科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年浙江省台州市高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(带解析) 题型:阅读理解
Some expressions in English can be really puzzling. Have a look at the following to see how it challenges your brainpower.
Homeric laughter
The "Homer" in this expression is the Greek poet. People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. "Homeric laughter" refers to laughter of the latter kind. It is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. This kind of laughter is called Homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in Homer's classics.
A three-ring circus
When you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. There are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. The expression comes from the world of entertainment — the circus. The area where the artists perform their acts is called the "ring". In the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different "rings". The audience had to decide which "ring" they wanted to focus on.
In the swim (of things)
When someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in "I've been ill, but soon I’ll be back in the swim of thing." In the world of fishing, fishermen use the word "swim" to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. So, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot offish, where would you be? You would be "in the swim".
Chickens have come home to roost
The word "roost" refers to the place where birds rest. It could be anything — the branch of a tree, a henhouse, etc. The expression is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone did in the past have come back to bite or upset the individual. In other words, one has to face the consequences of the deeds done in the past. The original form of this 700-year-old expression was "curses are like chickens; they always come home to roost".
【小题1】Which of the following can best describe the picture?![]()
| A.Homeric laughter | B.A three-ring circus |
| C.In the swim (of things) | D.Chickens have come home to roost |
| A.At the same time. | B.Step by step. |
| C.All of a sudden. | D.One after another. |
| A.www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/China.html |
| B.www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/university.html |
| C.www.chinadaily.com.cn/culuture/language.html |
| D.www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/fashion.html |
| A.tell readers some old and interesting stories |
| B.indicate the development of English phrases |
| C.correct some misunderstandings about words |
| D.explain the meanings and origins of some phrases |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2013届浙江省台州市高二下学期期末考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
Some expressions in English can be really puzzling. Have a look at the following to see how it challenges your brainpower.
Homeric laughter
The "Homer" in this expression is the Greek poet. People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. "Homeric laughter" refers to laughter of the latter kind. It is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. This kind of laughter is called Homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in Homer's classics.
A three-ring circus
When you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. There are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. The expression comes from the world of entertainment — the circus. The area where the artists perform their acts is called the "ring". In the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different "rings". The audience had to decide which "ring" they wanted to focus on.
In the swim (of things)
When someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in "I've been ill, but soon I’ll be back in the swim of thing." In the world of fishing, fishermen use the word "swim" to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. So, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot offish, where would you be? You would be "in the swim".
Chickens have come home to roost
The word "roost" refers to the place where birds rest. It could be anything — the branch of a tree, a henhouse, etc. The expression is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone did in the past have come back to bite or upset the individual. In other words, one has to face the consequences of the deeds done in the past. The original form of this 700-year-old expression was "curses are like chickens; they always come home to roost".
1.Which of the following can best describe the picture?
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A. Homeric laughter B. A three-ring circus
C. In the swim (of things) D. Chickens have come home to roost
2.What does the underlined word "simultaneously'(Paragraph 3) mean?
A. At the same time. B. Step by step.
C. All of a sudden. D. One after another.
3.lf you want to know more about such expressions, which website will you probably visit?
A. www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/China.html
B. www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/university.html
C. www.chinadaily.com.cn/culuture/language.html
D. www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/fashion.html
4.The passage is written to .
A. tell readers some old and interesting stories
B. indicate the development of English phrases
C. correct some misunderstandings about words
D. explain the meanings and origins of some phrases
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单词拼写.
1.What Daniel said just now (表明,预示) that he knows what has happened to Jane.
2.A man who (目睹) the accident said that the car was going at nearly 100km per hour when it crashed.
3.The physician was not experienced, so he did not know how to with (处理) the illness.
4.How many Chinese (代表) will attend the international conference?
5.She (概括) the aims of the national basketball team for the next year at yesterday’s meeting.
6.She was deeply a by the deeds of the hero who fought in the war.
7.She shouted at me, but I tried to keep c and ignore her.
8.A l of vitamin E is a frequent cause of muscle weakness.
9.Not enough money is a to help the students in poor areas.
10.The teacher has a great i on her students.
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