题目内容
B. doubt
C. evidence
D. belief
From birth to death, the word kick has been given an important part in expressing human experience. The proud and happy mother feels the first signs of life kicking inside her body. And that same life------many years later------ comes to its end in a widely-used expression, to kick the bucket( 吊桶) . The expression to kick the bucket is almost 200 years old. One belief is that it started when an English stableman(马夫) killed himself by hanging while standing on a bucket. He put a rope around his neck and tied it to a beam(梁柱) in the ceiling, and then kicked the bucket away from under him.
Another old expression that comes from England is to kick over the traces. Traces were the chains(链子) that held at horse or mule to a wagon(货运马车)or plow. Sometimes, an animal refused to obey and kicked over the traces.
Kick around is an expression that is heard often in American English. A person who is kicked around is someone who is treated badly. Usually he is not really being kicked by somebody's foot. He is just not being treated with the respect that all of us want. A person who has kicked around for most of his life is someone who has spent his life moving from place to place. In this case, kicking around means moving often from one place to another. Kick around has another meaning when you use it with the word idea. When you kick around an idea, you are giving that idea some thought.
There is no physical action when you kick a person upstairs, although the pain can be as strong .You kick a person upstairs by removing him from an important job and giving him a job that sounds more important, but really is not.
Still another meaning of the word kick is to free oneself of a bad habit, such as smoking cigarettes. Health campaigns urge smokers to kick the habit.
【小题1】It is clear that the author wants to help readers _____________.
A.know English has a long history |
B.understand the development of English |
C.enjoy the interest of English idioms(习语) |
D.learn English expressions with Kick |
A.disobey the commands | B.obey the traditions |
C. ride a horse or mule | D.punish animals strictly |
A.expressed their ideas freely | B.were looked after well |
C.moved their family often | D.were treated badly |
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.the boss kicked Tom upstairs | B.Tom kicked the bucket |
C.Tom kicked the bad habit | D.Tom kicked around an idea |
People like to look in the mirror often when they have a young and beautiful face. However, when one grows old, nobody wants to see their wrinkled old face in the mirror any more. So, many old people seldom look at their faces in the mirror. This is completely wrong.
According to Wu Zhenyun, a professor from the Psychological Research Institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a person’s willingness to look in the mirror can reflect his or her mentality. When people don’t care too much about their age, they will try to carry themselves with ease and natural poise (姿态). They don’t mind looking in the mirror to see their own faces. Some people even love to look in the mirror from time to time to see whether they keep a good appearance. In this way, mirror becomes their best friend that help them to look confident.
On the other hand, some people are afraid of being old. They don’t want to see the wrinkles on their face and their hair turning grey. So they don’t want to look in the mirror. This actually reflects a negative attitude they hold towards life. In the long term, they might suffer from psychological pressure or some sort of depression, which is actually not a wise act.
“ Everyone can make themselves look charming at every age stage. If one is confident, one will always look beautiful, it shows that they accept themselves.” professor Wu said.
Mirror cannot only give confidence to one. By looking in the mirror, one can even find the traces of some diseases from one’s own face.
【小题1】Why does the mirror become the best friend for some people?
A.Because it brings much confidence to them. |
B.Because it makes them more beautiful. |
C.Because it tells whether they are clean or not. |
D.Because it helps them find their own faults. |
A.they suffer from metal disease |
B.they treat life in a negative way |
C.they are too ugly |
D.they can’t bear the pressure of being old |
A.if you are willing to look in the mirror you are getting old |
B.everyone can become attractive at any age |
C.confidence can make a person look beautiful |
D.old people will accept the reality when they are old |
A.advise people to look in the mirror constantly |
B.reflect different attitude towards looking into a mirror |
C.introduce a way of finding signs of disease from one’s face |
D.analyze why people like and dislike to look in the mirror |