Question

Do you like chicken? We all know that a chicken is a cock or hen. But do you know other meanings of the word?

If we want to encourage someone who is timid, we can say, “ Be brave! Don’t be a chicken.” If someone is no longer young, we usually say, “You are no spring chicken” If a person chickens out of doing something, it must be because he or she is afraid..

Bob is one of my friends. He worked as a cleaner before. His salary was chicken feed compared to what the others could earn. And he didn’t plan for anything; he was running like a headless chicken all the time. Many people often laughed at him for his job and salary, but he always said, “Don’t count your chickens. I will be rich and successful one day! ”

Ten years later, he set up his own cleaning company and had about 100 cleaners in his company. No one laughs at him now. He is finally successful.

根据材料的内容，从下面方框中选择恰当的短语完成后面五个小题，使句子通顺，意思完整，将其标号填入题前括号中， 每个短语限用一次。

A.a chicken B.Don’t count your chickens C.no spring chicken D.chicken feed E.run like a headless chicken F.chicken out of

1.---I was so tired after a short walk.

---You are _________________.

2.I ___________ going out alone at night because I’m afraid.

3.Don’t _____________ , Jim! Make your plan well.

4.Don’t you think $5 an hour is _____________.

5.Tom is _____________ . He is afraid of going to Beijing by himself

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.F

3.E

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了鸡，除了传统的意义公鸡、母鸡之外还可以表示多种意思，像Don’t be a chicken，鼓励人们要勇敢；no spring chicken表示不再年轻；chicken feed形容薪水少等等。

1. someone is no longer young, we usually say, “You are no spring chicken”可知no spring chicken指一个人不再年轻，老了。上句表示走几步就累，说明老了。故选C

2. a person chickens out of doing something, it must be because he or she is afraid..可知描述一个人害怕做事情可以用这个短语，故填F

3. he didn’t plan for anything; he was running like a headless chicken all the time.可知如果做事情没有计划可以用这个短语，故填E

4. salary was chicken feed compared to what the others could earn. And he didn’t plan for anything;可知chicken feed 短语用来比喻薪水少，故填D

5. we want to encourage someone who is timid, we can say, “ Be brave! Don’t be a chicken.” 可知Don’t be a chicken.是鼓励胆小的人，要勇敢。根据句意可知汤姆胆小，故选A

考点：文化传统类短文阅读。