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 _____________.

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.

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

2.What does the idiom "kick over the traces" in "All kids seem to want to kick over the traces and do what they like to" means ____________.     

A．disobey the commands                   B．obey the traditions

C． ride a horse or mule                    D．punish animals strictly

3.Mr. Smith always kicked his sons around with no excuse, in other words, his sons___________

A．expressed their ideas freely               B．were looked after well

C．moved their family often                  D．were treated badly

4.How many different kinds of meanings are talked about on;'kick around' in the text?

A．One.             B．Two.              C．Three.            D．Four.

5.Though Tom got raised to a better position by his boss, he had no power, we can say __________

A．the boss kicked Tom upstairs               B．Tom kicked the bucket

C．Tom kicked the bad habit                  D．Tom kicked around an idea

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

1. 1.

   It is clear that the author wants to help readers ______.

   1. A.
      know English has a long history
   2. B.
      understand the development of English
   3. C.
      enjoy the interest of English idioms（习语）
   4. D.
      learn English expressions with Kick
2. 2.

   What does the idiom "kick over the traces" in "All kids seem to want to kick over the traces and do what they like to" means ______.

   1. A.
      disobey the commands
   2. B.
      obey the traditions
   3. C.
      ride a horse or mule
   4. D.
      punish animals strictly
3. 3.

   Mr. Smith always kicked his sons around with no excuse, in other words, his sons______.

   1. A.
      expressed their ideas freely
   2. B.
      were looked after well
   3. C.
      moved their family often
   4. D.
      were treated badly
4. 4.

   How many different kinds of meanings are talked about on;'kick around' in the text?

   1. A.
      One
   2. B.
      Two
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Four
5. 5.

   Though Tom got raised to a better position by his boss, he had no power, we can say______.

   1. A.
      the boss kicked Tom upstairs
   2. B.
      Tom kicked the bucket
   3. C.
      Tom kicked the bad habit
   4. D.
      Tom kicked around an idea

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?
It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21  to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22  may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be  23  ， call and tell them to start   24  you．
It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25  ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．
    Though it’s often   26  to arrive at a party on time，on the other hand，the host or hostess  27   guests to arrive and leave between certain times，so you can  28  at any time between the times he or she gives you．
It’s nice to bring an empty stomach，but it’s even nicer to bring  29  present．The present should not cost a lot，or you might make the host or hostess  30   ．Flowers，wine，or a box of candy will be fine．  31  bring money as a present．In an introduction，the 32  of a name is：(1)the given name；(2)the family name．In other   33  ，the given name comes   34  . It’s important not only to learn and remember  35  ，but to repeat them often in conversation．After the introduction，we usually call friends by their  36  names．Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names，such as “Mrs. Smith”，“Mr. Johnosn”，“Dr .Brown”.
A maiden(闺女)name is a   37  family name at birth. In the United States and Canada，after a woman   38  ，she takes the family name of her  39  in place of her maiden name．It is now becoming common，however，for women to 40  their maiden names after they get married,
【小题1】.

A．tired

B． hungry

C．1ate

D．early

A．play

B．fly

C．arrive

D．start

A．spelling

B．calling

C．order

D． pronunciation

A．gentleman’s

B．boy’s

C．woman’s

D．man’s

How to Be Polite at a Dinner Party?

    It’s not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the   21   to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late，the food may be spoiled(变味)，and   22   may the host or hostess’ spirits．If you have to be   23  ， call and tell them to start   24   you．

    It’s even worse to be early! The host or hostess will probably not be   25   ．If you are early，drive or walk around the block a few times，or just sit in your car until the right time．