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【題目】

Hello and welcome to “Words and Their Stories”. We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. Compared to other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Today we will talk about the wolf.

To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf. If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes make you think he doesn’t want to be around people because he dislikes them.

Now, let’s move on to the home. When having a meal, parents always tell their children not to wolf down their food. The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care. It can be bad for health.

A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And in fact, most women don’t like wolf calls at all.

By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing. A wolf in sheep’ s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us that appearances can lie to people.

【1】How many expressions can we read about wolf in the passage?

A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.

【2】If a person is called a lone wolf, what is he probably going to do?

A. Help classmates to finish homework.

B. Make many friends with people around.

C. Break the window if nobody is watching.

D. Co to see a movie by himself after school.

【3】Which of the following in NOT true?

A. wolf call is really popular to women.

B. Appearances don’t always tell the truth to us.

C. Children had better not wolf down food at meal time.

D. American English has a lot of expressions with animals.

【4】Where is it possible for us to find the passage above?

A. A science report.B. A story about American history.

C. A book for travel guide.D. A program for English learning.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹有關(guān)狼的常用諺語。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf.這是第一種；句子The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care.這是第二種；句子A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks.是第三種；句子By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep’s clothing.是第四種表達(dá)。因此在這篇文章中我們能讀到4種關(guān)于狼的表達(dá)。故選C。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn’t a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. 如果我們稱某人為獨狼，他不是壞人，但他可能喜歡自己做事�？芍�，如果一個人被稱為獨狼，放學(xué)后他可以自己去看電影。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)句子And in fact, most women don’t like wolf calls at all. 可知，狼叫聲真的不受女人歡迎。因此A不對；由句子It tells us that appearances can lie to people. 可知，外表并不總是告訴我們真相。因此B正確；根據(jù)The expression “wolf down food” shows the child eats too quickly and without care.可知，孩子們吃飯時最好不要狼吞虎咽。故選項C正確；由句子American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. 可知，美式英語有很多表達(dá)方式與動物有關(guān)。故D正確�？傊�本題選A。

【4】推理判斷題。A. A science report. 科學(xué)報告。B. A story about American history. 關(guān)于美國歷史的故事。C. A book for travel guide. 一本旅行指南。D. A program for English learning. 英語學(xué)習(xí)計劃。本文介紹了有關(guān)狼的常用諺語。因此與學(xué)習(xí)語言有關(guān)。可能來自于英語學(xué)習(xí)計劃。故選D。