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14．[1]Every language has its own special words and expressions．And a story can be told  about each of them．Hot is a simple，easily understood word．So are most of the expressions  made with the word hot．But not always，as we shall see．
[2]The words hot potato，for example，give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expres． sion，hot potato．The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes．Imagine trying  to carry a hot potato in your hand．It would be difficult，even painful，to do SO．Some publicly argued  problems are highly emotional．The problems must be treated carefully，or they will be difficult and  painful if an elected official has to deal with them．One such hot potato is    taxes．Calling for higher  taxes can mean defeat for a politician．And yet，if taxes are not raised，some very popular governmentprog    rams could be cut．And that also Can make a politician very unpopular．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．   
[3]Another expression is not SO hot．If you ask someone how she feels，she may answer"not so hot．"What she means is she does not feel well．Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something．You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot．That means   
[4]A hot shot is a person，often a young person，who thinks he can do anything．He is verysure he can succeed．But often he fails．The expression was born in the military forces．A hotshot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully．  
[5]Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger．A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead．An angry person'S neck often becomes red．We say he is hot under the collar．
76．What is the text mainly about？（within 8 words）The expressions of"hot"．
77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence．（within 8 words）you don't consider it a success．
78．Which sentence in the text i s the closest in meaning to the following one？
  As you would deal with other dicult problems，you must be careful with these ones．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．
79．List three situations where"hot"expressions can be used according to the text．（within 30  words）
  ①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle．
  ②when you do not really like something．
  ③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily．
80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese．这些问题必须认真对待，否则，当选官员处理起来会很棘手．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述了几个和hot有关的短语，并举例说明了这些短语的用法．

解答 76．The expressions of"hot"．
77．you don't consider it a success/you don't like（enjoy） it．
78．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．
79．①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle．
②when you do not really like something．
③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily．
80．这些问题必须认真对待，否则，当选官员处理起来会很棘手．
解析：
76．答案The expressions of"hot"．主旨大意题．本文主要讲述了几个和hot有关的短语，并举例说明了这些短语的用法．
77．答案you don't consider it a success/you don't like（enjoy） it．推理题．根据上一行Notso hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something．说明该短语是指不很喜欢某个东西，如果对方说昨天晚上的戏剧Not so hot说明他不喜欢这个戏剧．
78．答案The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．细节题．根据第二段最后一句The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．hot potato相当于difficult problem难题．
79．答案①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle
②when you do not really like something
③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily
细节题．根据文章theywill be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them．和Not so hotalso is a way of saying you do not really like something
以及A person whobecomes angry easily is called a hothead．
80．答案：这些问题必须认真对待，否则，当选官员处理起来会很棘手．考查英译汉．本题的根据在于句子的dealwith处理，以及句子结构要理清楚．

点评 本文要求考生在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵．要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础；要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理．