1.Proverbs(諺語) are quite common in spoken English.We don't normally put them in a composition or a letter.Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean.Here are a few examples.
1)"Once bitten,twice shy."If a dog bites me,I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it.This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs.If you have been cheated at a shop,you will not go to the same shop again.
2)"A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."If I am a hunter,trying to catch birds,it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them.Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.
3)"Don't be a dog in a manger(槽)"means"Don't be selfish."In a stable (馬房),the manger is the place where the horse's food is put.Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food.The dog does not want to eat the food in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.
4)"He is sitting on the fence"means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it.He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides,perhaps waiting to see which side will win.
5)"He who pays the piper calls the tune."A piper is a musician.The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the musician will play.Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan,he can say how it will be carried out.
6)"You can't get blood out of a stone"means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want.e.g.you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man.
32.Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it.His mother is angry and says to him:B.
A.You can't get blood out of a stone
B.Don't be a dog in a manger
C.Once bitten,twice shy.
D.To pour oil on troubled waters
33.Mr.Wang paid for a new school.Some people didn't like the design of the school but they didn't argue with Mr.Wang becauseC.
A.he was sitting on the fence
B.once bitten,twice shy
C.he who pays the piper calls the tune
D.a(chǎn) bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
34.Mrs.Lin wanted to buy a new dress.Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home.Mrs.Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop.So she said:"I won't go there again becauseC."
A.a(chǎn) bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B.I am sitting on the fence
C.once bitten,twice shy
D.too many cooks spoil the broth
35.Mr.Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore,he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house.His wife didn't want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him thatA.
A.a(chǎn) bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
B.too many cooks spoil the broth
C.you cannot get blood out of a stone
D.he who pays the piper calls the tune.
分析 短文主要介紹了一些諺語的意思及其用法.
解答 32.答案:B,細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句意"Don't be a dog in a manger(槽)"means"Don't be selfish."皮特的自行車對于他來說太小了,但是他也不想他弟弟騎它,可知媽媽是叫他"不要自私",故答案為B.
33.答案:C,根據(jù)題干王先生出錢建了學校,有些人不喜歡其設計但沒有跟他爭辯,根據(jù)文中Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan,he can say how it will be carried out."如果一個人為這個計劃出錢,那他就可以說這個計劃要怎么執(zhí)行",故答案為C.
34.答案:C,細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章句子If you have been cheated at a shop,you will not go to the same shop again.可知在一個商店被欺騙就不會想去第二遍,故答案為C.
35.答案:A,細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)句子Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future.可知答案為A.bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"一鳥在手勝過二鳥在林".
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).