Question

Consult the page adapted from an English dictionary and do Questions 1--3

1. 1.
   Fill in the blank in the sentence “I can’t believe this is Daniel—he’s ______ since we last met! Much taller than the other boys of his age!”
   1. A.
      shot up
   2. B.
      shot out
   3. C.
      shot through
   4. D.
      shot down
2. 2.
   When you are talking about unimportant things, we say you are ______.
   1. A.
      shooting yourself in the foot
   2. B.
      shooting your mouth off
   3. C.
      shooting the breeze
   4. D.
      shooting questions at somebody
3. 3.
   Choose a word to complete the sentence “The ______, which killed a policeman and wounded a passer-by(路人), was reported to have lasted only 13 seconds.”
   1. A.
      shooter
   2. B.
      shoot
   3. C.
      shot
   4. D.
      shooting

Answer 1

ACD
文章是一张字典的一页，上面是关于shoot的词条，有短语和英文解释，要求学生能看懂这些词组的意思，并能在正确的语境里面使用。
1.细节题：从shot up的词条里面，这是原句，shot up指的是长得高。选A
2.细节题：从shooting the breeze词条里面可知指的是不重要的事情。选C
3.细节题：从shooting词条的解释，可知是枪击的意思。选D
考点：考查应用文
点评：这篇文章就是考查学生查字典的能力，平时经常使用字典的学生会很容易，采取对号入座的方法就行，另外还要注意英语解释的含义和局的例句。