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14．[1]Every language has its own special words and expressions．And a story can be told  about each of them．Hot is a simple，easily understood word．So are most of the expressions  made with the word hot．But not always，as we shall see．
[2]The words hot potato，for example，give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expres． sion，hot potato．The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes．Imagine trying  to carry a hot potato in your hand．It would be difficult，even painful，to do SO．Some publicly argued  problems are highly emotional．The problems must be treated carefully，or they will be difficult and  painful if an elected official has to deal with them．One such hot potato is    taxes．Calling for higher  taxes can mean defeat for a politician．And yet，if taxes are not raised，some very popular governmentprog    rams could be cut．And that also Can make a politician very unpopular．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．   
[3]Another expression is not SO hot．If you ask someone how she feels，she may answer"not so hot．"What she means is she does not feel well．Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something．You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot．That means   
[4]A hot shot is a person，often a young person，who thinks he can do anything．He is verysure he can succeed．But often he fails．The expression was born in the military forces．A hotshot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully．  
[5]Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger．A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead．An angry person'S neck often becomes red．We say he is hot under the collar．
76．What is the text mainly about？（within 8 words）The expressions of"hot"．
77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence．（within 8 words）you don't consider it a success．
78．Which sentence in the text i s the closest in meaning to the following one？
  As you would deal with other dicult problems，you must be careful with these ones．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．
79．List three situations where"hot"expressions can be used according to the text．（within 30  words）
  ①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle．
  ②when you do not really like something．
  ③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily．
80．Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese．這些問題必須認真對待，否則，當選官員處理起來會很棘手．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要講述了幾個和hot有關(guān)的短語，并舉例說明了這些短語的用法．

解答 76．The expressions of"hot"．
77．you don't consider it a success/you don't like（enjoy） it．
78．The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．
79．①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle．
②when you do not really like something．
③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily．
80．這些問題必須認真對待，否則，當選官員處理起來會很棘手．
解析：
76．答案The expressions of"hot"．主旨大意題．本文主要講述了幾個和hot有關(guān)的短語，并舉例說明了這些短語的用法．
77．答案you don't consider it a success/you don't like（enjoy） it．推理題．根據(jù)上一行Notso hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something．說明該短語是指不很喜歡某個東西，如果對方說昨天晚上的戲劇Not so hot說明他不喜歡這個戲�。�
78．答案The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．細節(jié)題．根據(jù)第二段最后一句The questions must be dealt with carefully，the same way you would handle any other hot potato．hot potato相當于difficult problem難題．
79．答案①when you mean something difficult and painful to handle
②when you do not really like something
③when you mean a person who becomes angry easily
細節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章theywill be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them．和Not so hotalso is a way of saying you do not really like something
以及A person whobecomes angry easily is called a hothead．
80．答案：這些問題必須認真對待，否則，當選官員處理起來會很棘手．考查英譯漢．本題的根據(jù)在于句子的dealwith處理，以及句子結(jié)構(gòu)要理清楚．

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