【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 n the candle at both ends36．— What are people supposed to do when they meet for the first time in the US?— ________A．They’re supposed to kiss each other. B．They’re supposed to bow.C．They’re expected to shake hands. D．They’re expected to hug.37．I39。m tired out.How can you be manager and accountant at one time? .A．The early bird catches the wormB．Don39。t put all your eggs in one basketC．Actions speak louder than wordsD．Don39。t burn the candle at both ends38．I promise I will work harder next term, Miss Li.Well, just as the saying goes, “______.” I do hope that you will act at once.A．It never rains but pours B．Many hands make light workC．Actions speak louder than words D．A friend in need is a friend indeed39．“______”means that you have to do something before others in order to be successful.A．A miss is as good as a mile B．A friend in need is a friend indeedC．The early bird catches the worm D．When in Rome, do as the Romans do40．—It39。s exciting that Chinese women39。s volleyball team won the World Cup.—Well, teamwork is important. As we know，___________.A．a(chǎn) good beginning is half done B．one tree can39。t make a forestC．a(chǎn)ctions speak louder than words D．every coin has two sides【參考答案】一、選擇題1．A解析：A【詳解】句意：——最近空氣污染有所好轉(zhuǎn)嗎？——沒有。禍不單行，附近河流的水質(zhì)越來越差。你能找出原因嗎？考查諺語。It never rains but it pours禍不單行；A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，謬以千里；The early bird catches the worm捷足先登/早起的鳥兒有蟲吃；Burn the candle at both ends過分耗費(fèi)；不顧身體過度勞累（尤指日夜都有活動）。根據(jù)答句“No…water in the rivers nearby is being worse and worse”可知，空氣污染沒有好轉(zhuǎn)，河流的水質(zhì)越來越差，壞事不止一件，用“禍不單行”來表述。故選A。2．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——我試圖找到這個問題的答案，但失敗了。 ——為什么不和湯姆討論呢？你看，兩人智慧勝一人?？疾榱?xí)語。Great minds think alike英雄所見略同；Two heads are better than one兩人智慧勝一人；A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush雙鳥在林不如一鳥在手；It’s better to think twice before doing something做事前最好三思而后行。根據(jù)“Why not discuss with Tom?”可知，此處應(yīng)該說：兩人智慧勝一人。故選B。3．B解析：B【解析】試題分析：句意：――你覺得這部新影片怎樣？――老實(shí)說，我不喜歡結(jié)尾。 of a sudden突然，猛地；B. To be honest 老實(shí)說，說實(shí)在的； all 畢竟； this way這樣。根據(jù)語境可以推測出本題選B?！究键c(diǎn)定位】 考查交際用語。4．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——快點(diǎn)，我們必須第一個采訪到這個明星?！?dāng)然，早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。本題考查諺語的用法。根據(jù)題意說話者一方在催促早去采訪，另一方表示同意，“B：早起的鳥兒有蟲吃”與題意正好相符。A：金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩；B：東好西好，還是家里最好；C：眾人拾柴火焰高 ；D：不要把雞蛋放在一個籃子里/不要孤注一擲。故選B。5．B解析：B【詳解】句意：我爸爸從不說他擅長做飯，但是事實(shí)上，他擅長。他總是給我們做好吃的飯，也就是說事實(shí)勝于雄辯?？疾橹V語。no pain, no gain沒有付出，就沒有收獲；actions speak louder than words事實(shí)勝于雄辯；practice makes perfect熟能生巧；a friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情。根據(jù)“He always cooks delicious meals for us”可知擅長，但是不說自己擅長，而是總是那么做。與“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”表達(dá)意思相近。故選B。6．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——我花了十年的時間才建立起自己的事業(yè)，這幾乎要了我的命?！自捳f得好，一分耕耘一分收獲。考查常識。there is no smoke without fire無風(fēng)不起浪；practice makes perfect熟能生巧；all roads lead to Rome條條大道通羅馬；no pains, no gains一分耕耘一分收獲。根據(jù)“It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me”可知，有了之前的辛苦，才會有之后的收獲，故選D。7．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——媽媽，我保證下周我會更加努力工作?！玫?，嗯，就像俗話說的，“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”。我真希望你馬上行動?！疾橹V語。A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情；Many hands make light work人多力量大；The grass is greener on the other side這山望著那山高；Actions speak louder than words事實(shí)勝于雄辯。根據(jù)“I do hope that you’ll act right away.”可知，媽媽希望不要光說，要立刻行動起來，也就是“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”，故選D。8．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——我表弟差點(diǎn)被選為主席。很遺憾，一個小小的錯誤使他失去了這個大好機(jī)會。——失之毫厘，謬以千里?？疾橹V語。Every dog has its day人人皆有得意時；A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，謬以千里；Never say bad words about others behind永遠(yuǎn)不要背后說別人的壞話；No pains, no gains一分耕耘，一分收獲。根據(jù)“a small mistake cost him the great chance”可知ACD三項不合語境，故選B。9．A解析：A【解析】試題分析：句意：――永遠(yuǎn)不要放棄。如果你每天堅持練習(xí)講英語。你會取得很大的進(jìn)步的。――謝謝你的鼓勵。我知道熟能生巧。A. practice makes perfect熟能生巧；B. it never rains but it pours禍不單行；C. many hands make light work眾人拾柴火焰高；D. the grass is always greener on the other side鄰家芳草綠, 他鄉(xiāng)月更圓。天天堅持練習(xí)，熟悉了就進(jìn)步了。故選A?！究键c(diǎn)定位】 考查英語諺語。10．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——如果我們都自愿幫忙的話，晚會結(jié)束后清理應(yīng)該不會花很長時間?！獩]錯。人多好辦事?？疾榱?xí)語。Don’t burn the candle at both ends不要兩頭都點(diǎn)蠟燭；No pain, no gain一分耕耘，一分收獲；Don’t put all your eggs in one basket不要把所有的雞蛋放在一個籃子里；Many hands make light work人多好辦事。根據(jù)“It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help”，可知人多好辦事，前面三項不合語境，故選D。11．D解析：D【詳解】試題分析：句意：――中國已經(jīng)開始教游客到國外旅游的