【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 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．— , could you tell me where to park my car?— Sure. There’s an underground parking lot over there.A．Let it go B．Pardon me C．Excuse me D．On the way38．—I spent the whole night preparing my report.—Don’t stay up too late, or you will be tired out. Remember, .A．it never rains but it poursB．you can’t burn the candle at both endsC．you can’t put all your eggs in one basketD．the grass is always greener on the other side39．— Wu Dajing was the first Chinese man to win an Olympic shorttrack(短道) gold medal. He practiced skating as hard as he could all year round.— .A．Rome was not built in a day B．Many hands make light workC．Actions speak louder than words D．Where there is life, there is hope40．Just as the saying goes, “________.” If you keep practising speaking English, you’ll be better at it.A．Practice makes perfect B．Burn the candle at both endsC．It never rains but it pours D．Many hands make light work【參考答案】一、選擇題1．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——我保證期末考試我會(huì)更加努力?！冒桑袆?dòng)勝于言語。你應(yīng)該馬上行動(dòng)?？疾橹V語和習(xí)語。Many hands make light work人多好辦事；Put all your eggs in one basket把你所有的雞蛋放在一個(gè)籃子里，孤注一擲；The grass is always greener than the other side這山望著那山高；Actions speak louder than words行動(dòng)勝于言語，百說不如一干。根據(jù)下文“You should act right now.”可知此句是“百說不如一干”；故選D。2．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——我試圖找到這個(gè)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．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——我花了十年的時(shí)間才建立起自己的事業(yè)，這幾乎要了我的命。——俗話說得好，一分耕耘一分收獲。考查常識(shí)。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(huì)有之后的收獲，故選D。4．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——媽媽，我保證下周我會(huì)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(dòng)。’考查諺語。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(dòng)起來，也就是“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”，故選D。5．B解析：B【詳解】句意：很明顯我喜歡吃甜食。我非常喜歡蛋糕和餅干，能在幾分鐘內(nèi)吃完一塊巧克力。考查習(xí)語。where there is a will, there is a way有志者，事竟成；I have a sweet tooth我喜歡吃甜食；every dog has its day凡人都有得意日；every coin has two sides凡事有利弊。根據(jù)“I am crazy about cakes and biscuits and could happily finish off a bar(塊) of chocolate in minutes.”可知，我喜歡吃甜食，故選B。6．A解析：A【詳解】句意：他老是告訴他的主管如何經(jīng)營企業(yè)，簡直是“班門弄斧”?？疾榱?xí)語。Teaching his grandmother to suck eggs班門弄斧；Keeping his ear to the ground把耳朵貼在地上；A good beginning makes a bad ending善始者不善終；It’s never too old to learn活到老，學(xué)到老。根據(jù)“He is always telling his director how to run the business...”可知，他老是告訴他的主管如何經(jīng)營企業(yè)。由此可知此處使用習(xí)語“班門弄斧”符合語境。故選A。7．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——Ben，你需要面對恐懼，克服恐懼?！鞘菍Φ摹Ｓ兄菊呤戮钩?。考查常識(shí)。It is easier said than done說起來容易做起來難；Better late than never遲做比不做好；No pain, no gain一分耕耘，一分收獲；Nothing is impossible to a willing heart有志者事竟成。根據(jù)“you need to face fears and get over them”及“That’s right”可知，同意對方的觀點(diǎn)，有志者才會(huì)事竟成，故選D。8．D解析：D【詳解】句意：不要孤注一擲。盡管我知道你對這份工作很有信心，但是再多嘗試一下其他的工作！考查習(xí)語。It never rains but it pours不鳴則已，一鳴驚人；Many hands make light work人多力量大；Every dog has its day每一個(gè)人都有走運(yùn)的時(shí)候；Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲。根據(jù)“Try a few more”可知，此處是“不要孤注一擲，要嘗試一下其他的工作”。故選D。9．A解析：A【詳解】句意：——看看這爛攤子！你覺得我們需要多少時(shí)間才能弄清楚？——這是一項(xiàng)艱巨的工作，但人多力量大?，F(xiàn)在讓我們開始吧?？疾槌ＷR(shí)和習(xí)語。many hands make light work人多力量大；a friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情；the early bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃；actions speak louder than words事實(shí)勝于雄辯。根據(jù)“It is a big job”可知，一項(xiàng)艱巨的工作需要眾人一起完成，所以此空填“人多力量大”符合，故選A。10．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(dòng)）。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