20.There are many idioms in English.An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word.The following are some of them.
As the crow flies
When a bird flies from place to place,it takes the most direct route.But when people drive,they have to follow roads and often go farther.When people give a distance"as the crow flies",they mean the shortest distance between the two points,not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.
As Dan and his mum drove along the river,they could see the beach on the opposite side.Dan asked"How far is it to the beach?"
"It's only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies"his mother said.
Blow hot and cold
In one of Aesop's Fables,a man blows on his fingers to warm them up and then blows on his soup to cool it down.In both cases,the man is opening his mouth,but what comes out is different.If a person says one thing and later says the opposite,we say that the person is blowing hot and cold.
"Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year?"Stacy asked.
"I don't know,"Tricia replied."Last week she was saying yes,but this week she's saying no.She's really blowing hot and cold."
Break the ice
Nowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation.
It was the first day of summer camp.The four girls began to make their beds in silence.None of the girls knew each other,and no one knew what to say.Finally,one of them broke the ice by saying"Hey,where's everybody from?"
Bury the hatchet
In native American culture,when two nations agreed to end their war,they buried the hatchet.So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else.
Colin could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket.Finally,his sister said,"Colin,can't we bury the hatchet?"
9.What does"as the crow flies"mean?B
A.In the smoothest way.
B.In a straight line.
C.By plane.
D.At top speed.
10."Blow hot and cold"can be used to talk about someone'sB.
A.dishonesty
B.changing attitudes
C.communication skills
D.bad manner
11.It can be inferred that Colin's sister hoped that Colin wouldC.
A.buy a new tennis racket
B.stay away from her
C.forgive her mistake
D.make an apology to her
12.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?D
A.What Felicia thought was different from what he said.
B.Dan and his mother need drive a quarter of a mile to the beach.
C."Bury the hatchet"is an idiom from Aesop's Fables.
D.It's difficult to understand the meaning of an idiom by each word.
分析 本文為廣告應用文,介紹了四個常見的難以理解的習語.
解答 9-12 BBCD
9.答案B.詞義猜測題.根據As the crow flies部分的第一句話When a bird flies from place to place,it takes the most direct route可知,蒼蠅飛行時走最直接的路線.根據When people give a distance"as the crow flies",they mean the shortest distance between the two points,not the distance you would have to travel by following roads可推斷"as the crow flies"指的是走兩點之間的直線距離.故選B.
10.答案B.詞義猜測題.根據Blow hot and cold部分的If a person says one thing and later says the opposite,we say that the person is blowing hot and cold可知,如果一個人說一件事,之后立馬又說那件事的對立面,即改變態(tài)度,便可說這個人blow hot and cold.故推斷其意為"改變態(tài)度".選B.
11.答案C.推理判斷題.根據Bury the hatchet部分的So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else可知,該詞組指的是與某人講和.故推測Colin的姐姐想讓Colin原諒她犯的錯,選C.
12.答案D.細節(jié)理解題.根據第一段An idiom is a phrase that we can't understand from the meaning of each word可知,要根據字面意思理解習語很難.故選D.
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