原文Terri Boltonis a dab hand when it comes to DIY (do-it-yourself). Skilled at putting up shelves and piecing together furniture, she never pays someone else to do a job she can do herself.
She credits these skills to her late grandfather and builder Derek Lloyd. From the age of six, Terri, now 26, accompanied Derek to work during her school holidays. A day's work was rewarded with £ 5 in pocket money. She says: “I'm sure I wasn't much of a help to start with painting the rooms and putting down the flooring throughout the house. It took weeks and it was backbreaking work, but I know he was proud of my skills.”
Terri, who now rents a house with friends in Wandsworth, South West London, says DIY also saves her from losing any deposit when a tenancy (租期) comes to an end. She adds: “I've moved house many times and I always like to personalize my room and put up pictures. So, it's been useful to know how to cover up holes and repaint a room to avoid any charges when I've moved out.”
With millions of people likely to take on DIY projects over that coming weeks, new research shows that more than half of people are planning to make the most of the long, warm summer days to get jobs done. The average spend per project will be around £ 823. Two thirds of people aim to improve their comfort while at home. Two fifth wish to increase the value of their house. Though DIY has traditionally been seen as male hobby, the research shows it is women now leading the charge.
4. Which is closest in meaning to “a dab hand” in paragraph 1?
A. An artist. B. A winner.
C. A specialist. D. A pioneer.
5. Why did Terri's grandfather give her £ 5 a day?
A. For a birthday gift. B. As a treat for her work.
C. To support her DIY projects. D. To encourage her to take up a hobby.
6. How did Terri avoid losing the deposit on the house she rented?
A. By making it look like before. B. By furnishing it herself.
C. By splitting the rent with a roommate. D. By canceling the rental agreement.
7. What trend in DIY does the research show?
A. It is becoming more costly. B. It is getting more time-consuming.
C. It is turning into a seasonal industry. D. It is gaining popularity among females.
译文在DIY方面，特里·博尔托尼斯手艺精湛。她擅长摆架子，拼凑家具，但她从不付钱给别人做她自己能做的工作。
她把这些技能归功于她已故的祖父和建筑师德里克劳埃德。从六岁起，现年26岁的特丽在学校放假期间陪着德里克一起工作。一天的工作可以得到5英镑的零用钱。她说:“我敢肯定，从粉刷房间和铺设整个房子的地板开始，我帮不上什么忙。这花了好几个星期，工作很辛苦，但我知道他为我的技术感到骄傲。”
特里现在和朋友在伦敦西南部的旺兹沃思租了一套房子，她说，当租期结束时，自己动手也让她免于损失任何押金。她补充道:“我搬过很多次家，我总是喜欢把我的房间个性化，挂上照片。所以，知道如何掩盖洞口和重新粉刷房间，以避免在搬出去后收取任何费用，对我很有帮助。”
随着数以百万计的人可能在未来几周内从事DIY项目，新的研究表明，超过一半的人计划充分利用漫长而温暖的夏日来完成工作。每个项目的平均支出约为823英镑。三分之二的人的目标是提高他们在家时的舒适度。五分之二的人希望提高他们的房子的价值。虽然DIY传统上被认为是男性的爱好，但研究表明现在女性占主导地位。
4. 哪一个词的含义与第1段中的“擦手”最接近？
A. 艺术家。B.赢家。C.专家。D.开拓者。
5. 为什么特丽的爷爷每天给她5英镑？
A. 作为生日礼物。B. 作为对她工作的奖励。
C. 来支持她的DIY项目。D. 鼓励她培养一个爱好。
6. 特丽是如何避免失去她租的房子的押金的？
A. 让它看起来像以前一样。B. 通过自己装修。
C. 通过和室友分担租金。D. 通过取消租赁协议。
7.研究表明了DIY有什么趋势？
A.这越来越昂贵了 B.这越来越费时了
C.它正在变成一种季节性产业 D.它在女性中越来越受欢迎

1 段译 在DIY方面，特里·博尔托尼斯手艺精湛。她擅长摆架子，拼凑家具，但她从不付钱给别人做她自己能做的工作。

Terri Boltonis a dabadj.熟练的 hand when it comes to DIY (do-it-yourself).句译 在DIY方面，特里·博尔托尼斯手艺精湛。 Skilledadj.娴熟的 at putting up shelvesn.架子 and piecingv.拼接 together furnituren.家具, she never pays someone else to do a job she can do herself.句译 她擅长摆架子，拼凑家具，但她从不付钱给别人做她自己能做的工作。

2 段译 她把这些技能归功于她已故的祖父和建筑师德里克劳埃德。从六岁起，现年26岁的特丽在学校放假期间陪着德里克一起工作。一天的工作可以得到5英镑的零用钱。她说:“我敢肯定，从粉刷房间和铺设整个房子的地板开始，我帮不上什么忙。这花了好几个星期，工作很辛苦，但我知道他为我的技术感到骄傲。”

She creditsv.归功于 these skills to her late grandfather and builder Derek Lloyd.句译 她把这些技能归功于她已故的祖父和建筑师德里克劳埃德。 From the age of six, Terri, now 26, accompaniedv.伴随的 Derek to work during her school holidays.句译 从六岁起，现年26岁的特丽在学校放假期间陪着德里克一起工作。 A day's work was rewardedv.奖励 with £ 5 in pocket money.句译 一天的工作可以得到5英镑的零用钱。 She says: “I'm sure I wasn't much of a help to start with painting the rooms and putting down the flooring throughout the house.句译 她说:“我敢肯定，从粉刷房间和铺设整个房子的地板开始，我帮不上什么忙。 It took weeks and it was backbreakingadj.繁重的 work, but I know he was proud of my skills.”句译 这花了好几个星期，工作很辛苦，但我知道他为我的技术感到骄傲。

3 段译 特里现在和朋友在伦敦西南部的旺兹沃思租了一套房子，她说，当租期结束时，自己动手也让她免于损失任何押金。她补充道:“我搬过很多次家，我总是喜欢把我的房间个性化，挂上照片。所以，知道如何掩盖洞口和重新粉刷房间，以避免在搬出去后收取任何费用，对我很有帮助。”

Terri, who now rentsv.租用 a house with friends in Wandsworth, South West London, says DIY also saves her from losing any depositn.押金 when a tenancyn.租期 comes to an end.句译 特里现在和朋友在伦敦西南部的旺兹沃思租了一套房子，她说，当租期结束时，自己动手也让她免于损失任何押金。 She adds: “I've moved house many times and I always like to personalizev.个性化 my room and put up pictures.句译 她补充道:“我搬过很多次家，我总是喜欢把我的房间个性化，挂上照片。 So, it's been useful to know how to cover up holes and repaint a room to avoid any chargesn.收费 when I've moved out.”句译 所以，知道如何掩盖洞口和重新粉刷房间，以避免在搬出去后收取任何费用，对我很有帮助。”

4 段译 随着数以百万计的人可能在未来几周内从事DIY项目，新的研究表明，超过一半的人计划充分利用漫长而温暖的夏日来完成工作。每个项目的平均支出约为823英镑。三分之二的人的目标是提高他们在家时的舒适度。五分之二的人希望提高他们的房子的价值。虽然DIY传统上被认为是男性的爱好，但研究表明现在女性占主导地位。

With millionsnum.百万 of people likely to take on DIY projectsn.项目 over that coming weeks, new research shows that more than half of people are planning to make the most of the long, warm summer days to get jobs done.句译 随着数以百万计的人可能在未来几周内从事DIY项目，新的研究表明，超过一半的人计划充分利用漫长而温暖的夏日来完成工作。 The averageadj.平均的 spend per project will be around £ 823.句译 每个项目的平均支出约为823英镑。 Two thirds of people aim to improvev.改进 their comfortn.安慰 while at home.句译 三分之二的人的目标是提高他们在家时的舒适度。 Two fifth wish to increasev.提高 the value of their house.句译 五分之二的人希望提高他们的房子的价值。Though DIY has traditionallyadv.传统上 been seen as maleadj.男性的 hobbyn.爱好, the research shows it is women now leading the charge.句译 虽然DIY传统上被认为是男性的爱好，但研究表明现在女性占主导地位。

4.Which is closest in meaning to “a dab hand” in paragraph 1? 翻译 4. 哪一个词的含义与第1段中的“擦手”最接近？

A. An artist.翻译 艺术家。

B. A winner.翻译 赢家。

C. A specialistn.专家.翻译 专家。

D. A pioneern.先锋. 翻译 开拓者。

5. Why did Terri's grandfather give her £ 5 a day?翻译 5. 为什么特丽的爷爷每天给她5英镑？

A. For a birthday gift.翻译 作为生日礼物。

B. As a treat for her work.翻译 作为对她工作的奖励。

C. To supportv.支持 her DIY projects.翻译 来支持她的DIY项目。

D. To encouragev.鼓励 her to take up a hobby.翻译 鼓励她培养一个爱好。

6. How did Terri avoid losing the depositn.押金 on the house she rented?翻译 6. 特丽是如何避免失去她租的房子的押金的？

A. By making it look like before.翻译 让它看起来像以前一样。

B. By furnishingv.装备 it herself.翻译 通过自己装修。

C. By splittingv.分裂 the rent with a roommate.翻译 通过和室友分担租金。

D. By canceling the rental agreement.翻译 通过取消租赁协议。

7. What trend in DIY does the research show?翻译 7.研究表明了DIY有什么趋势？

A. It is becoming more costly.翻译 这越来越昂贵了

B. It is getting more time-consuming.翻译 这越来越费时了

C. It is turning into a seasonaladj.季节的 industry.翻译 它正在变成一种季节性产业

D. It is gainingv.获得 popularityn.流行 among femalesn.女性.翻译 它在女性中越来越受欢迎

答案 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.D   温馨提示：选项可点击，红色为错误选项，绿色为正确选项