Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if
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Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don"t understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what"s for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I"ll play it by ear", that means she doesn"t have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they"re not talking about music.
There"re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don"t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It"s not about the color of your hand! You"re a green hand when you are very new at your work and don"t have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
小题1:An idiom is _______.| A．a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words say | | B．a phrase or a sentence that doesn"t mean exactly what every word says | | C．so difficult that nobody can understand | | D．something to do with parts of your body |
小题2:If a mother says "I"ll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she means _______.| A．she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time | | B．she doesn"t hear what others are talking about. | | C．she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner | | D．She doesn"t have plans for dinner and will decide later |
小题3:When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.| A．he needs to hold your hand. | | B．he works well with you | | C．he needs your help | | D．he is a new comer and can"t help with the situation |
小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English. | | B．To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding the idiom. | | C．Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to remember. | | D．You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word. |
小题5:Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings. Can you match them?
1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
3) to stand on one"s own feet c. to do something secretly
4) to go behind someone"s back d. to have the habit of stealing| A．badc | B．bdac | C．cbad | D．cdba |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
文章讲述了习语（idiom）的特点和重要性，并举例说明了一些习语的含义和使用场合。
小题1:事实细节题。根据第一段第一行。
小题2:事实细节题。根据第二段“ "I"ll play it by ear", that means she doesn"t have plans for dinner and she will decide later.”可知。
小题3:事实细节题。根据第三段“"Give me a hand", you don"t necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful.”可知
小题4:推理判断题。C项中so they are easy to remember错。见第三段“ There"re many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful."
小题5:推理判断题。1.learn sth by heart 记住的意思。 2.sticky粘的 3.on one"s feet 站立，联想到独立。 4.behind sb’s back 在某人背后，就是说不让某人知道 |
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Jack is a twenty-year-old young man. Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop. Usually he works until ten o"clock in the evening. He is very tired when he gets home. After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep. His grandma who lives downstairs is satisfied with (满意) him.
One day, on his way home, he met Mary. They were both happy. He asked the girl to his house, she agreed happily. He bought some fruit and drinks for her. And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future (未来). They talked for a long time.
"Have a look at your watch, please," said the girl. "What time is it now?"
"Sorry, something is wrong with my watch," said Jack. "Where"s yours?"
"I left it at home."
Jack thought for a moment and found a way. He began to stamp his foot on the floor, "Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound woke his grandma up. The old woman shouted downstairs, "It"s twelve o"clock in the night, Jack. Why are you still jumping upstairs?"
小题1:Jack was ________ when he finished middle school.| A．sixteen | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．fifteen |
小题2:The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________.| A．he"s her grandson | B．he"s clever | | C．he can keep quiet | D．he gets home on time |
小题3:From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack"s ________.| A．classmate | B．colleague (同事) | C．aunt | D．wife |
小题4:The word "stamp" in the story means ______ in Chinese.小题5:Jack stamped his foot on the floor in order (为了) ________.| A．to wake his grandma up | | B．to make his grandma angry | | C．that his grandma was going to tell him the time | | D．that his grandma was going to buy him a watch |
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Every day when I enter the classroom, I will take a look at the wall beside my seat. You will find nothing special about this old wall if you just look at it. But for the students in my class, it is a special wall. Take a good look at it, and you will get to know the real feelings and thoughts of us, the 9th graders.
In the middle of the wall, there is a big "VICTORY". It was written in pencil. I guess it must have been written by someone who got a good mark in an exam.
A little higher above the formulas, there is a poem. It only has two sentences. It reads: All those sweet memories have disappeared. Like tears dropping in the heavy rain. Oh! It must have been written at the end of the last semester in middle school. Classmates had to leave school and good friends had to part. What a sad poem!
If you "explore" the wall more carefully, you will find many other interesting things, like a crying face, or a happy face, and other patterns(图案). There are still some patterns and letters that I can"t understand, but they all show the feeling of the students who drew them.
For years, the wall has witnessed(目睹) all the things that have happened in the classroom. I don"t know how it will be next year, two years from now, or even ten years from now. But I hope more smiling faces will be drawn on it.
小题1:There is ____ special on this wall.| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
小题2:What was the "VICTORY" written in?| A．Chalk | B．Pencil | C．Pen | D．Brush |
小题3:When has the poem been written?| A．At the beginning of the last semester. | | B．At the end of the year. | | C．At the end of the last semester. | | D．At the beginning of the last month. |
小题4:What"s the meaning of the underlined word?小题5:What"s the title of the passage?| A．The Pictures of the Wall | | B．The Feelings of the Students | | C．The Patterns of the Classroom | | D．The Hope of the Writer |
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Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.” said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,” said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? – I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
小题1:The old man in the story was very ______.| A．kind | B．poor | C．forgetful | D．sad |
小题2:Where is the ticket? _______| A．The old man forgot to buy it. | | B．The old man could not remember where it was. | | C．The old man showed it to the conductor. | | D．The old man’s wife took the ticket away. |
小题3:The old bought the ticket _____ he got on the train.| A．after | B．before | C．as | D．when |
小题4:The conductor ______ the old man.| A．didn’t believe | B．laughed at | C．believed | D．felt sorry for |
小题5:The old man was sad because _______| A．he had to buy another ticket. | | B．he lost all the things his wife gave him. | | C．he did not know where he was. | | D．he did not know where he should get off. |
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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And 1 assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this 3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would laugh at me. Without the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions (练习赛), I didn’t 9 know the rules of the game, not to mention what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. 11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t 13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the process (过程) — friends who respected my 16 to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise (赞扬) from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ 18”in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
| 小题1: | | A．as | B．until | C．unless | D．once |
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| 小题2: | | A．hoped | B．agreed | C．meant | D．chose |
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| 小题3: | | A．continued | B．changed | C．settled | D．started |
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| 小题4: | | A．idea | B．plan | C．belief | D．saying |
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| 小题5: | | A．right | B．chance | C．ability | D．patience |
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| 小题6: | | A．going | B．looking | C．cheering | D．applying |
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| 小题7: | | A．point | B．half | C．rest | D．basis |
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| 小题8: | | A．enjoying | B．preparing | C．attending | D．watching |
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| 小题10: | | A．terrified | B．exhausted | C．pleased | D．puzzled |
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| 小题11: | | A．Interestingly | B．Fortunately | C．Obviously | D．Hopefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．want | B．do | C．support | D．know |
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| 小题14: | | A．steps | B．orders | C．rules | D．games |
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| 小题15: | | A．roles | B．part | C．mind | D．value |
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| 小题16: | | A．efforts | B．curiosity | C．wish | D．strength |
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| 小题17: | | A．expressed | B．improved | C．confirmed | D．recognized |
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| 小题18: | | A．dreaming | B．playing | C．relaxing | D．hiding |
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| 小题20: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sure | D．satisfied |
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What image does the word “Britain” conjure up（令人想到）in your mind? Big Ben，the frequently changing weather, fish and chips… But have you ever wondered what British people think means “Britain”?
English playwright William Shakespeare and pop group The Beatles are the icons which inspire a sense of national pride in British people, according to a recent survey.
More than 2,000 people were asked what aspect of Britain made them feel most proud. Shakespeare topped the list, followed by the National Trust, a charity which protects places of historical or environmental interest. These beat the British currency, the pound, and the BBC.
Surprisingly, the royal family only made it to seventh on the list. “The royal family, while popular, does not inspire widespread pride,” said a spokesman for Demos, the think tank(智囊团) which carried out the research. “However, it is certainly the case that — through their unique capacity to hold and lead national events — the royal family has a central role to play in developing pride.”
Terence Blacker, a reporter for The Independent, believes the study shows the nature of new patriotism（爱国主义）． “It turns out that modern British patriotism is not really about nationhood at all,” he wrote.
According to the poll, the most impressive symbols of national pride concerned private conduct and character. Volunteering topped the list, followed by politeness and patience.
小题1: According to the passage, the following statements are British most outstanding symbols except .| A．patriotism. | B．the Beatles. | C．politeness. | D．Shakespeare. |
小题2:Which of the following is close to the right order of the top symbols of Britain?
 | A．a ,b, c, d | B．a, d, c, b | C．c, a, b, d | D．a, c, b, d |
小题3:The royal family does not top the list because .| A．the royal family has a central role to play in developing pride | | B．the royal family owns a lot of wealth. | | C．the royal family does not attract the public attention. | | D．the royal family does not influence the public as much as it used to. |
小题4:It can be inferred that can make Chinese feel most proud.| A．volunteering. | B．education. | C．Luxun. | D．Population. |
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