牛津英语译林版八年级上册8 上 Unit 4 Do it yourself 短文提优练习

8 上Unit 4 Do it yourself 短文提优练习（学生版） 一、完形填空 A DIY means “Do It Yourself”. More and more people are doing things ___1___ . There are many ___2___ for this, and here are some of them. First, DIY is a (n) ___3___ way to do things. It helps you save money. Second, people enjoy knowing ___4___ to do something new. They feel better when they learn a new job. Third, some people work better by themselves. They can ___5___ something that they have made or done, and say ___6___,”I did this all by myself,” One of my friends bought a (n) ___7___ house a few months ago. Now his house looks as beautiful as a new one after he and his wife ___8___ all the walls in every room. Another example is my neighbour, John, who has two cars. He went to a night school to learn how to ___9___ cars. Now he has learned to do most of the ___10___ work. He enjoys the work very much. 1. A. myself B. yourselves C. himself D. themselves 2. A. reasons B. habits C. problems D. difficulties 3. A. easier B. stranger C. cheaper D. better 4. A. why B. how C. who D. when 5. A. look at B. look for C. look up D. look down 6. A. carefully B. nervously C. hardly D. proudly 7. A. wet B. old C. far D. large 8. A. painted B. broke C. covered D. saw 9. A. drive B. fix C. sell D. push 10. A. hard B. office C. teaching D. repair B In America, labour (劳工) costs are so high, so “do-it-yourself” is a way of life. Many people ___1___ their own cars, build their own gardens, and even rebuild their own houses. ___2___ many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a ___3___ that publishes (出版) children’s books with the help of ___4___. Other book companies also publish that way, ___5___ this company is not like the others. It ___6___ the reader to become the main character (角色) with the help of computers. Here is ___7___ they do it. ___8___ a child is named Hody, the computer uses this information to make up a story ___9___ pictures. The story is then printed up (印刷) . ”This book