Question

People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member. Later they regret because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they didn’t mean to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”

Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is 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 sad experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or the person possibly has a very frightening(可怕的）experience, like having an angry dog running after him. 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. You might say the person “was born with a silver spoon (银勺) in his mouth”. He is the opposite of a person living from “hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

1.The underlined word “regret” may mean _____________.

A. feel sorry    B. feel excited    C. feel proud    D. feel surprised

2.When a man says “I had my heart in my mouth”, usually he means he was _____________.

A. excited    B. afraid    C. surprised    D. happy

3.Tom says that he is living from hand to mouth. He means he is living a(n) _____________life.

A. busy    B. hard    C. easy    D. rich

4.Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?

A. Different Uses of Mouth    B. People and Their Mouths

C. Expressions about Mouth    D. The Importance of Mouth

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】本文主要介绍了关于“mouth”的许多英语表达方式。

1.A

词义猜测题。根据because it hurts that person’s feelings.可知伤害了别人的感情，应感到抱歉、内疚，故选A。

2.B

词义猜测题。根据Or the person possibly has a very frightening(可怕的）experience, like having an angry dog running after him.可知可怕的经历一直像疯狗一样在追他，故推断他会感到害怕，故选B。

3.B

词义猜测题。根据This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.可知这个人非常贫穷，只有吃饭的钱，故推断他的生活是艰难的，故选B。

4.C

标题归纳题。根据People use their mouths for many things. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word “mouth”.可知本文主要介绍了关于“mouth”的许多英语表达方式。故选C。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，此一次猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据Or the person possibly has a very frightening(可怕的）experience, like having an angry dog running after him.可知可怕的经历一直像疯狗一样在追他，故推断他会感到害怕，故选B。