Question

    Mouth is an important part of our body. When we eat food, talk with others, sing and smile, we use our mouth. Also, when learning English, we can find the word “mouth” in many sentences.

In everyday life, if someone says something bad about us, we can say “Do not bad mouth me” to talk back. Sometimes, if we say bad things that make others feel sad. we can say, “Sorry, I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” We can also use “I am down in the mouth” to tell others our unhappiness. Sometimes when we talk with a friend and we have the same ideas with him, we can say, “You take the words right out of my mouth!” If some people have lots of money because of their rich families, in English, we can say, “They were born with a silver spoon in mouth.” But a person who lives “from hand to mouth” is very poor and only has money to buy some cheapest things in need.

From the above examples, we can see that even the same English word can be used in different situations (情形)to tell others different feelings. English is a great language, isn’t it?

1.The writer tells us that we can find the word “_________”, an important part of our body, in many sentences.

A.nose B.face C.head D.mouth

2.Lily feels_________ because after talking with her friends. she says, “I am down in the mouth.”

A.happy B.relaxed C.sad D.boring

3.When we have the same idea with a friend,  we can say, “_________”.

A.Do not bad mouth me B.I’m from hand to mouth

C.I really put my foot in my mouth D.You take the words right out of my mouth

4.According to the passage, there are_______ examples to show different situations with “mouth”.

A.five B.six C.seven D.eight

5.The writer wants to tell us________.

A.English is a useful language.

B.We can use mouth to do many things.

C.Mouth is an important part of our body.

D.How people use the word “mouth” in different situations.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.D

【解析】

本文介绍了“mouth”这个单词在不同情形下的使用，在不同的情形下传递不同的感觉。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中“we can find the word “mouth” in many sentences”可知，我们可以在许多句子中找到“mouth（嘴）”这个词。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段中“We can also use “I am down in the mouth” to tell others our unhappiness.”可知，使用“I am down in the mouth”代表“不开心”，所以此处莉莉感觉到不开心。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中“Sometimes when we talk with a friend and we have the same ideas with him, we can say, “You take the words right out of my mouth!””可知，当我们和朋友的观点一致时，我们可以使用“You take the words right out of my mouth.”故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据第二段中“do not bad mouth me；I am down in the mouth；Sorry, I really put my foot in my mouth this time.；You take the words right out of my mouth!；They were born with a silver spoon in mouth.；from hand to mouth”可知，文中一共提到了六种不同的例子来表明“mouth”在不同情形下的使用。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。根据最后一段“From the above examples, we can see that even the same English word can be used in different situations (情形)to tell others different feelings.”以及结合文中内容，可知文中列举了单词“mouth”在不同情形下的使用，所以作者是想让我们知道人们在不同的情形下是如何使用单词“mouth”。故选D。