【文章內容簡介】 put all your eggs in one basket36．—Look at this mess! How much time do you think we need to clear it up?—It is a big job, but _________. Let’s all get started now.A．many hands make light work B．a friend in need is a friend indeedC．the early bird catches the worm D．actions speak louder than words37．—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me. —Well, you know what they say, ________.A．there is no smoke without fire B．practice makes perfectC．all roads lead to Rome D．no pains, no gains38．—I promise I will work harder next week, Mum.—Well, just as the saying goes, “________ .” I do hope that you’ll act right away.A．A friend in need is a friend indeed B．Many hands make light workC．The grass is greener on the other side D．Actions speak louder than words39．It’s clear that _________. I am crazy about cakes and biscuits and could happily finish off a bar(塊) of chocolate in minutes.A．where there is a will, there is a way B．I have a sweet toothC．every dog has its day D．every coin has two sides40．— 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.【參考答案】一、選擇題1．C解析：C【詳解】句意：——我的英語考試只差了一分就及格了?！孢z憾！失之毫厘，差之千里?？疾榱曊Z和情景交際。Better late than never遲做比不做好；Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，差之千里；Many hands make light work眾人拾柴火焰高。根據“I failed to achieve the pass mark by only one point in my English exam.”可知，此處表示一分之差的遺憾，故選C。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?？疾榱曊Z。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“Why not discuss with Tom?”可知，此處應該說：兩人智慧勝一人。故選B。3．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——好消息！中國女子足球隊在贏得韓國冠軍后進入2020年東京奧運會。 ——正如俗話所說，“有志者事竟成。”只要我們繼續(xù)努力，我們什么都能做。考查俗語。Burn the candle at both ends不要過度操勞；A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，差之千里；A friend in need is a friend indeed患難見真情；Where there is a will, there is a way有志者事竟成。根據“We can do anything if we keep working hard”可知，此處指有志者事竟成。故選D。4．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每一個人都有走運的時候；Don’t pull all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲。根據“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。5．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——上周末志愿者們盡他們最大的努力打掃公園?！娙耸安窕鹧娓摺Ｃ總€人都可以為保護環(huán)境做出努力?？疾榱曊Z。Practice makes perfect熟能生巧；Many hands make light work眾人拾柴火焰高，人多力量大；East, west, home is best金窩銀窩，不如家里的草窩；Burn the candle at both ends一只蠟燭兩頭燒，比喻過分消耗精力，勞累過度。根據“Volunteers tried their best to clean the park last weekend.”和“And everyone c an make an effort to protect the environment.”可知，空處是指人多力量大。故選B。6．A解析：A【詳解】句意：——最近空氣污染有所好轉嗎？——沒有。禍不單行，附近河流的水質越來越差。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；不顧身體過度勞累（尤指日夜都有活動）。根據答句“No…water in the rivers nearby is being worse and worse”可知，空氣污染沒有好轉，河流的水質越來越差，壞事不止一件，用“禍不單行”來表述。故選A。7．A解析：A【詳解】句意：一分耕耘，一份收獲。我表弟經過多年的努力終于實現了他的夢想。考查俗語。No pain, no gain一分耕耘，一分收獲；Burn the candle at both ends一根蠟燭兩頭燒；Actions speak louder than words事實勝于雄辯；Many hands make light work眾人拾柴火焰高。根據“My cousin has realized his dream after years of hard work”可知，表弟經過努力實現了夢想，空處應填“一分耕耘，一分收獲”。故選A。8．D解析：D【詳解】句意：——爸爸從來不說他擅長做飯，但事實上他很擅長?！堑摹Ｋ偸菫槲覀冏雒牢兜娘埐?，那就是事實勝于雄辯。考查習語。the early bird catches the worm早起的的鳥兒有蟲吃；many hands make light work眾人拾柴火焰高；burn the candle at both ends過度耗費精力；actions speak louder than words事實勝于雄辯。根據語境可知，爸爸從來不說他擅長做飯，但是事實上他擅長。他總是為我們做美味的飯菜，判斷這就是事實勝于雄辯。故選D。9．C解析：C【詳解】句意：“早起的鳥兒有蟲吃?！钡囊馑际悄阋氤晒Γ筒坏貌槐葎e人早做好準備。考查常識和習語。A miss is as good as a mile失之毫厘，謬之千里；A friend in need is a friend indeed患難朋友才是真朋友；The early bird catches the worm早起的鳥兒有蟲吃；When in Rome, do as the Romans do入鄉(xiāng)隨俗。根據分析，C符合題意，故選C。10．D解析：D