Some expressions in English can be really puzzling. Have a look at the following to see how it challenges your brainpower.
Homeric laughter
The "Homer" in this expression is the Greek poet. People laugh differently. Some laugh silently, while others tend to laugh loudly. "Homeric laughter" refers to laughter of the latter kind. It is at times uncontrollable, and the entire body shakes during the process. This kind of laughter is called Homeric laughter because this is how the gods laughed in Homer's classics.
A three-ring circus
When you refer to a situation as being a three-ring circus, you are saying that it is a situation of complete confusion. There are so many activities taking place all together that they leave you confused or annoyed. The expression comes from the world of entertainment — the circus. The area where the artists perform their acts is called the "ring". In the past, some of the circuses were so grand that they had three acts taking place simultaneously in three different "rings". The audience had to decide which "ring" they wanted to focus on.
In the swim (of things)
When someone is in the swim of things, the individual is actively participating in the things happening around him, as in "I've been ill, but soon I’ll be back in the swim of thing." In the world of fishing, fishermen use the word "swim" to refer to the section of the lake/river where fish can be found in plenty. So, if you are a fisherman and wish to catch a lot offish, where would you be? You would be "in the swim".
Chickens have come home to roost
The word "roost" refers to the place where birds rest. It could be anything — the branch of a tree, a henhouse, etc. The expression is normally used to mean that the bad things that someone did in the past have come back to bite or upset the individual. In other words, one has to face the consequences of the deeds done in the past. The original form of this 700-year-old expression was "curses are like chickens; they always come home to roost".
【小题1】Which of the following can best describe the picture?
| A．Homeric laughter | B．A three-ring circus |
| C．In the swim (of things) | D．Chickens have come home to roost |
| A．At the same time. | B．Step by step. |
| C．All of a sudden. | D．One after another. |
| A．www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/China.html |
| B．www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/university.html |
| C．www.chinadaily.com.cn/culuture/language.html |
| D．www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/fashion.html |
| A．tell readers some old and interesting stories |
| B．indicate the development of English phrases |
| C．correct some misunderstandings about words |
| D．explain the meanings and origins of some phrases |
名校练考卷期末冲刺卷系列答案科目：高中英语 来源：2012届山东省淄博市高三复习阶段性检测英语试卷（带解析） 题型：阅读理解
[1] The health of our children and young people matters to us, and it matters to them. We should help them understand what makes and keeps them healthy and what to do when they have worries, are not feeling so good, or are simply ill.
[2] While health promotion, the process of enabling people to manage and improve their own health, plays a key role. a key significant and early point of private contact with health services for a teenager is their GP. While GPs continue to improve in terms of their confidence and ability to make a child patient feel comfortable, it is not yet a guaranteed good experience for teenagers—they may not always while talking to a doctor and some express feeling embarrassed while seeking advice from their GP
[3] Thus, two changes are required Firstly, better professional development. GPs do have some training in child development but it is not enough After all, learning how to talk to 12-18 year olds, and even more importantly, how to listen to what they have to say and encourage them to speak up; and to be confident that they understand what is said to them before they leave, takes time Secondly, we can include young people as the "teachers" here to help GPs learn how to interact effectively with their younger patients. GPs would benefit from feedback about their manners, the quality and simplicity of their communication and their way of explaining treatments and next steps - going beyond theory to learning by doing.
[4] In addition. children and young people are those with the time and energy to put into making our communities healthy. As enthusiastic learners, teenagers contribute through voluntary activities far more than adults and are deeply interested in the health services. And in doing so they are able to educate themselves in ways which can change lives.
【小题1】What's the author's purpose of writing this passage? (no more than 15 words )
【小题2】Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 3 words)
【小题3】What's the meaning of the underlined word "interact" in Paragraph 3? (no more than 3 words)
【小题4】Complete the following statement according to Paragraph 4. (no more than 5 words)
Young people can make contributions to the health services by_______ ____.
【小题5】Du you think teenagers should participate in the health services? State your reasons.(no more than 20 words)
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届福建省高一下学期期末联考英语试卷（解析版） 题型：单词拼写
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
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Last week I went on an eco-travel with a travel agency. All the way we enjoyed the beautiful scenery and f air. But a few of us picked flowers going sightseeing. Some even tried to catch some birds. What was , many tourists t rubbish here and there. I don’t think this is an eco-travel. A true eco-travel is a tour that not only a us to express our love for nature, but needs our (责任) as well. As we enjoy the beauty of nature, we should try our best to protect . And we should also try to protect wildlife. A true eco-travel should be this: take nothing away but your good (记忆); leave nothing b but all the green trees and the clean water. |
76. 77. 78. 79.
80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2011-2012学年甘肃天水一中甘谷一中高三第八次联考检测英语试卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
I credit my typing skill to so many hours of chatting online. Unfortunately, as my typing speed increased on the Internet, all grammatical rules went out of the window. You see instant messages have their own shorthand language and grammar isn’t important, of which even a newbie (新手) is aware. They can leave out articles, subjects (主语), pronouns, etc. They can misspell or “respell” almost any word. They often ask “A/S/L” when they first chat. Abbreviations (缩写) and capitalizations (大写) are particularly important. English-speaking instant messengers also refuse to burden themselves with punctuation and capitalization.
After I came back China, I discovered not one but two instant messaging crazes. The first, which brought back memories of my previous addiction to the computer, was QQ. I can see evidence that the Chinese have the same kind of separate instant messaging language, even when they chat in English. My first word in this language, for example, was “ft”. This abbreviation for “faint” is used whenever there is a need to express surprise. I also discovered that Chinese use the same kind of abbreviation for a laugh. And there is an extraordinary number of smileys (表情符) to the “vomit” and “army soldier” smileys. There is even a SARA smiley.
After QQ, there is another, perhaps more widespread messaging trend. You guessed it --- cell phone text messaging. I now understand how useful text messaging is and why it is so common. I admit that I have been guilty of sending text messages while walking outside or sitting on the subway. Who hasn’t ? No matter where I go, I see people on their cell phones, messaging. In fact, it’s rare to see someone actually talking on their phone!
So it looks as if there is no escape from the instant messaging crazes, no matter where in the world I go. And that’s plainly not going to change. In the end, though, I can’t complain: instant messaging is quick, it’s cheap, it’s easy and it’s extremely fun too. And after all, everyone’s doing it.
1.The underlined phrase “went out of the window” in Paragraph 1 probably means .
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A．increased |
B．occurred |
C．disappeared |
D．changed |
2.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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A．Grammar and correct spelling are very important while chatting online. |
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B．There are enough smileys and icons to express yourselves while chatting on line. |
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C．The writer is skilled at typing and once was addicted to online games. |
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D．It is impolite to leave out some unimportant words or letters while chatting online. |
3.The writer believes that instant messaging is .
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A．full of fun but time-consuming |
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B．widespread but unnecessary |
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C．quick but difficult to do |
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D．common, used and cheap |
4.Which might be the main idea of the passage?
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A．Who can escape QQ and cell phone text messaging? |
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B．Why is instant messaging so popular? |
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C．Chatting online is good for your typing skill. |
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D．Chatting on QQ is natural for people. |
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
[1] The health of our children and young people matters to us, and it
matters to them. We should help them understand what makes and keeps
them healthy and what to do when they have worries, are not feeling so
good, or are simply ill.
[2] While health promotion, the process of
enabling people to manage and improve their own health, plays a key
role. a key significant and early point of private contact with health
services for a teenager is their GP. While GPs continue to improve in
terms of their confidence and ability to make a child patient feel
comfortable, it is not yet a guaranteed good experience for
teenagers—they may not always while talking to a doctor and some express feeling embarrassed while seeking advice from their GP
[3]
Thus, two changes are required Firstly, better professional
development. GPs do have some training in child development but it is
not enough After all, learning how to talk to 12-18 year olds, and even
more importantly, how to listen to what they have to say and encourage
them to speak up; and to be confident that they understand what is said
to them before they leave, takes time Secondly, we can include young
people as the "teachers" here to help GPs learn how to interact effectively with their younger patients. GPs would benefit from feedback
about their manners, the quality and simplicity of their communication
and their way of explaining treatments and next steps - going beyond
theory to learning by doing.
[4] In addition. children and young
people are those with the time and energy to put into making our
communities healthy. As enthusiastic learners, teenagers contribute
through voluntary activities far more than adults and are deeply
interested in the health services. And in doing so they are able to
educate themselves in ways which can change lives.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Yao Yunchun, a 24-year-old author who frequently shops online in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has never been so impatient for her parcels as she is now. She has been counting every day while she waits for the products she ordered to arrive, as many deliveries have been delayed over the past month.“It took more than a week for one of my parcels to arrive from Beijing while, in the past, it took only four days,”said Yao.
She is just one of the many who like shopping on Taobao.com, the country’s largest online shopping site, which has posted apologetic announcements to customers for the delays in deliveries.“Many parcels are still at the airport and cannot be delivered on time, but I think I will do my best.”Taobao clothes retailer(零售商) IM Shop said on its website. Meanwhile, major express delivery companies in China have put up notices saying they are ready to cope with the delay in recent days.
“It was mainly caused by a big increase in online shopping orders because of discounts offered by e-commerce companies,”said Chen Shousong, an analyst with domestic research company Analysis International.
Taobao Mall, the country’s largest business-to-customer shopping site by market share, for example, rolled out a large-scale discount on November 11 in which 150 brands sold their products at half price. The discount attracted the attention of many e-shopping enthusiasts who spent 936 million yuan( $ 142 million) in just one day. The recent shortage of diesel oil, which restricts delivery vehicles’ capacity, and bad weather conditions in North China, also added to an already overloaded express delivery market.
Bottlenecks in delivery often appear before long holidays, such as the coming Christmas and New Year holidays and the Chinese traditional Spring Festival holiday. Delivery employees often quit their jobs at that time when faced with lots of work and low pay. So some express delivery companies are applying to build their own teams, even airlines.
64. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Waiting for the Postman Impatiently
B. Shopping on Taobao.com Conveniently
C. Arguing with Retailers Online Heatedly
D. Suffering from Large-scale Discounts
65. Why were many deliveries delayed last month?
A. The airport didn’t perform their duty properly.
B. Some customers didn’t pay enough money.
C. Sales volume in online shopping goes up rapidly.
D. Delivery companies are short of vehicles.
66.The underlined word“enthusiasts”has the same meaning with .
A. retailers B. customers C. providers D. owners
67. What would be continued with the passage?
A. To attract more new delivery employees.
B. To call off the holiday for the Spring Festival.
C. To stop online shopping before holidays.
D. To build e-commerce companies’ own delivery teams.
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