Question

【题目】

Every language has interesting words and phrases. Some are easy to understand, others are not obvious. It’s fun to learn where these phrases came from. Here are a few 【1】 phrases with interesting histories.

Know the ropes

When people “know the ropes,” they know how to do a job well. Similarly to “show someone the ropes” means to explain how something【2】 . These phrases likely come from the time of sailing ships. Men had to understand how to handle the ropes to 【3】 a ship. If a sailor didn’t “know the ropes,” he couldn’t sail the ship.

An arm and a leg

Anything that costs “an arm and a leg” is high-priced. You’d likely have to sacrifice to buy it. This phrase means the speaker would like to 【4】 an arm and a leg. He would do this in order to get or do something he really wants.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】E

【4】B

【解析】

每一种语言都有有趣的单词或者短语。一些容易懂，一些则不是。学习这些短语的来源很有意思。本文介绍了一些普通短语的有意思的历史。

【1】句意：这是一些有着有趣的历史的普通短语。

此空是形容词作定语修饰名词phrases，备选词汇中common为形容词，意为“普通的”。故选C。

【2】句意：类似的“向某人展示绳索”意思是解释一件事怎么被完成的。

根据Similarly to可知know the ropes和show someone the ropes意思相似，know the ropes意为“知道怎么做好一个工作。”因此可推测show someone the ropes是“解释一件事怎么被完成的”，从句主语something与谓语动词之间是被动关系。故选A。

【3】句意：一个人想要操作一条船就不得不懂得如何控制绳索。

此处不定式作目的状语，此空应为动词原形。operate表示“操作；操控”。故选E。

【4】句意：这个短语意思是说话者想要放弃他的一只胳膊和一条腿。

此空是谓语动词，would like to do sth.表示“放弃做某事”。根据You’d likely have to sacrifice to buy it.“为了买它你很有可能不得不牺牲。”可知此处表示牺牲一只胳膊和一条腿，give up表示“放弃”。故选B。