Question

【题目】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.

The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.

Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.

"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.

Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.

"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】K

【3】H

【4】A

【5】G

【6】F

【7】B

【8】I

【9】J

【10】E

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了有关water的几种表达。

【1】考查固定短语。句意：这是一个非常古老的表达，可以追溯到500年前。根据“It is a very old expression”可知此处表示“追溯到”，be traced back to是固定短语，表示“追溯到”，故填D。

【2】考查名词。句意：“你在深水中”的意思是你处于一个困难的境地。作介词in的宾语用名词，根据“When you are in deep water”可知此处表示“位置、境地”，故填K。

【3】考查名词。句意：例如，如果你在完全不了解股市的情况下投资股票，你可能会陷入困境。作介词in的宾语用名词，in ignorance of表示“不了解、不知道”，故填H。

【4】考查动词。句意：“木已成舟”是另一个关于过去事件的表达，意思是结果是无法改变的（既成事实）。空后一句说这个表达来自于这样一种观点，即已经溢出水坝的水不能再流回来了，因此此处表示“改变”， that指代先行词something与change之间是被动关系，用的是被动语态，此处需要填过去分词，故填A。

【5】考查动词。句意：这个表达来自于这样一种观点，即已经溢出水坝的水不能再流回来了。此处缺少动词作谓语，根据“a dam cannot be brought back again”可知此处表示“溢出”，空前的“has”表明用的是现在完成时，此处需要填过去分词，故填G。

【6】考查动词。句意：当一个朋友因为犯了一个错误而感到不安时，你可以告诉她忘掉这件事。根据“by a mistake she has made”可知此处表示“使不安”，用的是被动语态，此处需要填过去分词，故填F。

【7】考查名词。句意：它可能来自于检查容器的状况的方法。作动词test的宾语用名词，空后一句说如果它能装水，它就是坚固的，上面没有洞，因此此处表示“状况”，故填B。

【8】考查名词。句意：如果你的论据站得住脚，它就是有力的，没有任何漏洞。此处缺少名词作主语，根据空前的“rguing about”可知此处表示“论据”，故填I。

【9】考查动词。句意：如果它站不住脚，那么它是无力的，就不能作为例证。根据“it is weak”可知此处表示“为……例证”，it与illustrate之间是被动关系，用的是被动语态，此处需要填过去分词，故填J。

【10】考查名词。句意：“泼冷水”也是处理一个想法或提议的表达方式。作动词短语deal with的宾语用名词，根据“idea”可知此处表示“提议”，故填E。