Expressions about water are almost as common as water.    1.        

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. “Hot water” was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of extremely throwing hot water down on enemies attacking a castle. When we are in “hot water”, we are in trouble.    2.    A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he comes into the house with dirty shoes.

  3.    A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.

Another common expression, “to hold water”, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your argument can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes.  4.   

“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. 5.    For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But your wife “throws cold water” on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much.

A．It means disliking an idea.

B．You are in a difficult situation.

C．A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police.

D．If it does not hold water, then it is weak and not worth debating.

E. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

F. A man who has long been jobless will find it hard to make both ends meet.

G. “To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt.

Ⅳ 写作（共四节，满分45分）

第一节：单词拼写（15×1=15分）

86 He was expected to give the police a s_______ (确切的) and detailed account of the accident. 

87. He likes this job for its f___________ (弹性的)working hours.

88. To deal with this, our government should take a__________ （合适的）measures.

89. The new government has b_____ (禁止) strikes (罢工行动) during the festivals.

90. There is a lot of a_______ (焦虑) among the staff about possible job losses.

91. Our new factory is turning out large q_________ of goods.

92. Under no c_______________ (情况) can their marriage be approved by their parents.

93. We had a____________(绝对地) no intention of stopping our business

94. You should be a_________(羞愧) of yourself for telling such lies.

95. You’ve done well; is there any efficient way a________(采用) to improve the work?

96. To defend against diseases, we should lead a healthy life, s_________(加强) our immune

system.

97. In autumn, the temperature in this city v_______(变化) from 10℃to 30℃ in a day.

98. No employer was willing to g__________（保证）the workers regular employment at that time.

99. The rise in carbon dioxide is causing a s________(持续) increase in global warming.

100.The sound legal system effectively prevents those officials from a_______(滥用) their power.

第Ⅱ卷
第四部分：写作（满分50分）
第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
1. Only two people s________ the war but they were badly wounded.
2. We should keep healthy, both mentally and p___________.
3. When asked by the police, he a_______ stealing the necklace.
4.As we all know,Taiwan b           to China.
5.All the athletes will c          against each other for the honour of winning in the coming sports meeting..
6. Polluted water and air do h        to our health.
7. Though I have never seen him, his name is quite f________ to me.
8. He achieved his g______ to go to college through hard work at last.
9. As a volunteer,I am always w ______      to help others.
10. She d       herself full-time to her growing business.

单词拼写（注意所填词的正确形式）
【小题1】As long as your suggestion is r____________, we’ll take it.
【小题2】There were many job ___________（申请者）for the position, but in the end only two were hired.
【小题3】A few _____________(反对意见) have to be dealt with before we can start the project.
【小题4】G__________ speaking, a real friendship means not taking but giving.  
【小题5】The __________(大多数)of students think that they should be given more time to do sports after class.
【小题6】I keep my reference books near my desk for _________   (方便)．
【小题7】Barack Obama was e___________ the first black president in American history.
【小题8】The two bags d_________ in color --- one is red, the other black.
【小题9】The packet of white p_________ the police found in his room turned out to be cocaine.
【小题10】The ___________(步骤) of cloning animals is quite difficult to undertake.