For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer. For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer. He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body. The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organizations will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression“give someone the cold shoulder”probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone instead of speaking to him face to face. You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you. Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.
“Out in the cold”means not getting something that everybody else got. A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise —— he was left out in the cold. And it is not a pleasant place to be.
1.There are expressions related to cold that are mentioned in the passage.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 7
2.When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “ ”.
A. I give him the cold shoulder
B. I think he is a cold-blooded man
C. I think he is a cold fish
D. I’m likely to get cold feet
3.If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say .
A. she is a cold-blooded killer
B. she gets cold feet
C. she is a cold fish
D. she is out in the cold
4.We can use the expression “ ” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy.
A. cold-blooded B. cold shoulder
C. cold feet D. cold-hearted
5.The topic of this passage is about .
A. the relationship between cold and our body
B. some expressions about friendship
C. some expressions connected with cold
D. how cold weather comes into being
When you consider what subject to study in college, chances are 1.you and your parents will think what you can make out of it 2. graduation. You will likely ask the question:“Can I find a well-paid job or find simply a job with a degree in this in the future?”
This consideration also influences students when they come to choose 3. science and humanities(人文学科) at college. People generally believe that the humanities, 4. include literature, history, cultural studies and philosophy, do not prepare students for a specific profession. Science subjects, 5., are considered professional courses that produce scientists, engineers and economists.
“I’ve decided to take finance as 6. college major. My parents and I think this subject will help me get a good job or start a business, ”said Huachen Yueru, 17, 7. science student at Wuxi No. 1 Senior High School.
Even 8. who choose a liberal arts college often pick the humanities that they think will best help them find a job later.
We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of , flew around the table treating customers. She remembered their special tastes, likes and dislikes-all of which she’d learned after only the brief .
At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband paid with a credit card, added her , and we were off.
“Mr Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”
He looked at her as though he didn’t understand. We’ve all seen that universal of confusion.
“What did you give her?” I asked in a whisper, ____ if he had done something unreasonable or made a calculation error.
“Wow, Dad,” our son said, sounding like a 10-year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.”
“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little what I usually give.”
It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our son retelling the story of the waitress, that I realized she had given my family something a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of acknowledging hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I this thoughtful, caring man.
1.A. painting B. smiling C. cooking D. serving
2.A. argument B. discussion C. conversation D. debate
3.A. attend to B. look for C. care about D. find out
4.A. advice B. suggestion C. tip D. prize
5.A. feeling B. look C. attitude D. face
6.A. wondering B. knowing C. saying D. answering
7.A. help B. keep C. drive D. follow
8.A. except B. below C. above D. within
9.A. excellent B. skilled C. generous D. grateful
10.A. rather than B. more than C. less than D. no more than
11.A. respect B. sympathy C. thanks D. satisfactory
12.A. trained B. refused C. left D. married
The Romany are thought _______ from India.
A. to have come B. to come
C. to coming D. to be coming
—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?
—I went to Ning Xia and _______ there for a year, teaching as a volunteer.
A. stayed B. stay
C. had stayed D. am staying
Can you tell me ________ makes the video Gagman Style so popular?
A. what is it that B. how is it that
C. what it is that D. how it is that