Question

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语完成下面五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整。每个短语限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

【小题1】 I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
【小题2】 Maggie likes to talk about others and      
【小题3】My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
【小题4】 Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
【小题5】Michael works hard all the time, so he can        

Answer 1

【小题1】D
【小题1】B
【小题1】A
【小题1】E
【小题1】C

解析【小题1】从第六段的句子：This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.可指turn up one’s nose是认为别人都不好。和第一题语境符合，选D
【小题1】从第五段的句子：The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.可知nose around表示喜欢打听别人的事情，和第二题符合。选B。
【小题1】从第三段的句子：Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.可知hard-nosed指的是不喜欢听别人的建议。选A。
【小题1】从最后一段的句子：At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. 可知thumb their noses是拒绝听某人的指示，和第四题句意符合。选 E
【小题1】从第六段的句子：If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.可知keep one’s nose是工作勤奋的人。选C