题目内容
She has her own ideas of beauty ________ in dance.
- A.expressing
- B.expressed
- C.to express
- D.to be expressed
解析：过去分词作宾补。
There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives (蜂窝). So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn (爆米花) .
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!
If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet (女帽). If someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”. This means none of your business.
Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction (生殖) say this is talking about the birds and bees.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your trousers. That is, to be unable to sit still.
1. If you make a beeline for something, you _____ .
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A．are as busy as a bee |
B．go quickly and directly towards it |
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C．always go to the same place |
D．buy something at a certain place |
2. The underlined expression “ it is the bee’s knees” ______ .
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A．is not used at all now |
B．was first used in the 1820s |
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C．reminds us that bees have knees |
D．means “it is very good” |
3. If you ask your American friend Jack “How old is your wife?” he may say “_____.”
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A．It is none of your beeswax |
B．You have a bee in your bonnet |
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C．It is the bee’s knees |
D．You are talking about the birds and bees |
4. When you have butterflies in your stomach, you _____ .
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A．are too sick to sit still |
B．have ants in your trousers |
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C．are nervous about something |
D．have a stomachache |
Tom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer(同龄人) group.
The lack of right male(男性的) role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment(环境) — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.
They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture(文化) is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.
It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children.
1.Why did Tom give up studying?
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A．He disliked his teachers. |
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B．His parents no longer supported him. |
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C．It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies. |
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D．There were too many subjects in his secondary school. |
2.What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?
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A．Peer groups. |
B．A special unit. |
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C．The student judges. |
D．The home environment. |
3.What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?
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A．Wait for their change patiently. |
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B．Train leaders of their peer groups. |
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C．Stop the development of street culture. |
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D．Give them lessons in a separate area. |
4.A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.
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A．is with the boy alone |
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B．teaches the boy a lesson |
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C．sends the boy home as punishment |
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D．works together with another teacher |