Question

For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing.

Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.

The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.

A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.

Out in the cold means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise--he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.

1.There are _____ expressions related to cold that are mentioned in the passage.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7

2.When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_________”.

A. I give him the cold shoulder

B. I think he is a cold-blooded man

C. I think he is a cold fish

D. I’m likely to get cold feet

3.If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _________.

A. she is a cold-blooded killer

B. she gets cold feet

C. she is a cold fish

D. she is out in the cold

4.We can use the expression “__________” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy.

A. cold-blooded B. cold shoulder

C. cold feet D. cold-hearted

5.The topic of this passage is about _________.

A. the relationship between cold and our body

B. some expressions about friendship

C. some expressions connected with cold

D. how cold weather comes into being

Answer 1

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：很多世纪以来，人体的血液与情绪情感都有着密切的联系。没有人情味的人被称为“冷血杀手”，“get cold feet”指的是临阵畏缩，“give someone the cold shoulder”指的是不与人面对面谈话，也指对人冷漠。

1.People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer.”和第二段“get cold feet”与第三段“give someone the cold shoulder”和第四段“A cold fish...Now a cold-hearted person is someone”及第五段“Out in the cold”可知，文章一共提到了六个与“cold”有关的短语，故选C。

2.You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.”可知，当一个人食言或者在背后说你的坏话时，你可以使用“give someone the cold shoulder”这个短语，表示不愿意跟他面对面讲话，故选A。

3.But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth.”可知，当一个人对人或事冷漠、无动于衷且不表现出丝毫爱心的时候，我们可以用“a cold fish”来形容他。Sue对描述非洲饥饿儿童的照片无动于衷，故选C。

4.cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers”可知，“cold-hearted”形容的是无情地抛弃爱人的男人或女人，故选D。

5.For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions.”和以下各段可知，文章主要介绍了几个与“cold”一词有关的短语，故选C。

考点：文化类短文阅读