Question

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s have a look．

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies．We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants．Sometimes，people may get caught with their pants down．They are found doing something they should not be doing．And，in every family，one person takes contro1．Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do．Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

Pants usually have pockets to hold things．Money that is likely to be spent quickly can bum a hole in your pocket．Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants．If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. l really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him will think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.

1.What is this passage mainly about?  

A．What pants mean in English.               B．Some special English expressions.

C．Some funny English expressions.            D．Some expressions related to clothes.

2.Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?

A．Get caught with one's pants down.          B．Have ants in one's pants.

C．Wear the pants in the family.               D．Bum a hole in one's pocket.

3.If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he        

A．has done something wrong                B．used to live a rich life

C．has put on the wrong pants                D．doesn’t have enough money

4.Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably_           

A．doesn’t save money                    B．earns much money

C．never wastes his money                  D．spends more than he earns

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文中介绍了和衣服有关的一些英文表达。

1.根据Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? 故选D。

2.根据We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants．故选B。

3.根据If you have less money than usual，you may have to tighten your belt.

故选D。

4.根据Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.故选A。

考点：本题是一篇议论文。

点评：先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易，找到题目中“习语”所在的段落句子，便可理解“习语”的意思。