Question

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 afraid for saying the wrong thing.

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 has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “ I had my heart 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.

1.When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he is _______.

A. excited            B. scared

C. surprised           D. satisfied

2.Your best friend Tony said what you were going to say, you might say:“_______”

A. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth

B. You really put my foot in my mouth.

C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth

D. You took the words right out of my mouth

3.What does the underlined word “chased” mean in Chinese?

A. 追赶            B. 戏耍           C. 喂食              D. 陪伴

4.A person who lives from “hand to mouth” is very ________.

A. happy            B. healthy          C. poor              D. rich

5.According to the passage, ______ are not so nice.

A. some bad people’s mouths

B. some people using the word “mouth”

C. some expressions about mouth

D. some things people use their mouths to do

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：人们用嘴可以做许多事情，嘴在语言中也有非常丰富的表达方式。本文介绍的是与“嘴”相关的各种英文表达形式，有些是褒义，有些是贬义。

1.“I had my heart in my mouth”（我的心跳到嘴里了）通常他的意思是他感到怎样？A. excited激动；B. scared害怕；C. surprised惊奇；D. satisfied满意。由第四段最后一句： the person has possibly had a very scary experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say, “ I had my heart in my mouth.” 可知经历恐怖事件后，人们可能会说“我的心在我的嗓子里”。故选B。

2.ou really put my foot in my mouth.我真的错了；

C. You really left a bad taste in my mouth和你相处真的不愉快；D. You took the words right out of my mouth你说出了我想要说的话。根据第四段开头的句子：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!”可知，当别人说出了自己想要说的话时，人们说：“You took the words right out of my mouth!”（你掏出了我嘴里的话）故选D。

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4.“hand to mouth”的人非常怎样？A. happy快乐；B. healthy健康；C. poor贫穷；D. rich富裕。由短文最后的句子：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.可知这人很穷，只有购买生活必需品的钱。故选：C。

5.’s mouths一些坏人的嘴；B. some people using the word “mouth”用“嘴”一词的一些人；C. some expressions about mouth与嘴相关的一些表达方式；D. some things people use their mouths to do一些人们用嘴做的事情。根据第一段里的：In the English language, there are many expressions about the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. 可知，一些与嘴相关的表达不是那么好。故选C。

考点：考查文化类短文阅读。