Question

【題目】

A commonly B. mentioned C. even D. perform E . simply

Many idioms in English are based on animals.

When children jump around and act silly, for example, their parents may tell them to stop monkeying around. To monkey around means to do things that are not useful or serious, or to 【1】 waste time.

But to spend time playing with their family pets wouldn’t count as monkeying around. Many American families have a pet dog, which makes the children feel happy. But for some reason, which language experts do not know, Americans use “dog” in a phrase that means to feel unwell. If you are as sick as a dog, you are really, really sick and will most likely have to stay home and rest, or 【2】 go and see a doctor.

Apart from dogs, cats are also beloved family members in U.S. households. Sometimes you may hear them 【3】 in Americans’ conversations. “I told you to keep that a secret, but you have just let the cat out of the bag!” You probably have guessed it – that idiom means to reveal a secret or tell facts that were previously unknown.

Dogs and cats don’t always get along, but they appear side by side in a 【4】 used idiom. When it rains heavily, people might say it’s raining cats and dogs outside!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要講了和動物有關的幾個習語。

【1】句意: 胡鬧意味著做無用或不嚴肅的事情，或者只是浪費時間。

根據(jù)“To monkey around means to do things that are not useful or serious” 胡鬧意味著做無用或不嚴肅的事情。可推測胡鬧只不過是浪費時間。simply“只不過，簡單地”。故答案為E。

【2】句意：如果你病得像狗一樣重，你真的病得很重，很可能不得不待在家里休息，甚至去看醫(yī)生。

根據(jù)“……will most likely have to stay home and rest”很可能不得不待在家里。說明病得厲害，可推測出甚至看醫(yī)生。故答案為C。

【3】句意：有時候你可能會在美國人的對話中聽到他們的名字。

根據(jù)前一句“……cats are also beloved family members in U.S. households.”貓也是美國家庭中受歡迎的成員�？赏茰y出美國人在他們的談話中會提及到他們。故答案為B。

【4】句意：狗和貓并不總是相處融洽，但是它們在一個常用的習語中是并排出現(xiàn)的。

根據(jù)“Dogs and cats don’t always get along” 狗和貓并不總是相處融洽。由but做轉(zhuǎn)折，可推出在一個常用的習語中一起出現(xiàn)。commonly“常用地，一般地”。故選A。