Jealousy is a very common problem in daily life. It’s everywhere. For example, if someone does better than you, you will get annoyed because you want to be No. 1. We may become jealous of a best friend’s top marks in an exam, or of the girl in art class who is praised by the teacher all the time. We get annoyed because these good things are happening to someone else but not to us.
It’s bad to feel jealous. We should be pleased with the things we have. But we still wish we had the money of this person and the talent of that person. Instead of sharing their happiness, we just feel jealous and unhappy with ourselves. And, too often, these feelings are expressed by speaking ill of the people we envy.
However, envy is also a kind of compliment to others. We see that other people have styles and talents different from our own. By comparing ourselves with others, we can know what we lack. And we can turn this comparison, the envy of others, into a kind of power.
Therefore, being a bit jealous of others lets us know what we are like and what we want to be like. It can push us to become what we really want to be.
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

1. 1.

   According to the first paragraph, why do you get annoyed?

   1. A.
      Because the teacher dislikes others
   2. B.
      Because others do something better than you
   3. C.
      Because you are an annoying person
   4. D.
      Because you want to be No.1 in the exam and you do
2. 2.

   The Chinese meaning of the underlined part “speaking ill of” probably is “_____"

   1. A.
      赞美
   2. B.
      说…的坏话
   3. C.
      憎恨
   4. D.
      说…病了
3. 3.

   What should be the right attitude towards jealousy?

   1. A.
      It’s a good thing
   2. B.
      It’s just a bad thing
   3. C.
      It’s a kind of compliment to others
   4. D.
      It makes us know what we are like and what we want to be like

People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”

For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”  If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.  In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.  The other person might protest: “I did not say that.  Do not put words in my mouth.”

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.  There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.  This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.. 

But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.

61. When will a person probably say“do not bad mouth me”？

A. When he feels down.               B. When he is regretful.

C. When he is spoken ill of.          D. When he gets angry.

【答案】C

【解析】根据第二段第一句if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me.”“如果你说一个人的坏话，这个人可能会抗议说不要说我坏话。”

62.What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said?

A. Do not bad mouth me.

B. Stop mouthing off.

C. Do not put words in my mouth.

D. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.

【答案】D

【解析】根据第二段Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”有时人们对家人和朋友说了一些他们后来会后悔的话因为这些话上海了那个人。。。。说话的人就会说“这次我真的说错话了。”

63.If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies that__________.

A. he is badly-off                 B. he is hard-working

C. he has lots of money        D. he has enough to eat

【答案】A

【解析】根据第四段This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.与富人相对的是穷人。

64.By saying“I have been running my mouth long enough”,the speaker means“________”.

A. I have run a long way              B. I have talked too much

C. I have learned a lot           D. I have been a mouthy person

【答案】B

【解析】

65.What is mainly talked about in the text?

A. Expressions about the word“mouth”.         B. Functions of the organ“mouth”.

C. Opinions about“mouthy people”.                D. Meanings of the word“mouth”.

【答案】A

【解析】第一段最后一句是主题句. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”

语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have       A. gave               B. save                 C. hat                D. made

答案是C。

1. burst        

2.steak         

3.otherwise    

4.attach         

5.punish        

从A、B、C、D四个选项中找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

例：have A. gave   B. save    C. hat      D. made

答案是C

chemist

A. machine     B. character    C. coach  D. bench

shortcoming

A. welcome    B. handsome   C. outcome     D. comb

expectation

A. example     B. exercise      C. exact   D. exist

anyhow

A. basic   B. pale    C. damage      D. many

uncertain

A. paint   B. mailbox     C. tailor  D. curtain

语音知识(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项。

例：have    A．gave      B．save      C． hat      D． made

  答案是C。

1．meant      A．steak          B．breathe      C．peasant        D．really

2．wounded    A．cousin        B．encourage    C．housewife      D．route

3．weekday    A．Wednesday    B．nowadays    C．Monday        D．says

4．disappeared  A．practised      B．knocked      C．obeyed        D．escaped

5．design     A．bargain        B．foreign       C．strange        D．geography