【正文】 e historic beginnings, take these examples: The Dutch are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. I’m a Dutchman is another monly used expression. This means not being able to believe something. An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For 第 5 頁 高二期中英語 第 I 卷 共 12 頁 第 6 頁 高二期中英語 第 I 卷 共 12 頁 example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess. There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression es from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by the Chinese language. Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions. 56. What is the best title for the passage? A. Confusing English expressions B. Expressions about Dutch C. Strange and ridiculous expressions D. Funny expressions about nationalities 57. We can infer “Dutch courage” probably has ______ meaning. A. positive B. negative C. friendly D. humorous 58. Three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings EXCEPT _____. A. double Dutch B. it’s all Greek to me C. French leave D. Chinese whispers B Inghams Ski amp。每處錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。 注意： 1每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2 只允許修改 10處，多者（從第 11 處起）不計分。 宗旨 了解英美流行文化，激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)英語興趣，豐富學(xué)生課外活動 時間 2021 年 5 月 18 日下午， 2： 005： 30 地點 音樂系禮堂 選手 來自全校學(xué)生，以英語系和音樂系為主 注意： 1詞數(shù) 100 左右； 2 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫； 3 開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。你系將主辦英語歌曲演唱比賽。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（﹨）劃掉。 Fiss, AustriaLes Munuires, FranceWinter Park, the US Winter Park lies in Fraser Valley, high in the Colorado Rockies, with skiing on five mountains known for their endless supplies of Champagne Power snow. The vast ski area suits all abilities and there is more than enough terrain to keep even the best skiers entertained for up to two weeks. Winter Park has two clear gains over other resorts in the Colorado area: firstly it’s the closest major ski area to Denver Airport, and secondly it is great value for money, with good quality, affordable acmodation and lift passes. The town itself is friendly and unspoilt. The local are very hospitable. Relax after a hard day on the slopes with good food and lay back atmosphere at one of the resort’s many restaurants. Activities: Snowmobiling, Sleigh rides, Dog sledding, Snowshoeing, Ice skating, Cinema, Theatre, Snowcat, Horseriding, Swimming Special Offers: Ski Days For Free Prebook your lift pass and ski the following days for free: Pay 10 daysski for 14 days, valid 31 January27 March Pay 7 daysski for 14 days, valid 28 March10 April 59. If you book your ski holidays online, you can _____. A. save ￡ 80 if you go skiing alone B. save ￡ 80 if you ski with your spouse C. ski for 14 days if you pay 7 days D. ski for 14 days if you pay 10 days 60. Where can’t you expect to spend a ski holiday during 20212021 with Inghams? A. Serfaus B. Les Munuires C. The Aosta Valley D. Winter Park 61. What is Winter Park famous for? A. Its convenient location B. Its cheap acmodation C. The enough space for skiing D. The Champagne Power snow 62. The underline word “hospitable” means ______. A. rude B. mean C. convenient D. pleased to wele and entertain guests C South Korea, the country that created the world’s first cloned dog, plans to put duplicated (復(fù)制的 ) dogs to sniff out (聞出 ) drugs and explosives. The Korean Customs Service unveiled last Thursday seven cloned Labrador retrievers(拉布拉多獵狗 ). They are trained near Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul. The dogs were born five to six months ago after being separately cloned from a skilled drug sniffer dog. Officials said using cloned dogs could help reduce costs, due to the difficulties in finding dogs that are qualified for the jobs. The cloning