He is a real turtle(海龜).
Someone who always moves very slowly.
She is such a sheep.
A follower; someone who can’t think for him or herself.
He’s being an ostrich(鴕鳥).
Someone who hides his/her head in the sand and refuses to face problems or reality.
He’s a lamb.
A gentle, patient, understanding person. Nice and considerate.
What a crab(蟹) he is!
A grouchy(發(fā)牢騷的) person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.
小題1:In which of the following situations are the people acting like sheep?
A.A teenager tells a small child to stop bothering an animal.
B.A young man is driving fast because all his friends do.
C.Someone runs for monitor of the senior class in the school.
D.People are walking and singing together along the road.
小題2:If a person is like a turtle, which of these is most likely to be a problem to him or her?
A.Keeping the house clean.B.Learning a new language.
C.Getting to school on time.D.Saving money for future use.
小題3:Buddy hates to wake up on Monday morning. He doesn’t speak to his wife or children, and he often shouts at the other drivers on his way to work. Everybody stays out of his way at least until noon time. After that he’s all right. Buddy’s boss says, “ Buddy is a good guy, but on Monday morning, he’s an absolute _________.”
A.crabB.lambC.turtleD.ostrich
小題4:Jerry has not been well for weeks. He knows he has a problem but he is afraid to see a doctor .If he is sick, he doesn’t want to know about it. His wife says, “ Jerry, don’t be a(n) __________. Go to the doctor. She can help you get of your illness.
A.crabB.lambC.sheepD.ostrich

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析:文章大意:人有形形色色,動物也一樣。那動物與人之間有什么共同點嗎?讀了這篇文章看看你是什么類型的動物。
小題1:B 推斷題。根據(jù)Sheep里的a follower(追隨者),B項中此人開車快是因為他的朋友們都這樣,可見他是個追隨者。所以答案選B。
小題2:C 推斷題。 行為類似海龜(turtle)的人總是行動緩慢,那么C、“按時到!笨赡軐λ麃碚f就是個問題。所以C正確。
小題3:A 推理題。根據(jù)描述Buddy在周一的表現(xiàn),討厭早起,易發(fā)脾氣等,根據(jù)What a crab(蟹) he is! A grouchy(發(fā)牢騷的) person; someone who is often angry and in a bad mood.得出答案他是個crab類型的人,所以選擇答案D。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)對Jerry的描述,他害怕看醫(yī)生,說明他refuses to face problems or reality不敢面對困難和現(xiàn)實,這是ostrich的行為。
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