20．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 a merciless way．They may do brutal 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 1he 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 resigned．All the work of the organization will be your responsibility．You are likely to gel 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 if a person．But it is a person who is unfriendly，unemotional and show 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．
67．The text is intended to tell us thatC．
A．cold weather has a great．effect on human bodies
B．"cold"is a word closely linked with human emotions
C．many English expressions contain the word"cold"
D．the word"cold"has many different meanings in English
68．The underlined word"brutal"in paragraph 1most probably meansA．
A．Cold-blooded． B．illegal C．impolite D．extreme
69．Which phrase can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to others？C
A．cruel B．To get cold feet．
C．A cold fish． D．A cold shoulder．
70．If the teacher gives all the boys except Tom a pen as a prize，you can say heD．
A．is given the cold shoulder B．is punished by a cold fish
C．has got cold feet D．is left out in the cold．
分析 文章主要介绍了一些含有 cold 的英语的意义，如cold-blooded，a cold fish，out in the cold等等．
解答 67-70 CACD
67：C 主旨题．文章主要介绍了一些含有 cold 的英语的意义，C项符合文意，所以C项正确．A项，文章没有介绍寒冷天气怎样影响人体，所以A项错误．B项，文章不是介绍 cold 这个单词与人的情感的联系，所以B项错误．D项，文章不是介绍 cold 这个单词的意义，而是介绍含有 cold 的一些短语，所以D项错误．故正确答案为C．
68：A 由第一段第五六句"Cold-blooded people act in a merciless way．may do brutal things to others，and not by accident．"可知 They 指代 cold-blooded people，由此推断 brutal 与 cold-blooded 意思相近，故正确答案为A．
69：C 推断题．由第四段最后一句"A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone．"可知 cold fish 不会向别人奉献太多，所以一个不愿意向别人提供任何东西的人可以被称为 cold fish，故正确答案为C．
70：D 细节题．由最后一段第二句"It means not getting something that everybody else got．"可知，一个没有得到其他人都已经得到的东西的人可以被称为 left out in the cold，故正确答案为D．
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