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【題目】Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy life.

Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog-tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.

Still, people say every dog has its day. This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.

Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other. For example, a woman might get angry at her husband for forgetting their wedding anniversary (周年紀念). She might tell him that he is in the doghouse and treats him badly. However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.

Dog expressions also are used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.

【1】The underlined expression “work like a dog” in Paragraph 2 means _______.

A. be hard-working B. have an unhappy life

C. compete for the same things D. become successful

【2】If a man comes home late, his wife might say angrily, “______________”.

A. it will rain cats and dogs B. every dog has its day

C. you lead a dog’s life D. you are in the doghouse

【3】“Leave things untouched” has the same meaning as “____________”.

A. become a sick dog B. teach an old dog new tricks\

C. let sleeping dogs lie D. make people dog-tired

【4】What does the text mainly talk about?

A. Expressions in American culture. B. Some expressions with the word dog.

C. A good way to learn English well. D. Dogs’ influence on American culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】本文主要介紹美國人使用許多帶有dog的表達方式。本文淺顯易懂，各個小題都能在文中找到適當依據(jù)。只要認真閱讀短文，注意前后聯(lián)系，就能順利完成閱讀。文章所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，做題關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查小題和原文的異同。

【1】A 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章第二段，They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard.可知，work like a dog意味著他們要非常非常努力地工作。選A。

【2】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other.夫妻之間彼此生氣的時候會用到doghouse一詞。be in the doghouse with sb. 在這里是“使人討厭”的意思。

【3】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段However, the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems. He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie.可知，丈夫可能會決定最好還是順其自然，不要再制造更多矛盾。let sleeping dogs lie字面意思是別惹睡著的狗，引申義為：不要自找麻煩。

【4】B主旨大意題。這篇文章主要介紹了美國人使用許多帶有dog的俚語和俗語。選B。