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【题目】 Cold weather has a great effect, on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word "cold".

For example, People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded. Cold can affect other parts of the body, But the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be CEO of a company. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned(辞职) and all the work of the company will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being CEO when you understand the situation.

The expression "give someone the cold shoulder" probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or to someone who has lied about you to others.

"A cold fish" is not a fish. It if a person. But it is a person who is unemotional and shows no

love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. He or she will never feel sorry for those in bad situation.

"Out in the cold" means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise--he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.

【1】If you get cold feet, this means that _________.

A.you feel brave to do somethingB.you feel too nervous to do something

C.you feel too cold to do somethingD.you feel very angry about doing something

【2】Henry goes the cold shoulder when he asked to have a date with Mary, that means ________.

A.Henry was treated politely when he asked Mary to have a date.

B.Henry was afraid to invite Mary to have an appointment with him.

C.Mary didn’t care about Henry’s invitation and didn’t plan to date with him.

D.Mary behaved unfriendly because she didn’t like to talk with Henry face to face.

【3】What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Opinions about cold weather.B.Expressions connected with “cold”

C.Relation between cold and bodyD.Examples of people who have a cold

【4】What’s of the following shows the structure(结构)of the passage? (P=paragraph)

A.A.B.BC.CD.D

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是语言类阅读，介绍了四个和cold有关的日常表达。

【1】题意：如果你感到脚冷，这意味着你感到太紧张而不能做某事。考查词句理解。根据the expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do.可知是害怕做你已经决定要做的事情，you feel too nervous to do something符合句意，故选B。

【2】题意：当亨利提出要和玛丽约会时，她对他很冷淡，这意味着 。考查词句理解。instead of而不是；根据The expression "give someone the cold shoulder" probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face.可知“give someone The cold shoulder”这个表达可能来自对某人很冷淡，因为不喜欢和对方面对面地谈话，Mary behaved unfriendly because she didn’t like to talk with Henry face to face.符合句意，故选D。

【3】题意：这篇文章主要讲了什么?考查主旨理解。根据开头Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word "cold".结合文中和cold有关的举例，可知介绍的是与cold有关的表达，Expressions connected with “cold”符合文意，故选B。

【4】题意：下面哪个选项显示了这篇文章的结构?考查篇章结构。根据短文内容可知，第一段引出话题Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word "cold".下面介绍了四个和cold有关的表达，是总分式结构，四个举例是并列关系，即P1统领P2-P4，故选B。