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(黄瓜) 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.

根据材料内容，从下面方框中选出恰当的短语或句子完成第l至第5五个小题，使句子通顺、意思完整，并将其标号填入题前括号内。每个短语或句子限用一次。

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.C

2.E

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文的作者想要告诉我们俗语，一些水果和蔬菜可以代表人的表情，态度，所以我们要学会观察处理好事情。

1.I might say you don't know beans about a subject if you do not know anything at all about it..可知，我已经解释很多次了，那说明听的人不知道情况或没理解。故选C。

2.】细节理解题。句意：无论他们向你展示什么，你都应该如何做（取其精华，去其糟粕），才能从他们那里受益。故选E。

3.句意，玲玲和李华有很多相似的地方。like two peas in a pod一模一样，相似，又根据短文If two people are very similar, you might say they are like two peas in a pod.可知，故选B。

4.a hot potato烫手山芋，从题目中a terrible task和 I hope you can give it up.可知，故选D。

5.细节理解题。根据文中最后一句可知其意思：遇到困难，麻烦要保持冷静，as cool as a cucumber保持冷静，镇定。故应该选A。

考点：教育类短文阅读。