Question

Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult. Some are just hard to figure out and others don’t make any sense at all. Here are four funny English sayings that you can use every day.

I’m happy as a clam(蛤).

Think of a clam. It doesn’t have to do anything. It just sits on a beach or on the bottom of the ocean all day doing nothing. It never has to work. That sounds like happiness, doesn’t it? If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.

I wouldn’t touch that (or him/her) with a ten-foot pole.

Maybe there is a person who you don’t want to be friends with or even talk to. Well, this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!

You don’t have a leg to stand on.

?? This saying doesn’t mean that the person you’re talking to has no legs. It means that his or her argument is incorrect. He or she doesn’t have a leg to stand on because he or she has no facts to support what he or she is saying. This saying is a good way to tell people that you think they’re wrong.

??? Break a leg!

??? This saying actually means the opposite of what it sounds like. If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！The saying comes from a superstition(迷信) that whatever you say aloud, the opposite will come true.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us____________________.

A.learning English grammar is hard

B.learning English vocabulary is hard

C.we should use English sayings every day

D.it can be harder to understand English sayings

2.Which of the following is TRUE about a clam?

A.It can be used to show happiness.????? B.It needs to do many things.

C.It needs to eat a lot.???????????????? D.It can only live on the beach.

3.The saying “I wouldn’t touch him with a ten-foot pole” means___________.

A.I hate him.????????????????????? B.I want him to be my friend.

C.I like him.?????????????????????? D.I want to argue with him.

4.We can learn from the passage that______________________.

A.the saying “You don’t have a leg to stand on” means someone loses his legs

B.the saying “Break a leg” means someone hurts his or her leg

C.if we say “Break a leg” to someone, we give him or her a good wish

D.if we say “I am ill” aloud, we will become healthy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：本文通过四个有趣的英语谚语说明学习英语语法和英语词汇可能难，，但试图理解英语习语可以说更加困难。

1.段落大意题。根据Learning English grammar and English vocabulary can be hard enough, but trying to understand English sayings can be more difficult.可知学习英语谚语比学习英语语法词汇更难，所以选选D。

2.细节理解题。根据If someone asks, “How are you today?” you can answer “I am happy as a clam” to let him or her know what a great mood you are in.可知a clam常用来表示快乐愉快，所以选选A。

3.细节理解题。根据this saying means that you dislike him or her so much that you don’t want to touch or go near him or her, even within ten feet!可知这句话的意思是说你不喜欢他或她，所以选A。

4.细节理解题。根据If you tell this to a person, you’re wishing him or her good luck！可知这句话是你在祝他好运，所以选C。

考点：教育类阅读。