Unit4Doityourself輔導(dǎo)講義（學(xué)生版）牛津譯林版英語(yǔ)八年級(jí)上冊(cè)

Unit4Doityourself教學(xué)目標(biāo)：重點(diǎn)單詞：mix/cut/stop/fix/uncertain/decide/cover/leave重點(diǎn)短語(yǔ)：cut相關(guān)短語(yǔ)/stopsbdoing/stopdo/doingsth/decidetodo/leave的相關(guān)短語(yǔ)重點(diǎn)語(yǔ)法：掌握祈使句和should、hadbetter【課前檢測(cè)】1.你最好先仔細(xì)閱讀說明，而不是花錢請(qǐng)人來做。2.揚(yáng)州園林（YangzhouGardens）不僅在中國(guó)出名，而且在全世界也很有名。3.他建議我們?cè)诨卮饐栴}之前要仔細(xì)地瀏覽。4.他花了一個(gè)半小時(shí)把兩個(gè)架子掛上了墻。5.他的老師建議他去上DIY課程了嗎？【同步知識(shí)梳理】知識(shí)點(diǎn)1：Mixthemtogether.Addsomesaladcreamifyoulike.(P49)用法解析：這是一個(gè)祈使句，表示請(qǐng)求、命令、叮囑、號(hào)召等，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用原形。mixvt&vi混合mixup混淆；拌和；調(diào)和例:Don'tmixupdifferentkindsofseeds.mixedadj混合的mixedschool混合學(xué)校例題訓(xùn)練：________(mix)differentfruitstogethercanmakethesaladlookcolourful.知識(shí)點(diǎn)2：Cutsomeofthelargerfruitintosmallpieces.(49)用法解析：cut…into…把……切成……例:Hecutallthebigpotatoesintopieces.cutout剪出cutoutapictureofcolorfulballoons與cut相關(guān)的詞組：cutup切碎cutoff切斷cutinline插隊(duì)cutdownon削減cut…short把……縮短cutinonothers插嘴例題訓(xùn)練：Hehasto____onfamilyexpensesbymorethanonethird.A.cutupB.cutdownC.cutoffD.cutaway知識(shí)點(diǎn)3：Canwestopcleaningthehouseandmakesomefood?（P50）用法解析：stopdoingsth.停止正在做的某事stoptodosth.停下來開始做另外一件事例:It'stimeforclass.Let'sstoptalking.Itbeginstorain.Whynotstoptohavearest?詞條含義及用法例句stopdoingsth意為“停止做某事”，表示停止正在做的事情，doing是stop的賓語(yǔ)。Shestoppedsinging.她停止了唱歌。stoptodosth意為“停下來去做某事”，表示停下來去做另一件事，todo是stop的目的狀語(yǔ)。Shestoppedtosing.她停下來去唱歌。例題訓(xùn)練：Hehadtostop_____afterthehomelessgirl______hisbadhealth.A.tolook;asaresultofB.looking;becauseofC.tolook;becauseD.looking;asaresult知識(shí)點(diǎn)4：Forexample,mixingredapples…（P50）用法解析：forexample意為“例如”。用法辨析：forexample與suchas(1)forexample用于舉例說明某種論點(diǎn)或情況，一般只列舉同類人或事物中的一個(gè)；作插入語(yǔ)時(shí)，可位于句首、句中或句末。(2)suchas意為“諸如”，也用來列舉事物，一般列舉同類人或物中的幾個(gè)，插在被列舉的事物與前面的名詞之間，as后面不可用逗號(hào)隔開。例題訓(xùn)練：Therearemanysubjectsinschool,_______,English.（例如）知識(shí)點(diǎn)5：Areyouabletofixyourbicycle,Andy?No.I’muncertainthatIcanfixitmyself.(P51)用法解析：1.fixv.意思是“修理；固定”。例:Mybikeisbroken.Itneedsfixing.2.uncertainadj.

“不確定的”，是certain的反義詞。un是一個(gè)否定前綴，由它構(gòu)成的詞還有：unfortable,unimportant,uninteresting等。im和in也是否定前綴，由它構(gòu)成的詞有：inactive,incorrect,impatient,impossible,impolite等。[搭配]例題訓(xùn)練：It’s___________(certain)thattheproblemofairpollutioncanbesolved.Westillworkonittofindawayout.知識(shí)點(diǎn)6：It'spossibletosleepwithallthatnoise．(P51)用法解析：（1）Itis+形容詞+todosth。句首的it在句中充當(dāng)形式主語(yǔ)，真正的主語(yǔ)是句中的動(dòng)詞不定式tosleepwithallthatnoise。例：Itispossibletogettherebybus．可以乘公共汽車到那里。Itisimpossibletodrawahorsewithinfiveminutes．（2）as…aspossible意為“盡可能地……”。例：Youmustmakethehousesasstrongaspossible．（3）句中的形容詞possible意為“可能的”，其反義詞impossible，意為“不可能的”。形容詞前加前綴im，in，也可以表示相反的意思。如：polite禮貌的impolite不禮貌的correct正確的incorrect不正確的patient耐心的impatient不耐心的active積極的inactive不積極的plete完成的inplete完成的direct直接的indirect間接的例題訓(xùn)練：Hislazinessmakesit________(possible)forhimtopasstheexam.知識(shí)點(diǎn)7：I'lltidyuprightnow．(P51)用法解析：tidyup的意思是“收拾妥，整理好”。=putawaytidyup是“動(dòng)詞＋副詞”短語(yǔ)，當(dāng)代詞作賓語(yǔ)時(shí)，必須放在動(dòng)詞和副詞中間。tidy還可作形容詞，意為“整潔的”。其反義詞為untidy，意為“不整潔的”；untidy的近義詞為dirty，意為“臟的”。例:Pleasetidyuptheroomaftertheparty.rightnow的意思是“現(xiàn)在，馬上”。例:Let'sgohomerightnow.例題訓(xùn)練：你確定你能自己把你的房間收拾好嗎?知識(shí)點(diǎn)8：Mum’sbirthdayising,soIdecidedtomakeherabirthdaycardbymyself.(P52)用法解析：1.decidetodosth.決定做某事=makeadecisiontodosth.=makeupone’smindtodosth例:Tomandhisparentsdecidedtogoforaholidaythisweekend.Hedecidedtogoabroadforfurthereducation.2.makesbsth給某人制作某物=makesthforsb例:ThechildrenmadesomepresentsfortheirteachersontheTeachers’Day.3.byoneself自己，獨(dú)自=alone=onone’sown例:Thelittlegirlgoeshomebyherselfafterschool.例題訓(xùn)練：他決定去香港度假。______________________________________知識(shí)點(diǎn)9：You'dbetterleavethedooropen.（P50）用法解析：leave意為“使處于某種狀態(tài)”，常用于“l(fā)eave＋賓語(yǔ)＋賓補(bǔ)(形容詞或介詞短語(yǔ)等)”結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“使……處于某種狀態(tài)”。用法拓展：(1)leave用作動(dòng)詞，意為“離開，出發(fā)”，常用于以下結(jié)構(gòu)：leaveforsp離開去某地；leavespforsp離開某地去某地。(2)leave用作動(dòng)詞，意為“留下；遺忘”。其固定結(jié)構(gòu)：leavesth＋介詞＋sp，表示“把某物遺忘在某地”。例題訓(xùn)練：當(dāng)你把一些水果放置在空氣中一段時(shí)間，它們很快會(huì)變成棕色。知識(shí)點(diǎn)10：WhenIpletedthecard,therewaspaintoneverything.（P52）用法解析：plete為及物動(dòng)詞，完成后面直接接賓語(yǔ)。pleteadj.完全的，完整的；pletelyadv.完全地，徹底地例題訓(xùn)練：Canyou______thetaskontime?（完成）【同步語(yǔ)法梳理】祈使句祈使句表示命令、警告、提醒、建議、請(qǐng)求、叮囑、號(hào)召等，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用原形，其否定形式就是在句首加Don't。祈使句一般有四種類型：(1)行為動(dòng)詞類型：Openthedoor，please!請(qǐng)把門打開！Don'topenthedoor，please!請(qǐng)不要開門！(2)以let開頭的祈使句：Letmegothere.讓我去那兒吧。(3)“Be+形容詞”類型：Becareful!小心！(4)“No+名詞／動(dòng)名詞”類型：Nosmoking!禁止吸煙!(5)祈使句的反義疑問句的簡(jiǎn)略疑問句，一般用willyou?但是Let’s….句型后加shallwe?用should和hadbetter提建議should和hadbetter都是情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，都可以用于給他人提建議，表示“應(yīng)該”或“最好”做某事。1．should表“建議”(1)should意為“應(yīng)該”，后跟動(dòng)詞原形，沒有人稱和數(shù)的變化，由時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)或上下文來決定現(xiàn)在、過去或?qū)?。如：Youshoulddoyourhomeworkmorecarefully．你應(yīng)該更認(rèn)真地做作業(yè)。Heshouldbebackinthreedays．他應(yīng)該3天后回來。(2)should的否定形式是shouldnot或shouldn’t；疑問式是將should提到句子開頭；反意疑問部分應(yīng)為“should／shouldn’t+主語(yǔ)”。如：Youshouldn’teherealoneagain．你不應(yīng)該再次一個(gè)人來這兒。Shouldwediscussitatonce?我們應(yīng)該馬上討論它嗎?Yes，youshould．是的，你們應(yīng)該。Youshouldn’tmakenoiseinclass，shouldyou?你們不應(yīng)該在課堂上大聲喧嘩，是嗎?2．hadbetter表“建議”(1)hadbetter可縮寫為’dbetter，后跟動(dòng)詞原形，表示現(xiàn)在或?qū)恚瑳]有人稱和數(shù)的變化。如：You’dbettercleanyourroomeveryday．你最好每天都打掃房間。(2)hadbetter的否定形式是hadbetternot；疑問式是將had放在主語(yǔ)之前；在反意疑問句中，反意疑問部分用“had／hadn’t+主語(yǔ)”。如：We’dbetternotstayathome．我們最好不要待在家里。You’dbetteretoseeme，hadn’tyou?你最好來看我，好嗎?表示提建議的句型有：(1)Wouldyoulike／love(todo)sth.?這是一個(gè)很委婉的表示建議的句型，并帶有與對(duì)方商量的意味，意為“你想要（做）……嗎？”。(2)ShallI／wedosth．？此句型是用來提建議或征求對(duì)方意見的，意為“我（們）做……好嗎？”，語(yǔ)氣委婉，商量的語(yǔ)氣較濃。(3)Let'sdosth.當(dāng)你覺得可以直截了當(dāng)?shù)叵驅(qū)Ψ教岢鼋ㄗh，讓對(duì)方和自己一起去做某事時(shí)，常用該句型，意為“咱們做……吧?！痹摼湫秃蟪＜痈郊訂柧洹皊hallwe?”，使語(yǔ)氣更加委婉。(4)主語(yǔ)+hadbetter(not)dosth.．該句型用于表示對(duì)下級(jí)、晚輩的勸告，往往帶有命令、強(qiáng)制的語(yǔ)氣，意為“某人最好（不要）做某事”。Whydon'tyou/wedosth.？表示向?qū)Ψ教岢鲆环N建議或詢問某種原因，暗含有責(zé)備對(duì)方的意思，意為“為什么不……？”。(6)What/Howabout(doing)sth.?如果是在討論式的談話中，可用該句型提出一個(gè)建議或引出一個(gè)新話題。(7)Youshould(not)do...,此句型意為“你（不）應(yīng)該做……”。should的語(yǔ)氣比hadbetter要委婉。祈使句和情態(tài)動(dòng)詞選擇題1、 downtheradio.Thebaby’ssleepinginthenextroom. A．Turning B．Toturn C．Turn D．Turned2、Let’s footballinthestreet. A．nottoplay B．notplay C．don’tplay D．notplaying3、 carefulwhenyoucrossthestreet. A．Don’tbe B．Dobe C．Being D．Do4、 thechild alldaylong! A．Let,nottocry B．Notlet,cry C．Don’tlet,tocry D．Don’tlet,cry5、 afraidofmakemistakes! A．Don’tbe B．Nottobe C．Notbeing D．Benot6、 meagainbeforeing. A．Calling B．Tocall C．Docalling D．Call7、Inallthepetitions,asinlife,you_______notalwayswin.Youareright.A.may B.shall C.must D.need8、Scissorscanbedangerous,soyou____________playwiththem.OK,Iwon’t.A.shouldB.hadbetterC.shouldn’tD.hadnotbetter【精題精練精講】單項(xiàng)選擇1.______thesaladinthefridgeforawhilecanmakeit______nicer.A.Keeping;tasteB.Tokeep;totaste C.Keep;taste D.Keeping;totaste2.______!Wearenearthefinishingline.A.eover B.eon C.Goaway. D.Tryagain3.Maryis______inclassnow,butshewasaveryshygirlbeforeandsheseldomtalked.A.active B.clever C.quietD.happy4.You

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having5.You’dbetter____________becausethewolfis____________foodhere.A.toruntheotherway;hunting B.runtheotherway;huntingforC.runanotherway;hunting D.torunanotherway;huntingfor6.Whichofthefollowingiswrong?A.impatient B.impossible C.impopular D..impolite7.—Mum,canIgotoplayforawhile?—Whynot?Yourhomeworkisalmost_____.A.finishing B.finishes C.finished D.finish8.Dad,haveyoutoldMumthatIwillebacknextWednesday?No,Let’skeepit_______andgiveherasurprise.chanceB.choiceC.secretD.idea9.Wecan’tputtheprefix“un”to_____togiveittheoppositemeaning.A.correctB.fortableC.certain D.interesting10.Don’tthewindowopenwhileyouareasleep.A.leave B.left C.forget D.forgot11.Itwasmytwelfthbirthdayyesterday.I______thecake______twelvepieces.A.cut,out B.cut,outof C.cut,into D.cut,down12.ThereisasmileonSam'sface.Hemustbe_______thathisanswerisright.Ithinkso.Noonedidas________ashiminourclass.A.uncertain;well B.certain;good C.uncertain;good D.certain;well13.ewithustothemuseumtogether,___________?A.willyou B.shallwe C.won’tyou D.don’tyou14.Theroomis___________lotsofpeople.A.fillwith B.filledwith C.fullwith D.filledof15.NotonlyMr.Turnerbutalsohislittleson____________inthisfilm.A.isinteresting B.areinteresting C.areinterested D.isinterested詞匯運(yùn)用1.Kateisshyand(active).Sheseldomtakespartinouractivities.2.It’sforyoutodothingslikethat!(可怕的)3.Whatabout_________(混合)flour,yeastandwatertomakebread?4.Tom,upearlyisbetterthanwalkingaftersupper.(get)5.Theremaybenopandas_____________(leave)intheworldifwedonothing.6.Jerrywassocarelessthathegavean________answeratlast(correct)）7.Hecutoutacolorfulpictureand__________(stick)itonthecoverofhisEnglishbook.8.Before___________thesentences,you’dbetterreadthemcarefully.（完成）9.AfterMrs.Green__________upallthethings,sheleftforNanjing.(收拾)10.Nothingintheworldis___________ifyouputyourheartintoit.(可能)翻譯句子1.你最好不要放棄參加DIY課程。2.媽媽建議我用當(dāng)季的水果制作水果沙拉。3.你最好別一直犯同樣的錯(cuò)誤。4.周末，那個(gè)大型購(gòu)物中心里滿是人。5.醫(yī)生建議我的爺爺為了保持健康戒煙戒酒。6.我們最好不要在臥室里安裝很明亮的燈。7.你最好在開始你的工作前仔細(xì)看看說明。8.你能肯定把這張畫貼到墻上只要花我10分鐘嗎？【能力拓展訓(xùn)練】任務(wù)型Weliveinaworldfullofmanydifferentkindsofpeople.Wewanttogetalongwellwithothers.Wealsowanttobelikedbyothers,Thefollowingwayswillmakeotherslikeyou.DoThisandYou’llBeWeleAnywhereBeereallyinterestedinotherpeople.Ashowofinterestmustbetrue.Itmustbringgoodresultstothepersonshowingtheinterest,butalsotothepersonreceivingtheattention.Itisatwowaystreet—bothofyougetanadvantage(好處).ASimpleWaytoMakeaGoodFirstImpression(印象)Smileasoftenaspossible.Yoursmileisasignofkindness.Whensomeonefeelsstressedfromhisorherteachersorparents,yoursmileislikethesunbreakingthroughtheclouds,yoursmilecanhelphimorherthinkthatallishopeful—thatthereisstilljoyintheworld.IfYouDon’tDoThis,YouAreGettingintoTroubleRememberaperson’sname.Aperson’snameisthesweetestandthemostimportantsoundinanylanguage.Weshouldrealizethemagicinaname.Thenamemakesthepersondifferentfromothers;itmakeshimorherspecialamongallothers.Ifyourememberaperson’sname,therelationshipbetweenbothofyouwillbeemuchcloser.AnEasyWaytoBeeaGoodTalkerBeacarefullistenerfirst.Askquestionsthatotherpersonswillliketoanswer.Encourage(鼓勵(lì))themtotalkaboutthemselvesandtheirachievements(成績(jī)，成就).Whatyouneedtodoisjusttolisten,becausepeoplearemuchmoreinterestedinthemselves.Title:1tomakepeoplelikeyouBeereally2inothers●Yourshowofinterestmustbetrue.●Itmust3goodresultstobothofyou.Smileasoftenaspossible●Yoursmileisasignof4.●Yoursmilemakesothers5thatallishopeful.Rememberaperson’sname●Aperson’snamemakeshimorher6fromothers.●Aperson’snameisthesweetestandthemostimportantsoundinany7.Listen8first●Youaskquestionsthatothersenjoy9.●Theyareencouragedtotalkabout10andtheirachievements.缺詞填空（共10小題；每小題1分，計(jì)10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整。（每空一詞）LearningEnglishisnotaneasyjob.Almosteverystudentsometimesa1questionslikethese:CanIreallylearnEnglishwell?CanIreallylearnitwellenoughtot2withothers?Theanswerisyes.Fromsomestudiesweknowthatalmosta3canlearnaforeignlanguagewellifheorshewantsto.Somemightlearnitfasterandsomemightlearnitslower.Somemightlearnite4andsomewithdifficulty.Butanyonecanlearnitwellifheorshehasthec5ways.ManystudentshavetheirownspecialwaysinlearningEnglish.Thefollowingsaresomee6.MilliegetsupearlyeverymorningandthefirstthingshedoesislistentoanEnglishradioprogram.ThishasreallyhelpedmakeherEnglishinlisteningb7.Danieloftenp8speakingEnglishinclass.Atfirsthewasnervouswhenhewasaskedtospeak.Aftertryingseveraltimes,hefounditwasnotasd9ashethought.HeismoreactiveandnowhespeaksEnglishbestamonghisclassmates.JimlikestowatchAmericanmovies.Hewillwatchitmanytimesi10itisagoodagoodfilm.AndhealsolikestoreadEnglishaloud.完形填空閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。Mikewasalittleboy.OnedayMikewentwithhisfatherto1hisgrandparentsbytrain.2thetrain,Mikeputhisheadoutofthewindow.Hisfathersaid,“Mike,be3!Don’tputyourheadoutofthewindow!”ButMikedidn’t4hisfather.Hisfathercoulddo5.ThenMike’sfatherwantedto6ajokeonhisson.HetookMike’scapquietly,hid(藏)it7hisbackandsaid,“Yousee,yourcaphasflown8.”Miketouchedhisheadanditwasreallygone.Theboylooked9andthenhebegantocry.Hewantedtogethiscapback.“Don’tworry,son.”saidhisfather,“Ihaveastrange10togetyourcapback.”“11canyougetitback?”askedMikeinsurprise.Hisfathersaid,“Closeyoureyesandwhistle(吹口哨)once,andmaybeyourcapwilleback.”Mikecame12tothewindow,closedhiseyesandwhistled.Justatthat13,hisfatherquicklyputthecapontheson’shead.“Oh!Itis14!”Mikelaughed.Hewaspleased,thenhequicklytookhisfather’scapand15itoutofthewindow.“Nowitisyourturntowhistle,Dad!”hesaidhappily.1.A.look B.see C.watchD.notice2.A.AtB.Of C.ToD.In3.A.quick B.happy C.careful D.quiet4.A.answer B.lookat C.hear D.listento5.A.nothing B.anything C.some D.any6.A.do B.work C.play D.take7.A.before B.behind C.after D.at8.A.away B.high C.around D.out9.A.worried B.glad C.happy D.nervous10.A.road B.path C.way D.street11.A.WhyB.How C.What D.Where12.A.on B.in C.up D.out13.A.while B.second C.minute D.moment14.A.terrible B.wonderful Cbad D.lovely15.A.threw B.placed C.brought D.got【課后鞏固訓(xùn)練】一、單項(xiàng)選擇1.Theystoppedin_____beautifulplaceforcamping,near________farmhouseoftheSmiths.A.a,aB.the,aC.a,theD.the,the2.—_______dothestudentsinyourschooldooutdooractivitieseveryday?—Atleastanhour.A.HowoftenB.HowlongC.HowmuchD.Howfar3.Danielis_______histwinbrother.Theyareboth1.75meterstall.A.tallerthanB.shorterthanC.astallasD.sotallas4.Inourschool,thenumberofthegirlstudents_____biggerandbiggerandanumberofgirls_____hardatallthesubjects.A.is,worksB.are,workC.is,workD.are,works5.—Thetablelooksverynice.Whatisitmade_______?—Wood,anditismade_______Yangzhou.A.from,of B.from,inC.from,ofD.of,in6.Chinesestudentshave_____weeks________inthesummertimethanAmericanstudents.A.more;onB.fewer;onC.fewer;off D.less;off7.Whenwearehavingatest,wealways_______thepapersquicklyfirstandthenbeginwriting. A.lookafterB.lookthroughC.lookup D.lookout8.Shanghaiismuchlargerthan_____inFranceanditisoneofthe_____citiesinChina.A.anycity,biggest B.anyothercity,biggerC.anyothercity,biggestD.anycity,bigger9.Andrewoncetriedto______abrighterlightinhisbedroom,buthefailedintheend.A.putinB.putonC.putoutD.putup10.Thetrafficonthecityroadsisheavierthan__________onthehighway.A.it B.thatC.theoneD.one11.Whensomething_______me,Ialwaysgotomyparentsforhelp.Metoo,parentsarealwaysbehindus.A.worryaboutB.worriedC.worriesD.worriesabout12.Sandydoesn’tknowhowtomakeaplan.Couldyougivehersome______,please?A.tools B.sentences C.tipsD.problems13.Pleasedon’ttellanyoneaboutthis,Linda.OK,________.You’reluckynottohurtyourself!A.Idon’tB.Iwon’tC.IdoD.Iwill14.What’syourbestfriendlike?____________A.Heisfine.Thankyou. B.Heisadoctor.C.HelikeswatchingTV. D.Heishelpfulandgenerous.15.I'mgoingtoDisneylandinShanghainextmonth._____________.Therearemanywonderfulthingstoseeandtodothere.A.That'sallrightB.HaveagoodtimeC.GoodluckD.Ihopeso二．詞匯16.Canyoutellmethe_________(high)oftheEiffelTower?17.Thegirlwithlonghairisthe__________(slim)ofallherclassmates.18.Toget

(far)informationaboutourschool,youcanvisitourschoolwebsite.19.Myparentsarebusy__________(plan)fortheingholiday.20.___________(luck),hewasbadlyhurtinthefire..21.Thanksalotfor_________(建議)metotakeacourseinDIY.22.Bothofthemareinterestedindifferent________(文化).23.Wedon’thavea_________(月)testoneachsubject24.Ikept_______(拼寫)thewordswrongyesterdaybecauseIwastooexcitedatthegoodnews.25.YesterdayIcutoutapaperroseand_________(貼)itonmypicture.三．翻譯1.我認(rèn)為游泳沒有登山危險(xiǎn)。_____________________________________________________________________2.你最好在卡片的另一面寫上“教師節(jié)快樂”這句話。_____________________________________________________________________3.在我們四個(gè)人當(dāng)中，她花在愛好方面時(shí)間最少。_____________________________________________________________________4.在公交車上，他樂意把座位讓給需要幫助的人嗎？_____________________________________________________________________5.當(dāng)他們到達(dá)農(nóng)場(chǎng)時(shí)，他們迫不及待地往籃子里裝蔬菜。_____________________________________________________________________閱讀ADIY,whichmeansDoItYourself,isquitepopularinUK.LotsofstoresandsupermarketssellDIYthings.TVprogrammesshowpeoplehowtoDIY.EnglishpeoplelikeDIY.ThereisasayinginUK—“AsEnglishman’shomeishiscastle”.Ifthereisanythingthatneedsfixingaroundtheirhomes,suchaspaintingthewallsorputtinginanewshower,theywilldothejobsthemselves.TheyshareDIYexperiencewiththeirfriends.MoreandmorepeopleenjoythejoyofDIY.SometimespeoplealsoDIYforsavingmoney.Theylikemakingtheirhousebetterwithoutspendingalotofmoney.ItisnotsurprisingthatDIYissopopular.DIYcanbedifficult.ThereisahugemarketforDIYfurniturewhichpeopleneedtogettogetherthemselveswithafewbasictools.However,peopleoftenfinditnoteasytobuildapieceoffurniturebecausetheycan’tunderstandtheinstructions.DIYcanalsobedangerous.Forexample,anythingelectricalshouldbedonebyaprofessionalworker.Unluckily,manypeopledon’tcareaboutthiswarningandputthemselvesindanger.Itisreportedthatinjustoneyearover230,000peoplewerehurtwhiledoingDIYinUK,including41,000whofelloffladders.DIYcanbringusfunandhelpussavemoney,butitisnotalwaysaseasyasitisthoughttobeifwebiteoffmorethanwecanchew.MaybefactoriesshouldmakeproductsthatareeasierandsaferforustoDIY.1.HowdomanyEnglishpeoplespendtheirholidaystothepassage?A.Makingtheirhomesbeautiful.B.Visitingfriends.C.Travelling.D.Makingmoney.2.WhydoEnglishpeoplelikeDIY?A.ManystoressellDIYthings.B.DIYcanbringthemfun.C.TVprogramsteachthemtoDIY.D.AllDIYprojectsareeasy.3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.DIYisawasteofmoney.B.ItisalwaysdifficulttoDIY.C.WeshouldbecarefulwhiledoingDIY.D.ItisverysageforustoDIY.4.Inthepassage,“webiteoffmorethanwecanchew”probablymeans________.A.wecaneateverythingwelikeB.weshoulddosomethinghardC.wedosomethingthatistoohardD.weeattoomuchfoodthatisnotsafeBAnoldmanwasfishingonthebankofariver.Achildcametoseehimfishing.Theoldmanwasreallygoodatfishinganditdidn'ttakelongforhimtocatchafullbasketoffish.Theoldmansawthatthechildwasverycute,andhewantedtogiveherawholebasketoffish.Butthechildshookherhead.Theoldmanwassurprisedandasked,"Whydon'tyouwantthefish?"Thechildreplied,“Iwantthefishingrod(竿)inyourhands.”Theoldmanasked,“Whydoyouwanttherod?”“Itdoesn'ttakelongtoeatallthefishinabasket.ButifIhavethefishingrod,IcangofishingbymyselfandIwon'tbeafraidofnothavinganymorefishtoeat.”Ithinkyouwillcertainlysaythatthechildisverysmart.Wrong!Ifshedoesn'tknowhowtofish,shecannothavefishtoeat,eventhoughshehasthefishingrod.It'suselesstoonlyhaveafishingrod.Fishingskillsarethemostimportant,notthefishingrod.Toomanypeoplethinkthatiftheyhavea“fishingrod”intheirlife,theywillnolongerfearthewindandrain.Theyarejustlikethechild,whothoughtthatifshehadafishingrod,shewouldhavefishtoeat.5.Whydidthechildrefuse(拒絕)thefishtheoldmangaveher?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikefish.B.BecauseshewantedhisfishingrodC.Becausetheoldmanhadfewfish.D.Becauseshewantedtolearnfishingskills6.Thewriterthoughtthechildwas_______aftersheexplainedwhyshedidn’twantthefish.A.smartB.hardworkingC.silly(傻的)D.creative(有創(chuàng)造力的)7.Thearticlemainlytellus_________A.ifyouhavea“fishingrod”inyourlife,youwon’tbeafraidofanything.B.ifyouhaveafishingrod,you’llhavealotoffishtoeatC.“fishingskills”aremoreimportantthan“thefishingrod”inlife.D.“thefishingrod”ismoreimportantthanthefishthatpeoplecatch8.Whatisthebesttitleforthearticle?A.TheFishingRodB.TheFishingManC.TheFishingGirlD.ThefishingExperienceCYoumayfeelcurious(好奇的)aboutstudentsinothercountries:Dotheyalsohavesomuchhomework?Whatdotheydointheirfreetime?OnApril8,areportcameoutonthelifeofhighschoolstudentsinChina,Japan,SouthKoreaandtheUS.Itsurveyedaround6,200studentsfromthefourcountrieslastyear.Youwillfindtheanswerstomanyofyourquestionsinthisreport.Whostudieshardest?Chinesestudents