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the candle at both ends35.— 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.36.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 indeed37.—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 side38.Lisa, don’t do many things at one time, or you’ll be tired out. You can’t .A.burn the candle at both ends B.provide for a rainy dayC.put all your eggs in one basket D.do as Romans do when in Rome39.—How is everything going? _________.A.Everything is finished B.Nothing has been doneC.Not so bad, you know D.Not doing wrong, you see40.Here we are in India. So why not try on the saris, dear?A.When in Rome, do as the Romans do. B.No pain, no gain.C.You’ re never too old to learn. D.Practice makes perfect.【參考答案】一、選擇題1.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??疾榱?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行勝于言。根據(jù)“It is a big job, but…Let’s all get started now.”可知,此處強(qiáng)調(diào)團(tuán)隊(duì)的力量,故選A。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。考查習(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.C解析:C【解析】試題分析:A. All rivers run into sea海納百川;B. Every day is not Sunday好景不常在;C. Better late than never遲做勝過不做; D. Practice makes perfect熟能生巧;句意:如果我從現(xiàn)在開始努力學(xué)習(xí),我能學(xué)好嗎?當(dāng)然,總比不做要強(qiáng)。故選C??键c(diǎn):考查諺語的用法。4.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。5.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。6.A解析:A【詳解】句意:——在這件事上你需要我的建議嗎?——當(dāng)然,我洗耳恭聽。考查常識(shí)和習(xí)語。I’m all ears我洗耳恭聽;I’m all eye我全神貫注;it’s under my nose在我鼻子底下;it’s not my tea這不是我的茶。根據(jù)上文“Of course”,可知想聽從對(duì)方建議;I’m all ears符合語境,故選A。7.C解析:C【詳解】句意:請(qǐng)看下面有關(guān)環(huán)境的文字。用什么樣的方式組織這段文字?【我們的環(huán)境越來越糟。天空不像以前那么藍(lán)了。水不再干凈了。天氣經(jīng)常變化。我們有更多的壞天氣】??疾槌WR(shí)。Time ;Space 。General to ; Specific to 。給出的段落是總分結(jié)構(gòu),綜述環(huán)境變差,再具體展開各個(gè)表現(xiàn),故選C。8.D解析:D【詳解】句意:——Ben,你需要面對(duì)恐懼,克服恐懼?!鞘菍?duì)的。有志者事竟成??疾槌WR(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(duì)方的觀點(diǎn),有志者才會(huì)事竟成,故選D。9.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禮節(jié)了。――很有必要。 respect贏得尊重;B. take you far伴你遠(yuǎn)行; go out of style永不過時(shí);, B and C以上三個(gè)答案都對(duì)。根據(jù)句意,正確選D?!究键c(diǎn)定位】 考查日常交際用語。10.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€(gè)人都可以為保護(hù)環(huán)境做出努力??疾榱?xí)語。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(jù)“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。11.B解析:B【詳解】句意:——臺(tái)州所有的人需要共同工作來使我們的城市變得更美?!蔷褪?,眾人拾柴火焰高,大家共同努力