a cleaner in this hospital. Now let me tell you something about my life experience. Well, my husband died of heart disease and three months later my only son was killed by a car. I had nobody…I had nothing left. I couldn’t sleep; I couldn’t eat; I never smiled at anyone, I even thought of taking my own life because I didn’t want to live alone in the world. Then one evening a little cat followed me home from work. Somehow I felt sorry for it. I decided to let the cat in. I got it some milk, and it licked the plate clean. Then it purred and rubbed(蹭) against my leg, and for the first time in months, I smiled. Then I began to think: If helping a little cat could make me smile, maybe doing something for people could make me happy. So the next day I took some rice, vegetables and meat to my neighbor who was sick in bed. Every day I tried to do something nice for someone. It made me feel so