Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying
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Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.
I’m happy as a clam(蛤).
Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.
I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.
Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!
You don’t have a leg to stand on.
This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.
Break a leg!
This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.| A．learning English grammar is hard | | B．learning English vocabulary is hard | | C．we should use English sayings every day | | D．it can be harder to understand English sayings |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?| A．It can be used to show happiness. | B．It needs to do many things. | | C．It needs to eat a lot. | D．It can only live on the beach. |
小题3:The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.| A．I hate him. | B．I want him to be my friend. | | C．I like him. | D．I want to argue with him. |
小题4:We can learn from the passage that______________________.| A．the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs | | B．the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg | | C．if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish | | D．if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy |
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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:C |
解析
试题分析：短文大意：本文通过四个有趣的英语谚语说明学习英语语法和英语词汇可能难，，但试图理解英语习语可以说更加困难。
小题1:段落大意题。根据Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult.可知学习英语谚语比学习英语语法词汇更难，所以选选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.可知a clam常用来表示快乐愉快，所以选选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!可知这句话的意思是说你不喜欢他或她，所以选A。
小题4:细节理解题。根据If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！可知这句话是你在祝他好运，所以选C。 |
举一反三
London used to be “foggy” for the same reason that cities like Beijing or Chongqing are “foggy” today．The “fog” was in fact smog, a mixture of smoke and fog．In other words, it was made by air pollution．In London, some of this pollution came from factories, but much of it came from the coal(煤)that people burnt in their houses to keep warm during the winter．By the 1950s, London’s smog problem had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean the air．A new law was made and nobody could burn coal in any British city．Within a few years, the air became much cleaner．There were no more “pea-soupers”．
Many Chinese cities now face the same sort of problem with air pollution that London faced 40 or 50 years ago．However, this problem is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve．One reason is that more of the pollution comes from the factories, rather than from coal burnt in people’s houses．If these factories were closed, this would harm the economy and lots of people would lose their jobs．Another reason is that changing from coal to cleaner fuel(燃料), like gas, is quite expensive．
However, the air in many Chinese cities is becoming cleaner and cleaner, as the government and people pay more and more attention to cutting down pollution．As a result, there are fewer “pea-soupers”in Beijing than there used to be．
小题1:What was the main reason for air pollution in London? | A．There was too much smoke in the sky． | | B．There were too many factories in the city． | | C．People burnt too much coal in the houses． | | D．The city was too big for the cleaners to clean． |
小题2:How did the air in London become much cleaner? | A．There was not so much fog in the winter later． | | B．A law was made to keep people from burning coal in their houses． | | C．Many factories in the city were closed． | | D．People paid more attention to cleaning their city． |
小题3:What does the underlined work “pea-soupers”refer to? 小题4:The problem of air pollution is more difficult for Chinese cities to solve because of ___ reasons．小题5:Which sentence is Not true? | A．Air pollution is serious in Beijing and Chongqing． | | B．Using coal is much more expensive than using gas． | | C．Factories made much more pollution in China． | | D．The reasons of air pollution in London and Beijing are different． |
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The computer is important and can help us do a lot of things. Lots of children spend too much time on the computer. It’s bad for their study. Here is some advice(建议) for the parents.
◆Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom. It is good for children to reduce (减少) the time to use the computer.
◆Set a password for the computer. If your child wants to use it, he/she should get your permission (允许).
◆If your child uses the Internet for studying. He / She doesn’t use it to play games, praise (表扬) him/her for that.
◆When your child wants to use the computer to play games, you can take her/him to the library, get her/him together with friends to play sport.
小题1:The first advice (建议) is “________”.| A．Set a password for the computer | | B．Set a time-limit for playing on the computer | | C．Spend much time playing sport with the child | | D．Move the computer out of the child’s bedroom |
小题2:The underlined phrase “Set a password” means ________ in Chinese.小题3:If your child uses the computer for studying, you can say “________” to him/her.| A．Sorry | B．Happy birthday | C．Good | D．No |
小题4:This passage is writing to ________. | A．students | B．teachers | C．parents | D．workers |
小题5:What can the parents do when the child wants to play computer games?| A．They can take her/ him to the library. | | B．They can let her/ him play computer games. | | C．They can take her/ him to school. | | D．They can praise him/her. |
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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, “Of course, I . I a gift for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father , too.” But what about the other days of the year?
In my family, my parents like very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and watch the .
I have a friend. Her parents in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to . So she dials (拨打) the number, but then she puts down the phone. About 15 minutes, she dials the number again.”Hi, Mom…”
Later, I ask, “Why do you dial the number ?” She smiles, “My parents are old and , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly. I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them time to the telephone.”
My friend is a good girl. She is always about her parents. You also want to be a child, right? Please always remember to your parents at anytime, not just on some important days.
| 小题1: | | A．will | B．do | C．won’t | D．don’t |
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| 小题3: | | A．a cake | B．a kiss | C．some money | D．a gift |
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| 小题4: | | A．Halloween | B．Chinese New Year | C．Thanksgiving Day | D．Mid-Autumn Festival |
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| 小题6: | | A．live | B．play | C．travel | D．eat |
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| 小题7: | | A．take a walk | B．go fishing | C．make a call | D．have a rest |
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| 小题8: | | A．After | B．When | C．Before | D．For |
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| 小题9: | | A．a twice | B．twice | C．second | D．the second |
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| 小题10: | | A．slow | B．fast | C．healthy | D．strong |
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| 小题11: | | A．enough | B．little | C．any | D．free |
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| 小题12: | | A．move (移动) | B．bring | C．take | D．answer |
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| 小题13: | | A．telling | B．saying | C．thinking | D．waiting |
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| 小题14: | | A．well | B．clever | C．bad | D．good |
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| 小题15: | | A．think | B．love | C．want | D．hear |
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Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
This is an old English saying. Do you know it before? It says that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we should be healthy. We should also be rich (wealthy) and clever (wise).
This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of a young age should have ten hours’ sleep every night. Children who don’t have enough sleep can’t do their work very well. They will not be wise and they may not become wealthy!
The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping, swimming and playing games are all exercise. Exercise keeps the body strong.
Exercise also keeps the blood（血液）moving around inside the body. This is very important. Our blood takes food to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better!
小题1:If a child doesn’t have 10 hours’ sleep every night, he _____.| A．will become wise | | B．won’t do well in his work | | C．will have to sleep in the daytime | | D．can’t go to school in time |
小题2:A person needs exercise because ______.| A．it makes him healthy | | B．he has a lot of homework to do | | C．it doesn’t need time | | D．it is fun to do exercise |
小题3:Exercise makes the _______ move quickly and smoothly.| A．body | B．blood | C．children | D．head |
小题4:Which of the following is not true?| A．Exercise is good for a person’s head | | B．A student should have 10 hour’s sleep. | | C．It’s good for you to get up early and go to bed early. | | D．If you have enough blood, you’ll be wise |
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Now more and more people get to know that exercise is important. We need to exercise. Doctors say it is good for us. It makes us and healthier. who often exercise are more alert (机灵的). This means they do in exams and schoolwork than those who don’t exercise.
There are many ways . You can walk, run, swim, or play ball games. You have to like you’re doing. Try all kinds of things you find one, two, or even three sports that you feel right for you. It’s best to exercise twice a week. Thirty minutes each time enough (足够的).
You can exercise at fitness centres (健身中心). They have a lot of equipment (器材). The equipment can exercise your arms, legs and other parts of your body you healthy. Some people buy equipment for their homes, but it is very expensive.
| 小题2: | | A．happy | B．happier | C．happily | D．more happily |
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| 小题3: | | A．Parents | B．Teachers | C．Children | D．Friends |
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| 小题4: | | A．better | B．worse | C．well | D．badly |
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| 小题5: | | A．exercise | B．exercising | C．to exercise | D．for exercising |
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| 小题7: | | A．when | B．after | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题9: | | A．use | B．spend | C．bring | D．help |
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| 小题10: | | A．to make | B．made | C．makes | D．make |
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