The human nose has given to the languages of the world many interesting expressions. Of course, this is not surprising. Without the nose, we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man-courageous, courteous(谦恭的),manly, and intellectual.(有智力的).

A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher(哲学家), made an interesting comment about Cleopatra's nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!

Historically, man's nose had had a main role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions concerning the nose refer to human weakness: anger, pride, jealousy(嫉妒)and revenge(报复).

In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, "to hold up one's nose" expresses a basic human feeling-pride. People can hold their noses up at people, things, and places. The phrase "to be led around by the nose" shows a man's weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who "follows his nose" lets his instinct(本能)guide him. For the human emotion of rejection, the phrase "to have one's nose put out of joint" is very descriptive. The expression applies to the persons who have been turned aside because of a competitor. Their pride is hurt and they feel rejected. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.

This is only a sample of expressions in English dealing with "nose". There are a number of others. However, it should be "as plain as the nose on your face" that the nose is more than an organ(器官)for breathing and smelling!

The underlined expression "as plain as the nose on your face" means " ________ ".

A. easy to understand

B. too proud to expect others

C. weak to be controlled by others

D. jealousy enough to hate others

What is the passage mainly about?

A. The function(功能)of the nose.

B. A famous woman poet's wish.

C. A number of phrases about "nose". 

Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

Memory “trick” work the other way as well. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

1. If you want to have a good memory,       .

  A. you should force yourself to remember things

  B. you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise

  C. you should never stop learning

  D. you should try hard to remember tings

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

  A. One night the writer forgot to lock the front door.

  B. One night the writer forgot having locked the front door.

  C. The writer remembered to lock the door.

  D. the writer remembered unlocking the front door.

3. From the sentence “We never get tired of hearing new ones”, we can infer that       .

  A. we enjoy hearing new stories about absent-mindedness of professors

  B. we don’t want to know anything more about absent-mindedness of professors

  C. we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent-mindedness

  D. absent-mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people

4. In the passage, the writer seems to tell you       .

  A. forgetting things is serious and dangerous

  B. always forgetting things is understandable

  C. forgetting things at times is natural

  D. the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”

5. The best title for this passage is       .

  A. How to Get a Good Memory

  B. “Tricks” Of Memory

  C. Forgetfulness and Absent-mindedness is Dangerous

  D. Get Rid of Absent-mindedness

到那里你至少要花20分钟。(at least)

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The tourists often complained of being _____ by the local peddlers when they buy some souvenirs.

A. ripped off       B. ripped out  

C. ripped up        D. ripped way

__________ help if you can，and our country will improve more quickly and better.?

A.Giving               B.Give                  C.Given                D.To give?

He is good at English，__________we all know.?

A.that                   B.as                      C.whom                D.what?

—You __________part in the party on time.?

—Sorry，I was delayed by the accident.?

A.are to take                                      B.have supposed to take?

C.were to have taken                          D.supposed to take?

—What caused the party to be put off??

—__________ the invitations.?

A.Tom delayed sending                       B.Tom’s delaying sending?

C.Tom delaying to send                       D.Tom delayed to send?

When and where to build the new school__________yet.?

A.have not been decided

B.are not decided?

C.has not been decided

D.has not decided

—You must be surprised and excited to see the film star here.?

—You’re right. __________.?

A.I don’t expect to see her here           B.I didn’t expect to see her here?

C.I am expecting to see her here          D.I expected to see her here