二、阅读理解(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共计30分)
阅读下面的材料,从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A(真题·宁波市南三县)
When it comes to free time activities, most people think of dining out or watching movies. However, a survey shows that in recent years, more and more young people have developed a passion(热情) for DIY activities.
1 How popular are DIY activities among those surveyed?
80.5% have tried DIY activities.
Over 40% are interested in DIY activities.
2 Popular DIY activities

Hand-painting Pottery(陶艺) Weaving(编织) Paper-cutting Food-making Model-making
3 Why do young people enjoy DIY activities?

()16. How many percent of people surveyed have experienced DIY activities before?
A. 40%. B. 41.1%. C. 62.8%. D. 80.5%.
()17. Which is the most popular reason why young people enjoy DIY activities?
A. To have less pressure. B. To develop a new skill.
C. To taste traditional culture. D. To better express themselves.
()18. In which part of the newspaper can we read this passage?
A. Music zone. B. School time. C. Star stories. D. Colourful life.

16—18. DCD

【分析】
解答本题需根据题目要求，定位材料中的关键信息：16题需查找被调查者尝试过DIY活动的百分比，直接定位对应数据；17题需确定年轻人喜欢DIY活动的最受欢迎原因，结合材料原因部分；18题需判断文章所属的报纸板块，根据文章主题属性分析。
【解析】
16题：根据材料中“How popular are DIY activities among those surveyed?”的内容，明确标注“80.5% have tried DIY activities”，对应选项D，故16选D。
17题：结合材料中年轻人喜欢DIY活动的原因（真题对应最受欢迎原因），匹配选项C，故17选C。
18题：文章围绕DIY活动的流行度、类型及原因展开，属于生活类内容，对应报纸的“Colourful life”板块，故18选D。
【答案】
DCD
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，推理判断
【点评】
本题为英语阅读理解题，主要考查学生快速定位文本信息、判断文章出处的能力，题目难度较低，仔细阅读材料即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.8