题目内容
“Chicken” idioms（习语）
The word “chicken” is used in so many English idioms. Do you know the following?
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
The expression“Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”means “Don’t expect that all your eggs, which have been laid, will hatch. “Hatch” is a verb, meaning the baby chicken breaks open the shell of the egg and comes out successfully. So the expression mainly means “Don’t depend on things working out just as you want them to.” this saying appears in the story The Milkmaid and Her Pail in Aesop’s Fables.
A chicken-and-egg situation
In history, philosophers（哲学家）and scientists have met this dilemma（困境）: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Aristotle thought that both the bird and the egg must have always been there. However, more recently, scientists such as Stephen Hawking have argued that the egg came before the chicken. In common speech, the term “a chicken-and-egg situation” means a situation where it is impossible to say which of two things appeared first and which caused the other one.
Don’t be such a chicken
There seems to be an idea in English, somehow, that a chicken is a scared bird. Maybe that’s not fair as most birds will probably fly away from you if you go towards them. But “Don’t be such a chicken” means “Don’t be so scared and get a bit more courage.” So if your friend fear to do something, you can say to him or her, “Don’t be such a chicken. Just have a try!”
1.The underlined word “hatch” means “_______” in Chinese.
A. 孵化 B. 长大 C. 破碎 D. 出售
2.While discussing the idiom “A chicken-and-egg situation”, the writer mentions Aristotle and Stephen Harking to show that_________.
A. Aristotle’s opinion was wrong
B. Stephen Hawking’s opinion is wrong
C. it’s impossible to find the right answer to this question
D. philosophers and scientists usually have the same answer to a question
3.We may use the idiom “Don’t be such a chicken” in the situation when someone_______.
A. is not brave enough B. enjoys counting his chickens
C. has difficulty making a choice D. hopes things will work out just as he wants
4.The writer probably appears in the __________ part of a magazine.
A. food B. culture C. travel D. sport
阅读快车系列答案假如你是来自英国的交流学生Simon, 在扬州”烟花三月”旅游节期间参观了古城扬州。请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文介绍你的游玩经历。
总体印象 | 1.环境 ...... 2........ | |
著名景点 | 瘦西湖 | 湖上泛舟 ...... |
东关街 | 品尝美食 ...... | |
游玩感受 | 1. ...... 2. ...... | |
要求：
1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2）必须包括提示中的所有信息，并按要求适当发挥；
3）词数：100词左右；
4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
参考词汇：瘦西湖 the Slender West Lake
A trip in Yangzhou
This March, I visited an ancient city---Yangzhou.
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“I’m sorry, Madam, but I shall have to charge（收费）you twenty dollars for pulling your boy’s tooth.” “Twenty dollars! Why, I understand you to say that charged only four dollars for such work!” “Yes, but 3..” | Little Robert asked his mother for two cents. “What did you do with the money I gave you yesterday?” “I gave it to a poor old woman,” he answered. “You’re good boy,” said the mother proudly. “Here are two cents more. But why are you so interested in the old woman?” “Oh, 4..” |
“Boy, why have you got something in your ear? Is it OK?” “Yes, sir, but you said yesterday that5., so I am trying to stop it.” | |
A.Nobody has lived over 400 years
B.She is the one who sells the candy
C.It’s the heat that kills it
D.Everything you told me went in one ear and out the other
E.This boy cried so terribly that he scared four other patients out of the office
When I was 5 years old，I went to the USA with my mom. I can still remember the first Halloween holiday I had in the USA.
On the morning of Halloween，we paid a visit to a pumpkin（南瓜） farm. Each of us brought a pumpkin to school with us. I used the pumpkin to make a lantern which had two triangle eyes and a scary mouth.
In the afternoon，we put on the Halloween costumes and went on parade in school. Some of the costumes were nice，but some of them looked scary. I chose to wear a suit of Superman's clothes.
I did a lot of things that day，but the part I liked best was “trick or treat” in the evening. After dinner，I went outside with an empty bag. I hoped to get a lot of candies from people. At first，I was a bit nervous，so when I knocked at the door，my heart was beating very fast. A lady came out，and I said carefully to her，“Trick or treat.” My voice was very low，and even myself could hardly hear it. To my surprise，the lady was so kind to give me two candy bars，and I was so excited，thanked the lady and moved on. I couldn't remember how many houses I visited，but I could remember how many candies I got — I got 91 pieces of candy that day，and I was so proud of myself.
What a happy Halloween I had！And I wish we could have a Halloween every month!
My First Halloween in America | |
In the morning | Each of us visited a pumpkin farm and brought 1. to school. |
In the afternoon | We went on parade in school in Halloween 2.. |
In the evening | “Trick or treat” was my favorite part. I went outside with an 3. bag. At last I got 4. pieces of candy. This made me feel 5. of myself. |