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 about the word“mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest 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 people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. 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.

Information is often spread through word of mouth. This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.” How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask,” Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. Government –run media could also be called a mouthpiece.

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say : “ I had my heart in my mouth.”

1.The underlined words “ down in the mouth” in Paragraph One can be best replaced by _______.

A．ashamed          B．regretful          C．satisfied           D．excited

2.Which could be used to describe one’s fear?

A．By word of mouth                       B．Put one ‘s foot in one’s mouth

C．Take the words right out one’s mouth.      D．Have one’s heart in one’s mouth.

3.The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us _____.

A．the meaning of two expressions            B．information from folk communication

C．information from official-run media          D．two different ways to get information

4.The author writes the passage in order to _____.

A．introduce some expressions               B．enjoy learning English

C．learn about English culture                D．use words correctly

 

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  37  I had never worked at the bar before.I   38  

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“   39   ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

    41   me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     42     was a bad one,but I      43     .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   44   .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45   ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   46   .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    47   a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   48   me,and she also showed me how to make   49   .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   51   after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   52   the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

A.to                          B.for                     C.after                         D.over

A.because                  B.though               C.until                         D.while

A.promised                B.noticed               C.worried                     D.hoped

A.Therefore        B.However            C.Besides                     D.Yet

A.of                          B.on                            C.about                        D.with

A.blame                     B.fool                   C.frighten                     D.make

A.idea                       B.bar                    C.day                           D.answer

A.guessed                  B.obeyed               C.begged                      D.admitted

A.angry                     B.sad                    C.wrong                       D.ashamed

A.At least                 B.At last                C.At most                     D.At first

A.surprised               B.impolite             C.pleased                      D.impatient

A.damaged               B.destroyed           C.broke                        D.ruined

A.scold                    B.help                   C.beat                          D.save

A.money                  B.lunch                 C.coffee                       D.change

A.two                      B.three                  C.four                          D.five

A.smoothly                     B.fairly                 C.simply                      D.conveniently

A.turn in                  B.count out            C.take over                   D.add up

A.discouraged           B.disturbed            C.disappointed              D.distrusted

A.thought                 B.stated                 C.announced                 D.suggested

A.imagining             B.preparing           C.examining                 D.describing

 

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   1a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  2I had never worked at the bar before.I   3

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“   4,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___5money.Please,Mom,don’t

6me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     7was a bad one,but I      8.

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   9.Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   10,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   11.I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    12a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   13me,and she also showed me how to make   14.If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over   15quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   16after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   17the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   18when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   19that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   20the restaurant I would open one day.

1.A.to              B.for           C.after             D.over

2.A.because         B.though            C.until             D.while

3.A.promised            B.noticed           C.worried           D.hoped

4.A.Therefore       B.However       C.Besides           D.Yet

5.A.of              B.on                C.about             D.with

6.A.blame           B.fool          C.frighten          D.make

7.A.idea                B.bar           C.day               D.answer

8.A.guessed         B.obeyed            C.begged                D.admitted

9.A.angry           B.sad           C.wrong             D.ashamed

10.A.At least           B.At last           C.At most           D.At first

11.A.surprised          B.impolite      C.pleased               D.impatient

12.A.damaged            B.destroyed     C.broke             D.ruined

13.A.scold          B.help          C.beat              D.save

14.A.money          B.lunch         C.coffee                D.change

15.A.two                B.three         C.four              D.five

16.A.smoothly           B.fairly            C.simply                D.conveniently

17.A.turn in            B.count out     C.take over         D.add up

18.A.discouraged        B.disturbed     C.disappointed      D.distrusted

19.A.thought            B.stated            C.announced         D.suggested

20.A.imagining      B.preparing     C.examining         D.describing

 

完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was young,my parents ran a snack bar in our small town.

One evening in early April,my mother told me to fill in at the snack bar   36   a worker who had the flu.I told her I would mess it up,  37  I had never worked at the bar before.I   38  

that instead of making money,I would end up owing it.

“You can do it,”said my mother.“   39   ,you won’t get much business until lunch.”

“But I’ll never remember the orders,and I’m no good ___40_ money.Please,Mom,don’t

    41   me.”

“Then I’ll help you,”she said.

I shrugged my shoulders.I thought my mother’s     42     was a bad one,but I      43     .

When I got to the bar the next day,I found my mother was   44   .Because the weather that day was rainy and cold,people wanted hot snacks and drinks.   45   ,I was really slow at taking the orders and making change.The line of people grew,and everybody seemed   46   .I was so nervous that my hands shook,and I    47   a cup into pieces.What a mess!Then my mother came to   48   me,and she also showed me how to make   49   .If someone gave me $5 for something that cost $3.25,I handed over   50   quarters and a dollar and said,“75 cents makes four dollars,plus one dollar makes five.”Things went more   51   after that.

By the end of the day,I could remember orders,   52   the bill,and make change quickly with a smile.I was even a little   53   when the sun came out and dried up business.My mother said she was proud of me,and when she   54   that I work at the snack bar again next year,I did not even shrug.I was too busy   55   the restaurant I would open one day.

36.A.to                        B.for                     C.after                         D.over

37.A.because                B.though               C.until                         D.while

38.A.promised                     B.noticed               C.worried                     D.hoped

39.A.Therefore             B.However            C.Besides                     D.Yet

40.A.of                        B.on                            C.about                        D.with

41.A.blame                   B.fool                   C.frighten                     D.make

42.A.idea                            B.bar                    C.day                           D.answer

43.A.guessed                B.obeyed               C.begged                      D.admitted

44.A.angry                   B.sad                    C.wrong                       D.ashamed

45.A.At least                B.At last                C.At most                     D.At first

46.A.surprised                     B.impolite             C.pleased                      D.impatient

47.A.damaged               B.destroyed           C.broke                        D.ruined

48.A.scold                    B.help                   C.beat                          D.save

49.A.money                  B.lunch                 C.coffee                       D.change

50.A.two                      B.three                  C.four                          D.five

51.A.smoothly                     B.fairly                 C.simply                      D.conveniently

52.A.turn in                  B.count out            C.take over                   D.add up

53.A.discouraged          B.disturbed            C.disappointed              D.distrusted

54.A.thought                B.stated                 C.announced                 D.suggested

55.A.imagining             B.preparing           C.examining                 D.describing