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【题目】根据短文理解，选择正确答案。
Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so many expressions that use the word cold. For centuries, the body's blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold –blooded. Cold –blooded people act in merciless ways. They may do cruel things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense. He seemed to kill with no emotion.
Cold can affect other parts of the body, the feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if your feet are really cold. But there is an expression—to get cold feet –that has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you had decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have given up the position. 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.
Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression 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.
Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It 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）The text is intended to tell us that_____.
A.cold weather has a great effect on human bodies.
B.many English expressions contain the word cold.
C.cold is a word all used to describe human emotions.
D.the word cold has many different meanings in English.
（2）Which of the following can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others?
A.Cold-blooded.
B.To get cold feet.
C.A cold shoulder.
D.A cold fish.
（3）If a teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize, you can say Tom________.
A.is given the cold shoulder.
B.is punished by a cold fish.
C.is left out in the cold.
D.has got cold feet.
（4）The five expressions mentioned in the text all _____.
A.have a negative meaning.
B.come from physical acts.
C.relate to a kind of animal.
D.have a connection with the human body.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）D
（3）C
（4）A
【解析】文章大意：本文选自VOA Special English，介绍了英语中一些含有cold这个单词的习惯用语。

（1）B主旨大意题。本题考查考生对文章主旨大意地把握，文章重点解释了很多含有cold的习语，故选B。A、C选项都很片面。

（2）D词义理解题。仔细阅读文章中与所给四个词组相关的地方，特别是文章倒数第二段的A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone。 故C正确。

（3）C 词义理解题。本题同样是考查考生对文中所介绍的含有cold的几个短语的理解，从文章最后一段可知。be left out in the cold：被冷落；被排斥。故D正确。

（4）A推理判断题。根据文章第一、二句寒冷的天气对我们的思想和身体都会产生很大的影响。或许这就是许多短语使用cold这个单词的原因。再根据每段的介绍可知每个短语都有一个负面的含义，故选A。