Question

Today we will talk about expressions that use vegetables and fruits. For example, a cucumber is a long, green vegetable that people often eat in salads. You might say a person is as cool as a cucumber(黃瓜) if he never seems to worry about anything and stays calm in a stressful situation.

If two people are very similar, you might say they are like two peas in a pod. There are several expressions about beans. If someone is very energetic, you might say she is full of beans. If you say something does not amount to a hill of beans, you mean it is of little importance. I might say you don't know beans about a subject if you do not know anything at all about it. But if you spill the beans, you tell something that was supposed to be a secret.

Potatoes are a popular food in many areas. But something is considered small potatoes if it is not important. You probably would not want to hold a hot potato in your bare hands. This also means a problem or issue that no one wants to deal with. Someone might call you a couch potato if you sit and watch television all day and get little or no physical exercise.

Farmers have to separate the valuable parts of their crops from the waste. So separating the wheat from the chaff means keeping what is valuable and rejecting(去除) what is worthless.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面方框中選出恰當(dāng)?shù)亩陶Z或句子完成第l至第5五個小題，使句子通順、意思完整，并將其標(biāo)號填入題前括號內(nèi)。每個短語或句子限用一次。

A. as cool as a cucumber B. like two peas in a pod C. don't know beans about a subject D. hold a hot potato in your bare hands E. separating the wheat from the chaff

1.I have explained this question many times, but it seems that you_________.

2.No matter what they show you, you should be ________. Thus you can benefit from them.

3.Li Ling and Li Hua wear the same clothes and have the same hobbies and looks. They seem _______, many students say they are twins by mistake.

4.It’s quite a terrible task. Why do you ________? I hope you can give it up.

5.If you can learn more knowledge, you can be ______ when you meet difficult problems.

CEBDA

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.E

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文的作者想要告訴我們俗語，一些水果和蔬菜可以代表人的表情，態(tài)度，所以我們要學(xué)會觀察處理好事情。

1.I might say you don't know beans about a subject if you do not know anything at all about it..可知，我已經(jīng)解釋很多次了，那說明聽的人不知道情況或沒理解。故選C。

2.】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。句意：無論他們向你展示什么，你都應(yīng)該如何做（取其精華，去其糟粕），才能從他們那里受益。故選E。

3.句意，玲玲和李華有很多相似的地方。like two peas in a pod一模一樣，相似，又根據(jù)短文If two people are very similar, you might say they are like two peas in a pod.可知，故選B。

4.a hot potato燙手山芋，從題目中a terrible task和 I hope you can give it up.可知，故選D。

5.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中最后一句可知其意思：遇到困難，麻煩要保持冷靜，as cool as a cucumber保持冷靜，鎮(zhèn)定。故應(yīng)該選A。

考點：教育類短文閱讀。