六、（2025·常州武进区期中）短文填空
在生活中，不少人热衷于DIY项目，既能按自己心意设计房屋，还能省钱。但即便有详细步骤指导，DIY也常状况百出。近八成房主DIY时会犯错，想知道最常见的三大错误是什么吗？快来一探究竟吧。
词数：275 体裁：说明文 核心素养：思维品质
话题：DIY房子 难度：中 建议用时：7分钟
Do-it-yourself projects(项目) let you design your house, giving a way to save money, but even with step-by-step instructions, DIY doesn't always go as planned. Nearly 80% of homeowners make some 1. (mistake) while doing DIY. Here are three of the 2. (big) mistakes that homeowners often make.
Costing Too Much
More than 40% of people find DIY projects 3. (expensive) and difficult than they thought. Starting a task that needs more time or skills than you have, you may end up with a big mess(一团糟). "It's important to think about why you want to DIY 4. what you're hoping to get out of it, " said Bailey Carson, a home care expert(专家). "5. you're doing it just to save money, you might need to think twice. Without the time, tools, and talent(天赋) to do it correctly and 6. (safe), mistakes may cost you more at last. "
Using the Wrong Tools
A third of people used wrong tools for DIY projects, which can make the job more difficult and less safe. People design many tools 7. special uses. So if you use them for other tasks, you may get 8. (hurt). Use proper tools for each project, and make sure you know how to use them.
Not Safety(安全) First
DIY mistakes can be costly and 9. (danger) sometimes. 47% of people said that the mistake brought serious problems. Take your time and follow all safety rules when using tools. So, remember to wear dust masks, safety glasses, hearing protection or gloves to protect 10. (you).

1. mistakes 2. biggest 3. more expensive 4. and
5. If 6. safely 7. for 8. hurt 9. dangerous
10. yourselves/yourself

【分析】首先通读全文，理解短文关于DIY房屋常见错误的主题，再结合每个空格的语境，从词性变化、语法结构、固定搭配等角度逐一分析：1. some后接可数名词复数；2. three of后需用形容词最高级；3. 由than可知用形容词比较级；4. 连接并列成分用连词；5. 引导条件状语从句用If；6. 修饰动词用副词；7. 表示用途用介词for；8. 固定短语get hurt；9. 与costly并列用形容词；10. 主语为you，需用反身代词。
【解析】1. 空格前有some，修饰可数名词复数，故将名词mistake变为复数形式mistakes；2. 由空前的three of可知，此处需用形容词big的最高级biggest；3. 由句中than可知，此处需用形容词expensive的比较级more expensive；4. 空格前后为两个并列的宾语从句，需用连词and连接；5. 此处引导条件状语从句，意为“如果”，故填If；6. 空格处修饰动词do，需用形容词safe的副词形式safely；7. 表示“用于特殊用途的工具”，用介词for；8. 固定短语get hurt意为“受伤”，故填hurt；9. 空格处与costly并列，需用名词danger的形容词形式dangerous；10. 主语为you，此处表示“保护你自己/你们自己”，故填反身代词yourselves或yourself。
【答案】1. mistakes 2. biggest 3. more expensive 4. and 5. If 6. safely 7. for 8. hurt 9. dangerous 10. yourselves/yourself
【知识点】名词的数、形容词的级、副词的用法
【点评】本题围绕DIY房屋的话题设置短文填空，考查学生对英语基础语法及固定搭配的掌握，需结合语境分析，难度适中，能有效提升学生的语言运用能力。
【难度系数】0.6