题目内容

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let’s see if I can name a few proverbs “off the cuff” since I haven’t prepared for it.

English expressions with “pants”

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are restless or nervous have “ants in their pants.” They might also “fly by the seat of their pants” -- they use their natural sense to do something instead of their learned knowledge. 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 control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say “she wears the pants in the family.”

When people want to say something about money

Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can “burn 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” -- you may have to live on less money and spend your money carefully. But once you have succeeded in budgeting your money, you will have that skill “under your belt.”

    I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really “take my hat off to them.” Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it “at the drop of a hat” — immediately, without waiting. And sadly, you cannot “pull money out of a hat” —you cannot get money by inventing or imagining it.

English expressions with “shoes”

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. I really do. You can bet your boots on that!

    Yet, truly important people are hard to replace. Rarely can you “fill their shoes” -- or replace them with someone equally effective.

English expressions with “shirt”

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 well think he is too firm and severe. They think he is a real “stuffed shirt.” But I know that my father “wears his heart on his sleeve” —he shows his feelings openly. And, he knows how to “keep his shirt on”—he stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.    

1.What is this passage mainly about? 

A. Which words can be used to describe my father.

B. Why English expressions include words about clothes.

C. What people mean when they use some proverbs.

D. How to say English correctly and properly.

2.Which of the following proverbs are not related to money?

A. tighten one’s belt                    B. take one’s hat off to them

C. burn a hole in one’s pocket            D. get caught with their pants down

3.Tim often considers himself the most important person in the world, which is far from the truth .We may say ______.

A. he “wears his heart on his sleeve ”.      B. he “bet his boots on that ”.

C. he is “too big for their boots”.          D. he “ fill their shoes”.

4.If you want to praise somebody for his calmness when facing danger, you may say______.

A. “Amazing! How can you keep your shirt on at that time!”

B. “You really fill your shoes”

C. “Awesome ! You wear your heart on your sleeve!”

D. “Cool! You are truly a stuffed shirt”.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析:文章对“关于衣服的俗语”进行了解释。因为文章的理解有一定的难度,所以我们的解析要多说几句。

1.C主旨大意题。全文都是在讲“人们在使用某些俗语时,他们究竟说的是什么意思”。故C项正确。

2.D推理判断题或细节理解题。根据文章对各个俗语的阐述查找就可以得到答案。 “People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies....Sometimes, people may get caught with their pants down...”意思是说“人们穿着短裤以遮掩身体下部。我们有时形容紧张不安的人裤裆里有蚂蚁(ants in their pants)。他们也可能是fly by the seat of their pants,也就是说他们凭直觉而不是他们所学的知识来做一些事情。有时,人们可能会caught with their pants down,意思是他们被发现正在做一些不应该做的事。”;“... Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket. ...If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.” 意思是说“裤子通常都有装东西的口袋。花钱如流水就像口袋上烧了个洞(burn a hole in your pocket)。有时你需要用皮带系住裤子。如果较之平常钱少,你可能不得不勒紧腰带(tighten your belt)。”;“I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really take my hat off to them. ...” 意思是说“我总是赞扬那些节省、不大手大脚的人。我真的take my hat off to them(佩服他们)。然而,当涉及到自己的钱,我总是立马(at the drop of a hat)花个精光。”根据以上分析显然D项与钱无关。B项只能说勉强与钱有关。这个选项换成“at the drop of a hat”就好啦!

3.C推理判断题或细节理解题。“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.”意思是说“靴子是一种沉重结实的鞋。自负的人(People who are too big for their boots)把自己想得比实际重要。”正好与题干意义相符。wear one's heart on one's sleeve “把某人的心戴在领口上”,是指那些不掩饰自己情感,十分坦率自己情感和意见的人;bet his boots on that赌上你的靴子,即深信不疑;fill their shoes适合他们的靴子,即取代他们。

4.A推理判断题或细节理解题。“And, he knows how to keep his shirt on. He stays calm and never gets angry or too excited.” 意思是说“而且,他知道如何keep his shirt on,意思是说“他能保持冷静,从不生气或兴奋过头。”正好与题干意义相符。wear one's heart on one's sleeve “把某人的心戴在领口上”,是指那些不掩饰自己情感,十分坦率自己情感和意见的人。a stuffed shirt是指那些爱摆架子,表现得神气十足的人。

考点:说明文英语文化类阅读理解

 

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That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.

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“How much did all of this coat?”

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I felt as if there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.

1.From the first two paragraph we can conclude that the author        

A.had no experience using computers

B.had no idea of what e-commerce is

C.only used the Internet to check e-mail

D.thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time

2.The writer didn’t find out about e-commerce until       

A.he stopped web-surfing

B.he visited a store in his backyard

C.his sister explained the packages she got by mail

D.his friends told him about the online deals they made

3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the author       .

A.never enjoyed shopping that much

B.loves the big store in her backyard

C.feels she is a true master of the Internet

D.has begun to enjoy online shopping

4.What’s the purpose of the article?

A.To tell the readers how he begins online shopping.

B.To do business on the Internet.

C.To make an online shopping ad.

D.To advise people not to do online shopping

 

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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项,并在答题

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I was sure that I was to be killed. I became terribly nervous. I searched in my pockets to see if there were any cigarettes, which had escaped their search. I found one and because of my shaking hands, I could barely get it to my lips. But I had no matches, they had taken those. I looked through the bars at my jailer. He did not make eye contact with me. I called out to him, “Have you got a light?” He looked at me, shrugged and came over to light my cigarette. As he came close and lit the match, his eyes inadvertently(不经意地) locked with mine. At that moment, I smiled. I don’t know why I did that. Perhaps it was nervousness, perhaps it was because, when you get very close, one to another, it is very hard not to smile. In any case, I smiled. In that instant, it was as though a spark jumped across the gap between our two hearts, our two human souls. I know he didn’t want to, but my smile leaped through the bars and generated a smile on his lips, too. He lit my cigarette but stayed near, looking at me directly in the eyes and continuing to smile.

I kept smiling at him, now aware of him as a person and not just a jailer. And his looking at me seemed to have a new dimension too. “Do you have kids?” he asked. “Yes, here, here.” I took out my wallet and nervously fumbled for the pictures of my family. He, too, took out the pictures of his family and began to talk about his plans and hopes for them. My eyes filled with tears. I said that I feared that I’d never see my family again, never have the chance to see them grow up. Tears came to his eyes, too. Suddenly, without another word, he unlocked my cell and silently led me out. Out of the jail, quietly and by back routes, out of the toxin. There, at the edge of town, he released me. And without another word, he turned back toward the town.

“My life was saved by a smile.” Yes, the smile -- the unaffected, unplanned, natural connection between people. I really believe that if that part of you and that part of me could recognize each other, we wouldn’t be enemies. We couldn’t have hate or envy or fear!

1. Why did the author smiled to the jailer first?

A. Because he wanted to make friends with the jailer.

B. Because he wanted to give a good impression on the jailer.

C. Because he wanted to share the cigarette with the jailer.

D. The reason was unknown to him and us.

2. Which of the following is the fight order according to the story?

a. I was set free at the edge of town.

b. I wanted to borrow a light from the jailer.

c. I was arrested and quite frightened.

d. I took out the pictures of my family.

e. The jailer took out the pictures of his family.

A. c, b, e, d, a     B. b, c, d, a, e            C. c, b, d, e, a            D. c, d, e, b, a

3. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.

A. Before the author was released, he had stayed there for a long time.

B. Both of the author and the jailer loved their families very much.

C. The author had no chance to see his family again.

D. The jailer was punished by his leader at last.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A. The use of smile                       B. Life in the jail.

C. The smile                                          D. Love is everywhere.

 

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51.________ Have you heard of Bollywood? All singing, all dancing and unrealistic, it is the perfect alternative to normal Hollywood movies. Bollywood is the Indian film industry, based in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay. Most Chinese school kids have probably never seen an Indian film. Yet Bollywood is the largest producer of films in the world. This year the Indian Filmgare Awards, Bollywood's Oscars, turn 50 years old.

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54.__________ But, behind the beautiful scenes, Bollywood still emphasizes traditional family values. In most films, if two lovers want to break an arranged marriage, they can't just run away. They must win over their parents.

55.___________ So if you're tired of all that Hollywood actions, check out the following Bollywood films. They will take you to a brighter, cheerier and more colourful world, where it's still cool to dance around a tree and sing a love song.

A.Bollywood pays great attention to traditional values.

B.Bollywood is lees famous than Hollywood, and yet it produce the most films in the world.

C.Bollywood films are full of ideal things and free of daily worries.

D.Bollywood is a decent refreshing replacement for those over-stimulating Hollywood films.

E. Bollywood has gradually won its reputation on the world stage.

F. Bollywood films are mostly comic romances with light-hearted incidental music.

 

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