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Expressions about water are mostly as common as water itself.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression. Hot water was used five hundred years ago to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle. That no longer happens. But we still get “in hot water”. When we are in hot water, we are in trouble. It can be any kind of trouble, serious or not so serious. A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police. A young boy can be in hot water with his mother if he walks in the house with dirty shoes.
“Being in deep water” is somewhat like being in hot water. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult position. Imagine a person who can not swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you don’t have the ability to solve. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market.
“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt. A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times. A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job.
“Water over the dam” is another expression about past events. It is something that is finished, and cannot be changed. The expression comes from the idea that water has floated over a dam and cannot be brought back again. When a friend is troubled by a mistake he or she has made, you might tell him or her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression “to hold water” is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about . It probably comes from a way of testing the condition of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes; if it does not hold water, then, it is weak and not worth debating.
“Throwing cold water” also is an expression that deals with ideas or proposals. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems, but your wife throws cold water on the idea because she says a new car costs too much.
60. Don’t cheat in this exam! Or you’ll if you are caught cheating by the teacher.
A. be in hot wate B. have to hold water
C . be in deep water D. keep your head above water
61.The expression using water in Paragraph has almost the same meaning as “Things done cannot be undone.”
A. 3 B. 4 C . 5 D. 6
62. We can see from this passage that many of the expressions using water have meanings.
A. double B. unpleasant C . close D. moral
63.The best title for this passage should be .
A. The history of water B. Cold water or hot water
C . Water and it culture D. Expressions concerning water
答案
小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D
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试题【Expressions about water are mostly as common as water itself.The expression “to 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Maybe your class in school has given a play. People throughout the world like to act in plays. In Japan, actors perform in Kabuki plays. The word “Kabuki” is made up of three Japanese words meaning song, dance and ability.
Kabuki actors do not look like the actors in American plays. American actors dress and look like real people. In Kabuki plays, the actors wear bright-colored robes and wigs. Their robes are very large, and their wigs do not look like real hair.
American actors wear make-up, but their make-up does not often hide their faces. Kabuki actors paint their faces chalk white. They draw black eyebrows above their real eyebrows. They outline their eyes in black or red. Their mouths are bright red. They look as if they are wearing masks.
An actor performing in an American play must make his face look happy, sad or angry. Make –up helps the Kabuki actor show his feelings. If an actor is going to show anger, he paints dark blue or red lines on his face. His make-up makes him look angry.
American and Kabuki actors perform in different ways. But they both try to please the people who watch them.
56．From the story we may know that .
A．Kabuki actors are afraid to show their real faces.
B．American actors don’t wear make-up.
C．make-up helps a Kabuki actor show his feelings
D．Kabuki actors make up to make the audience angry.
57．To show anger, a Kabuki actor paints .
A．dark blue or red lines on his face B．hair on his head
C．his costume blue D．his eyebrows black
58．The text is mainly about .
A．how the Japanese sing and dance B．why actors look sad or happy
C．a kind of Japanese play D．make-up in plays
59．Why do Kabuki actors wear so much make-up?
A．they do not want anyone to know who they are.
B． It helps them show their feelings in a play.
C．They think it makes them prettier.
D．They want to cover up their true feelings.
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“How did you do it, Dad? How have you 21 not to take a drink for almost 20 years?” It took me almost 20 years to have the 22 to even ask my father this very 23 question.
When Dad first 24 drinking, the whole family was on pins and needles 25 he got into a situation that, in the past, would have started him drinking again. For a few years we were 26 to bring it up for fear that the drinking would begin again.
“I had this little 27 that I would recite to myself 28 four to five times a day” was Dad’s 29 to my 18 – year – old unasked question. “The 30 were an instant relief and constant reminder to me that things were never so 31 that I could not handle them,” Dad said. And then he 32 the poem with me. The poem’s simple, yet profound （深奥的） words 33 became part of my daily routine as well.
About a month after this talk with my father, I 34 a gift in the mail from a friend of mine. It was a book of affirmations（断言）with one affirmation listed for each 35 of the year.
I 36 opened the book to the page of my birthday to see what words of wisdom this book had in store for me. 37 of disbelief and appreciation rolled down my face. There, on my birthday, was the 38 poem that had helped my 39 for all these years! It is called The Serenity Prayer.
God, give me the Serenity （平静）to accept the things I cannot change, the Courage to 40 the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
21. A. failed B. succeeded C. managed D. tried
22. A. courage B. ability C. wisdom D. confidence
23. A. interesting B. personal C. hard D. unanswered
24. A. started B. enjoyed C. minded D. stopped
25. A. every time B. all time C. next time D. last time
26. A. anxious B. glad C. afraid D. eager
27. A. book B. passage C. poem D. list
28. A. at least B. at most C. at first D. at last
29. A. comment B. praise C. contribution D. reply
30. A. words B. phrases C. letters D. sentences
31. A. strange B. different C. simple D. tough
32. A. shared B. talked C. read D. impressed
33. A. surprisingly B. immediately C. increasingly D. regularly
34. A. brought B. bought C. received D. accepted
35. A. hour B. week C. month D. day
36. A. easily B. hurriedly C. sadly D. peacefully
37. A. Tears B. Smiles C. Sweat D. Satisfaction
38. A. correct B. impossible C. original D. exact
39. A. mother B. father C. friend D. classmate
40. A. believe B. benefit C. change D. do
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
If we were to keep a record of all the things we worried about during a given period of time，we would discover—in reviewing them—that the great majority of our 16 never come to pass. This means that most of the time we 17 to worrying，even the constructive（建设性的）kind that prompts us to try to come up with a 18 to what is troubling us，is wasted. 19 ，we not only caused ourselves unnecessary mental pain，but also 20 valuable minutes and hours that could have been spent elsewhere.
To 21 this，it is often necessary to subject（使……遭受）potential 22 of worry to the coldly objective. Once，before a major 23 in front of a standing-room-only audience，a member of Arturo Toscanini’s orchestra approached（接近）the great Italian conductor with a terrible 24 on his face．“Maestro（大师），”the musician said 25 ，“my instrument is not working 26 ．I cannot reach the 27 of E-flat．Whatever will I do？We are to 28 a few moments later．”
Toscanini looked with total 29 at the man．Then he 30 kindly and placed an arm around his shoulders．“My friend，”the maestro replied，“do not worry about it．The note E-flat does not 31 anywhere in the music that you will be 32 this evening．”
The next time we find ourselves in the middle of 33 about some matter，we might be wise to 34 and ask ourselves what the odds（几率）are of the problem really coming to 35 .We may be able to go on to something more constructive．
16．A．dreams B．ideas C．troubles D．failures
17．A．spend B．devote C．expect D．agree
18．A．solution B．suggestion C．promise D．plan
19．A．However B．Otherwise C．Then D．Therefore
20．A．paid back B．cut down C．acted out D．took up
21．A．realize B．organize C．avoid D．operate
22．A．sources B．success C．truth D．gifts
23．A．graduation B．concert C．meeting D．invitation
24．A．sign B．appearance C．mark D．expression
25．A．anxiously B．finally C．eagerly D．seriously
26．A．properly B．mainly C．practically D．firmly．
27．A．part B．point C．signal D．note
28．A．complete B．begin C．manage D．separate
29．A．pleasure B．regret C．silence D．amazement
30．A．shouted B．depended C．smiled D．explained
31．A．appear B．remove C．unfold D．disappear
32．A．enjoying B．1istening C．playing D．conducting
33．A．talking B．worrying C．quarreling D．doubting
34．A．prevent B．trust C．finish D．stop
35．A．end B．pass C．order D．settle
But just a short walk from Manhattan’s skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.
Brown is homeless——one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.
During the day, Brown collects aluminum cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street.
“I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that,” said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine. But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.
With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.
A US report shows rents in New York City rose more than 27 per cent, from ＄549 to ＄700 a month.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.
The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.
But few housing companies are building for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for ＄1,500 a month or more.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won’t allow it in her house.
Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he’d like to see more often. “All I’ve got to do is clean up my act,” he said.
小题1:What kind of life does George Brown lead?
| A．Stable. | B．Dangerous. | C．Hard. | D．Comfortable. |
| A．America is short of housing companies |
| B．the poor can’t benefit from the increasing economy |
| C．poor people in America will become rich |
| D．housing companies will build more houses for the poor |
A. remove my cans B kick my bad habits
C. make a lot of money D. see my grandchildren
小题4:Which part of a newspaper is the passage possibly taken from?
| A．Society. | B．Science. | C．Arts. | D．Business. |
When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The visitor had had a drink, smoked several of his cigarettes and had read his story. The visitor left him a note.
“I have read your story and I don’t think it is very good. Please read my suggestions and you can finish it. By the way, I am a thief. I’m not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return.”
John read the thief’s suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his “visitor” to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story in his study.
56. Detective stories are stories about .
A. science B. children C. the future D. the police
57. John went to the cinema because .
A. he was too tired
B. he wanted to look for a thief
C. he could not finish his story and hoped to get some ideas
D. he wanted to enjoy himself in the cinema
58. The visitor came to John’s house in order to .
A. steal something B. read the story C. have a drink D. visit the writer
59 The visitor .
A. stayed in John’s house for a night B. took some of John’s things away
C. left John some advice
D. was a good friend of John’s60. John would like to .
A. have a talk with his visitor
B. get more ideas from the visitor
C. make friends with the visitor
D. catch the visitor and take him to the police
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