Question

【题目】There are many American expressions about insects(昆虫) like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around their homes or hives. So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house .

Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the nineteen twenties. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was “the bee’s knees”. Now, we admit(承认) that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!.

Hornets(大黄蜂) are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are“mad as a hornet”.And if you “stir up a hornet’s nest”, you create trouble or problems.

Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to “have butterflies in the stomach”. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. And do you know any expressions about ants?

【1】When Mrs. King spends her weekend cleaning the house, we can say she is as busy as _________.

A. a bee B. a hornet

C. a butterfly D. an insect

【2】When you say to others “I am mad as a hornet”, what do you really mean?

A.I must stop working. B.I am the best of all.

C.I create some problems. D.I feel really angry.

【3】Which of the following would be discussed next?

A. Some expressions about ants. B. Some expressions about noses.

C. Some expressions about flowers. D. Some expressions about colors.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英语表达中的动物比喻。不同的动物比喻不同的感情。

【1】A细节理解题。根据So you might say you were “as busy as a bee” if you spent your weekend cleaning your house .故选A。

【2】D细节理解题。根据If you are really angry, you might say you are“mad as a hornet”故选D。

【3】A推理判断题。根据And do you know any expressions about ants?的问题，故选A。