Thirty years ago not many people would have dreamed of doing the repairs and decorations in their own homes. In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator, unless of course they were either very hand up or were in the trade themselves.
Today, however, it is quite a different story. Men and women in all walks of life turn their hands to all sorts of jobs round the house including painting, papering, putting up shelves and wall units, and tiling walls and floors. Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses. These jobs have been made easier today by the introduction of prepared materials, which require the minimum amount of skill to use. In every high street throughout Britain nowadays there is at least one “Do-It-Yourself” shop containing a vast range of timber, tiles, paints, wallpapers and floor coverings besides tools of every description including power drills and many accessories. “Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business; all these shops do a roaring trade and look like continuing to do so. Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.
小題1:Why did people employ professional workers to decorate homes thirty years ago?
A．Because they could not do it themselves.
B．Because professional workers were very cheap.
C．Because they had no time.
D．Because professional workers could do much better.
小題2:Thirty years later what changes took place?
A．People could do everything themselves.
B．Few people chose to be a professional worker.
C．People with no professional training successfully built their own houses.
D．New expensive materials required no skills at all.
小題3:What caused the DIY craze?
A．Young people liked to follow the fashion.
B．“Do-It-Yourself” is a booming business.
C．There were fewer building companies.
D．High cost of professional workers.
小題4:What is the speaker telling us ?
A．How DIY comes into being.B．Changes in building.
C．Changes in housing.D．Great changes in these thirty years.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：本文主要講述的就是以前和現(xiàn)在在裝修方面的問題所在，以前勞動力便宜人們都是請別人來裝修，現(xiàn)在人們都是自己在做，因?yàn)楝F(xiàn)在的勞動力成本很高。
小題1:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段2,3行In those days labor was fairly cheap and most people would have thought it worthwhile to employ a professional painter and decorator說明那時的勞動力很便宜，所以人都請別人來裝修。故B正確。
小題2:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段3,4行Some people with no professional training of any kind have even successfully built their own houses.說明C正確。
小題3:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后兩段Probably the main reason for the craze is the high cost of present-day labor and the shortage of building firms willing to do small jobs.人們喜歡DIY的原因是現(xiàn)在的勞動力成本太高了，D正確。
小題4:A 主旨大意題。本文主要講述的就是以前和現(xiàn)在在裝修方面的問題所在，以前勞動力便宜人們都是請別人來裝修，現(xiàn)在人們都是自己在做，故Ａ項(xiàng)正確。
點(diǎn)評：本文是關(guān)于現(xiàn)在的DIY現(xiàn)象原因的分析，考查細(xì)節(jié)題較多，細(xì)節(jié)題是針對文中某個細(xì)節(jié)、某句話或某部分具體內(nèi)容設(shè)置問題，正確答案的根據(jù)一定可以在原文中找到，即原文的改寫往往成為正確選項(xiàng)。通常細(xì)節(jié)題的正確選項(xiàng)有以下特征：
1.對原文句子中的關(guān)鍵詞進(jìn)行替換。把原文中的一些詞換成意義相近的詞，成為正確選項(xiàng)。
2.詞性或者語態(tài)的變化。把原文中的一些詞變換一下詞性，或者改變原文句子的語態(tài)，給考生制造障礙。
3．語言簡化。把原文中的復(fù)雜語言現(xiàn)象進(jìn)行簡化，成為正確答案。
4．正話反說。把原文中的意思反過來表達(dá)而成為正確選項(xiàng)(適用于尋找錯誤選項(xiàng)的題目)。
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