Question

“As easy as falling off a log” is often used to describe a job that does not take much effort. You might hear a student say to her friend that her spelling test was “as easy as falling off a log”. 1. . It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

2. . One is “easy as pie”. Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie unless it is a “piece of cake”.

“Piece of cake” is another expression that means something is extremely easy to do. A friend might tell you that his new job was a “piece of cake”.

Another expression is “as easy as shooting fish in a barrel”. It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to shoot fish in a barrel. But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream. 3. .

Sometimes, things that come to us easily, also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression —“easy come, easy go”—that recognizes this. 4. . Easy come, easy go.

When life itself is easy, when you have no cares or problems, you are on “Easy Street”. Everyone wants to live on that imaginary street.

5. . It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might urge her husband to “go easy on” their son, because the boy did not mean to damage the car.

A. If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you understand what the expression means.

B. You may win a lot of money in a lottery, then spend it all in a few days.

C. Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions.

D. Another “easy” expression is to “go easy on a person”.

E. There are several other expressions that mean the same thing.

F. And one last expression, one that means do not worry or work too hard.

G. In fact, it would be as easy as “falling off a log”.

Answer 1

1.A

2.E

3.G

4.B

5.D

【解析】

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1.It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.

“很容易从原木上跌下来，还不如待在上面。”可知此处为在掉落的原木上行走，答案为A。

2.E考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据下句One is “easy as pie”.可知综述有很多表达方式，此处为概括句，介绍本段主要内容，故答案为E。

3.G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上句But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream.可知此处的两个习语同义，故答案为G。

4.B考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据上句In fact, there is an expression —“easy come, easy go”—that recognizes this.“事实上，有个短语来证明这个事实——来得快，去得也快。”故答案为B。

5.It means to treat a person kindly or gently,...可知此处后文举例子说明首句，即此处为概括大意句，故答案为D。

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