【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 tive speakers can get confused when someone uses a phrase that they39。ve never heard of.With that in mind, here are five mon English idioms that you can use in a variety of Situations.⒈Get your act together (Meaning: you need to improve your behaviour/work) This might be something your teacher says to you if you score badly in an exam or if you misbehave in class. You can also use it to talk about people in general. For example, if your friend is being mean or nasty for no reason, then you can tell them that they need to get their act together.⒉Pull yourself together (Meaning: calm down) This is a somewhat impolite way of telling someone that they are overreacting and that they need to relax. Only use this if you think the person you are speaking to is getting upset over something insignificant. If your friend tells you that their close relative has died, it is NOT the time to tell them to pull themselves together.⒊I39。m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。m sick) Yes, it39。s longer and more difficult to say than 39。I39。m sick39。, but if your English teacher asks you why you haven39。t done your homework, he or she is more likely to forgive you if you say that you were feeling under the weather. You may not have done your English homework, but your teacher might be impressed that you know how to make eloquent excuses in a foreign language.⒋It39。s a piece of cake (Meaning: it39。s easy) I don39。t know why this means what it does, but sometimes you just have to accept that English people use weird phrases.⒌Break a leg (Meaning: good luck!) This is perhaps one of the most confusing yet wellknown English idioms. If someone says this to you, do not take offence or think they are threatening you。 they are just wishing you luck. It is most often used for people wishing success to actors and actresses before they perform on the stage, but it can be said in other situations, too. All in all, learning a new language can be challenging. It39。s definitely not a piece of cake, especially when there are so many confusing idioms. However, with enough hard work and interest, you will succeed in no time. Break a leg!（1）Which idiom is proper for you to say to your worried classmate who is to take part in the 800metre race at the school sports meet? your act together. yourself together. a leg.39。s a piece of cake.（2）How should you respond when you hear your deskmate say, I am feeling under the weather. A.What39。s wrong with you?B.Don39。t worry. Let39。s call 120.C.Get up and finish your homework.D.Why don39。t you take an umbrella with you?（3）According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about idioms? sometimes make no sense at all. speakers have trouble understanding idioms sometimes. are the hardest part of learning a language. can guess the meaning of an idiom from the words in it.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，習(xí)語是學(xué)習(xí)語言最困難的部分之一，作者列舉了五個(gè)常見習(xí)語的用法。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)It39。s a piece of cake (Meaning: it39。s easy)意思是很容易，可知可以表達(dá)你對(duì)即將參加800米比賽的同學(xué)的擔(dān)憂，故選D。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)I39。m feeling under the weather (Meaning: I39。m sick)可知，當(dāng)你聽到你的同桌說“我感覺不舒服”時(shí)，你該怎樣回答。故選A。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They are like puzzles and even native speakers can get confused when someone uses a phrase that they39。ve never heard of.”它們就像謎題一樣，當(dāng)有人使用他們從未聽說過的短語時(shí)，甚至以英語為母語的人也會(huì)感到困惑?？芍xB。 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個(gè)題型的考查，是一篇教育類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀理解 The arts, especially music, should be part of every school39。s lessons at every grade level. Students would be much smarter if they had some musical experience. They could improve their classroom skills, like paying attention and following directions. People develop all these skills when they learn music. Making music also lets children use their imagination. It provides students with a chance to try out their own ideas. Music not only makes children better students, but also gives them something positive to do. In a music program, children can be part of a band instead of joining a gang(團(tuán)伙). Parents can enjoy listening to their children39。s music instead of seeing them glued to a puter or TV screen. In a school band, students get to be part of a team. They can get along well with old friends and make new friends through music. Music builds selfconfidence, too. It gives children a sense of achievement and success. Making music is something for them to be proud of, and it lets kids practice performing in front of an audience. Music gives children an opportunity for selfexpression, and that helps develop their selfconfidence. Once again, music is important because it can make children better students, give them something positive to do, and build their character. That is why music should be offered in every single grade in every school.（1）According to the passage, music could make students smarter by _______________. their classroom skills and paying attention their classroom skills and imagination their attention, direction and imagination music, making music and trying out their own ideas（2）What does the underlined phrase glued to in the second paragraph mean? to turn on looking to leave playing（3）The third paragraph mainly tells us that music could _______________. children selfexpression and selfconfidence to children achievement and success children something to be proud of children39。s selfconfidence（4）What39。s the best title of this passage? is a must as a course at school. builds children39。s selfconfidence. makes students much smarter. music and making music.【答案】 （1）B（2）C（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文介紹了音樂在學(xué)生的成長過程中不容忽視的作用，應(yīng)該被列為學(xué)校里的一門必修課程．音樂不但能夠提高學(xué)生們的注意力和服從指揮的能力，而且也能讓學(xué)生發(fā)揮想象力，培養(yǎng)他們的創(chuàng)造能力。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“They could improve their classroom skills”和“Making music also lets children use their imagination”可知，音樂通過提高學(xué)生的課堂技能和發(fā)揮他們的想象力，使其更加聰明。故選B。 （2）考查詞義猜測。根據(jù)第二段中的“Parents can enjoy listening to their children39。s