19.People use their mouths for many things.They eat,talk,shout and sing.They smile and kiss.In the English language,there are many expressions using the word"mouth".But some of them are not so nice.
For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might protect and say"Do not bad mouth me."
Sometimes,people say something to a friend or a family member that they later regret because it hurts that person's feelings.Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell.The speaker might say:"I really put my foot in my mouth this time."If this should happen,the speaker might feel down in the mouth.In other words,he might feel afraid for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking,he says the same thing that his friend was going to say.When this happens,the friend might say:"You took the words right out of my mouth!"Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person.He might say that experience"left a bad taste in my mouth".Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience,like being chased by an angry dog.He might say:"I had my heart in my mouth."
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.There is an expression for this,too.You might say such a person"was born with a silver spoon in his mouth".This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from"hand to mouth".This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.
51.When a man says"I had my heart in my mouth",usually he means he isB.
A.excited
B.scared
C.surprised
D.satisfied
52.Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say,you might say:"D."
A.You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth
B.You really put my foot in my mouth
C.You really left a bad taste in my mouth
D.You took the words right out of my mouth
53.What does the underlined word"chased"mean in Chinese?A.
A.追赶
B.戏耍
C.喂食
D.陪伴
54.A person who lives from"hand to mouth"is veryC.
A.happy
B.healthy
C.poor
D.rich
55.According to the passage,Aare not so nice.
A.some bad people's mouths
B.some people using the word"mouth"
C.some expressions about mouth
D.some things people use their mouths to do.
分析 文章大意:这篇短文给我们讲述的是英语单词mouth,嘴.它有很多意思,用在不同的表达和情景中.作者给我们总结了一些这样的表达,并举例告诉我们这些表达的意思.
解答 51-55:BDACA
51.B 细节理解题.文章第四段说Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience一个人很可能有一次非常害怕的经历,他就会说I had my heart in my mouth,故选B.
52.D 细节理解题.根据短文第四段中Sometimes when one person is speaking,he says the same thing that his friend is going to say.可知,有时候别人说的话正是你想说的,这个时候你就可以说"You took the words right out of my mouth!",即你们有相同的想法.故选D.
53.A 猜测词意题.划线部分的句子说Or the person has possibly had a very scary experience,like being chased by an angry dog前面说一个人有一次非常害怕的经历,比如被一只生气的狗,应该是追赶,故选A.
54.C 细节理解题.根据短文最后一段This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives"from hand to mouth".This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.可知,如果有人的生活是from hand to mouth,那意思就是他生活得很贫穷,故选C.
55.A 细节理解题.文章第二段说if you say bad things about a person,the person might protect and say"Do not bad mouth me."如果你说别人的坏话,他就会说别说我坏话.可知说别人坏话是不好的.故选A.
点评 阅读理解是考查语篇理解能力.常考的题型有:推理判断题;主旨大意题;细节理解题;猜测词意题.解题时,在读懂文章的基础上,还要特别注意掌握题型的特征,尤其是细节题和推断题不可混淆:细节题是文章信息的再现;推断题是文章信息的提取.