题目内容
6.A bag is useful and the word"bag"is useful,too.Here is an interesting phrase,"to let the cat out of the bag".In meaning it is the same as"to tell the secret".And there is an old interesting story about it.Long ago,when farmers wanted to sell chickens at the market,they would usually just throw the chickens in cloth (布) bags.But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time,so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens.One day,a woman asked a man for a chicken.The man gave her a cloth bag in which there was a cat. When the man opened the cloth bag,a big black cat ran out.Not a chicken!The man's secret was out and everyone knew it.
Now when we say someone gives away a secret,we say"He lets the cat out of the bag".And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.
43.The underlined word"it"in the passage refers to (指的是)B.
A.the useful bag
B.the phrase
C.the cat
D.the chicken
44.The farmers put cats but not chickens in the bags toC when they sold chickens.
A.tell the secret
B.sell the cats
C.get more money
D.keep the cats quiet
45.Which of the following sentences is the best for the blank (空白处) in the passage?D
A.The woman was angry to see a cat.
B.The man put a cat in the bag.
C.The man asked her to see the chicken.
D.The woman wanted to see the chicken.
46.The writer wrote the story to tell usD.
A.the woman was smart
B.how farmers sold their cats
C.the phrase is useful
D.where the phrase came from.
分析 包很有用,单词"包"也很有用.这里有一个有趣的短语"让猫从袋子里出来",它的含义就是"说出这个秘密".这个有趣的短语是如何而来的呢?很久以前,当农民要在市场卖鸡时,他们会把鸡放在布袋里.但是那时候猫比鸡的价格要便宜,所以许多农民把猫放在布袋里.有一天,一个女人去买一只鸡,一个男人给了她一个装着猫的布袋.当这个女人打开布袋时,一只黑猫跑了出来.那个男人的秘密泄露了.所以现在当我们说某人泄露了秘密,我们就可以说"他让猫从袋子里出来了".
解答 43.B.代词指代题.根据Here is an interesting phrase,"to let the cat out of the bag".In meaning it is the same as"to tell the secret".可知此处"让猫从袋子里出来"的含义就是"说出秘密",故此处的it指代的就是这个短语,故选择B.
44.C.推理判断题.根据But cats were cheaper than chickens at that time,so many farmers would put cats into the cloth bags but not chickens.可知那时候猫的价钱比鸡便宜,所以当农民卖鸡时会把猫放在布袋里是为了赚到更多的钱,故选择C.
45.D.细节理解题.根据第二段When the man opened the cloth bag,a big black cat ran out.可知这个女人去买鸡,这个男人给了她一只装着猫的布袋,所以空白处应该填写"这个女人想要看下鸡",所以她打开袋子,一只黑猫出来了,故选择D.
46.D.写作目的.根据最后一段And that is the story where the interesting phrase came from.可知作者写这个有趣的故事是为了告诉我们"to let the cat out of the dog"这个短语是如何而来的,故选择D.
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