Question

People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions about the word“mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say “Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time”. If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth, In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

Information is often spread through word of mouth. This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.” How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask,” Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. Government –run media could also be called a mouthpiece.

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “l(fā)eft a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say : “ I had my heart in my mouth.”

1.The underlined words “ down in the mouth” in Paragraph One can be best replaced by _______.

A．a(chǎn)shamed          B．regretful          C．satisfied           D．excited

2.Which could be used to describe one’s fear?

A．By word of mouth                       B．Put one ‘s foot in one’s mouth

C．Take the words right out one’s mouth.      D．Have one’s heart in one’s mouth.

3.The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us _____.

A．the meaning of two expressions            B．information from folk communication

C．information from official-run media          D．two different ways to get information

4.The author writes the passage in order to _____.

A．introduce some expressions               B．enjoy learning English

C．learn about English culture                D．use words correctly

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講的是一些和mouth有關(guān)的習(xí)語

1.猜詞題：從第一段的句子：In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.可知down in the mouth,是感到遺憾。選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子：Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say : “ I had my heart in my mouth.”可知如果表示害怕用Have one’s heart in one’s mouth.選D。

3.段落大意題：從第二段的句子：Information is often spread through word of mouth. 和A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.可知這段講的是兩者不同的傳達(dá)信息的方式。選D

4.主旨題：從第一段的句子：In the English language, there are many expressions about the word“mouth”. 可知這篇文章講的是一些習(xí)語。選A

考點：考查文化類短文

點評：這篇文章講的是一些和mouth有關(guān)的習(xí)語。本文意思通俗易懂，考查了細(xì)節(jié)題主旨題，要求考生仔細(xì)閱讀全文，做好相應(yīng)的標(biāo)志，以提高閱讀的效率和速度，閱讀時可以先看題目再讀文章，這樣可以減少閱讀的時間，提高閱讀的效率。