Question

  People use their mouths for many things. They eat,talk,shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language,there are many expressions using the word "mouth".

  For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might pro?test and say, "Do not bad mouth me. ” Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, "I really put my foot in my mouth this time. " If this should hap?pen,the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words,he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

  Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, "I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth."

  Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this,too. You might say such a person "was born with a silver spoon in his mouth". This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.

  Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punish?ment for saying bad things. For example,if a child says things she should not say to her parents,she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.

  But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough. 

1. When will a person probably say "Do not bad mouth me. ”?

   A. When he feels down.

   B. When he is regretful.

   C. When he is spoken ill of.

   D. When he gets angry.

2. What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said?

   A. Do not bad mouth me.

   B. Stop mouthing off.

   C. Do not put words in my mouth.

   D. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.

3. By saying " I have been running my mouth long enough", the speaker means "       ".

   A. I have run a long way

   B. I have talked too much

   C. I have learned a lot

   D. I have been a mouthy person

4. What is mainly talked about in the text?

   A. Expressions about the word "mouth".

   B. Functions of the organ "mouth".

   C. Opinions about "mouthy people".

   D. Meanings of the word "mouth".

Answer 1

1. C推理判断题。根据第二段第一句"…if you say bad things about a person,the person might protest and say, 'Do not bad,mouth me."，可知选C项。

speak ill of sb说某人坏话。

2. D细节理解题。根据第二段"Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later re?gret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, 'I really put my foot in my mouth this time."，可知，有时人们对家人或朋友说了一些他们后来会后悔的话，因为这些话伤害了那个人，说话的人就会说"这次我真的说错话了"。故选D项。

3. B句意理解题。作者在前文列举了有关mouth的几个俗语，上一句又说"But enough of all this talk."，所以本句的意思是说"我说得够多了"。故选B项。

4. A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了与mouth相关的几个俗语。