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.How many expressions using the word "mouth" are there in the text?

A.Four. B.Six C.Seven D.Five,

2.The underlined word" regret" may mean________.

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

3.When a man says "I had my heart in my mouth", usually he means he was________.

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

4.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

5.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.B

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文介绍了关于 “嘴”相关的几种英文表达形式。像I really put my foot in my mouth this time（这次我真的说错话了）；You took the words right out of my mouth（你说出了我想要说的）；left a bad taste in my mouth（段让我一想起来就不舒服的经历）；I had my heart in my mouth.（我的心都快跳出来了）；was born with a silver spoon in his mouth（出生在有钱人家）；hand to mouth（勉强糊口）。

1.细节题。文中使用“mouth”的表达方式有：I really put my foot in my mouth this time；You took the words right out of my mouth；left a bad taste in my mouth；I had my heart in my mouth.；was born with a silver spoon（银勺）in his mouth；hand to mouth。共6种；故选B。

2.细节题。feel sorry感到抱歉，后悔；feel excited感到兴奋；feel proud感到自豪，感到骄傲；feel surprised感到惊讶。 根据上文“Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member, （有时，人们会对朋友或家人说些什么）”和下文“because it hurts that person's feelings. Or they tell the person something they didn't mean to tell.（因为这伤害了那个人的感情或者他们告诉那个人一些他们不想告诉的事情。）”可知此句“.Later they regret ”句意是：后来他们会后悔。可知“regret”意思“后悔”，选A。

3.推理判断题。根据第3段最后2句“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."（或者这个人可能有非常可怕的经历，比如有一只愤怒的狗追着他跑。他可能会说：我的心在我嘴里。）可知当一个人说“我的心在我嘴里”，通常他的意思是他害怕。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据第4段第3和4句“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.”可知“hand to mouth”意思是“只能勉强糊口”，可知汤姆说他过着勉强糊口的生活。他是说他过着艰苦的生活。故选B。

5.最佳标题。本文介绍了关于 “嘴”相关的几种英文表达形式。可知本文最佳标题是《关于嘴的表达方式》，故选C。