Question

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.

Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.

A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.

A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.

    There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?

1.Americans like ________ best as pets.

    A. dogs             B. pigs         C. cats         D. mice

2.The canary is a kind of ________.

    A. dog              B. cat          C. bird         D. fish

3. If you have much money, we can call you ________.

A. a fat cat            B. a happy cat      C. a thin cat       D. a sad cat

4.If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.

    A. he plays cat and mouse with someone

    B. he looks like the cat that ate the canary

    C. he is a lazy cat

    D. he has dragged in something

5.The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.

    A. one              B. two          C. three            D. four

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.D

【解析】【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了美國人在日常表達中所用到的一些與貓有關的短語。

1.細節(jié)理解題。從文章的第一句話可知，貓是美國人最喜愛的寵物。

2.細節(jié)理解題。從Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries.一語可推斷出canary是一種鳥。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.一語可知，美國人稱有錢人為fat cat.

4.推理判斷題。從If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.一語，可判斷出答案為B。

5.主旨大意題。文章講述了四個與貓有關的短語。