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【題目】根據(jù)短文理解，選擇正確答案。
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 centuries, the body's blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold –blooded. Cold –blooded people act in merciless ways. They may do cruel things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion.
Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression—to get cold feet –that 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 president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have given up the position. All the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression 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 is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.
Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It 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）The text is intended to tell us that_____.
A.cold weather has a great effect on human bodies.
B.many English expressions contain the word cold.
C.cold is a word all used to describe human emotions.
D.the word cold has many different meanings in English.
（2）Which of the following can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?
A.Cold-blooded.
B.To get cold feet.
C.A cold shoulder.
D.A cold fish.
（3）If a teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say Tom________.
A.is given the cold shoulder.
B.is punished by a cold fish.
C.is left out in the cold.
D.has got cold feet.
（4）The five expressions mentioned in the text all _____.
A.have a negative meaning.
B.come from physical acts.
C.relate to a kind of animal.
D.have a connection with the human body.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】文章大意：本文選自VOA Special English，介紹了英語中一些含有cold這個單詞的習(xí)慣用語。

（1）B主旨大意題。本題考查考生對文章主旨大意地把握，文章重點解釋了很多含有cold的習(xí)語，故選B。A、C選項都很片面。

（2）D詞義理解題。仔細(xì)閱讀文章中與所給四個詞組相關(guān)的地方，特別是文章倒數(shù)第二段的A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone。 故C正確。

（3）C 詞義理解題。本題同樣是考查考生對文中所介紹的含有cold的幾個短語的理解，從文章最后一段可知。be left out in the cold：被冷落；被排斥。故D正確。

（4）A推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一、二句寒冷的天氣對我們的思想和身體都會產(chǎn)生很大的影響�；蛟S這就是許多短語使用cold這個單詞的原因。再根據(jù)每段的介紹可知每個短語都有一個負(fù)面的含義，故選A。