【正文】 grass is always greener on the other side31．—I promise I will work harder this term, Miss Li.—Well, just as the saying goes, “________”. I do hope that you will act soon.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 indeed32．— 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.33．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 indeed34．—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 side35．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 Rome36．（2016湖北咸寧中考）——It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help.——That’s right. _________________________.A．Many hands make light work. B．Something is better than nothing.C．The sooner begun, the sooner done. D．Practice makes perfect.37．“______”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 do38．—Steve, I hear that Peter has won another championship.—It’s not surprising. _____________. He practises hardest in the team.A．Every dog has its dayB．No pain, no gainC．Many hands make light workD．Actions speak louder than words39．一I can’t believe you have finished the work.一 My friends helped me out. Just as the saying goes,”__________.”A．Practice makes perfectB．Put all your eggs in one basketC．Burn the candle at both endsD．Many hands make light work40．___________ means If lots of people share the work, it will make a job easier to plete.A．Burn the candle at both ends. B．Every dog has its day.C．Many hands make light work. D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.【參考答案】一、選擇題1．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——你知道嗎？Susan贏得了三等獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。 一分耕耘，一分收獲?？疾橹V語(yǔ)。根據(jù)后文“She devotes so much time to her study.”可知付出才有收獲，故選B。 ——為什么不和湯姆討論呢？你看，兩人智慧勝一人。Great minds think alike英雄所見(jiàn)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。故選B?！玫?，嗯，就像俗話說(shuō)的，“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”?！疾橹V語(yǔ)。根據(jù)“I do hope that you’ll act right away.”可知，媽媽希望不要光說(shuō)，要立刻行動(dòng)起來(lái)，也就是“事實(shí)勝于雄辯”，故選D。我非常喜歡蛋糕和餅干，能在幾分鐘內(nèi)吃完一塊巧克力。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。5．A解析：A【詳解】句意：他老是告訴他的主管如何經(jīng)營(yíng)企業(yè)，簡(jiǎn)直是“班門弄斧”。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。由此可知此處使用習(xí)語(yǔ)“班門弄斧”符合語(yǔ)境。6．B解析：B【詳解】句意：——現(xiàn)在有些人認(rèn)為外出時(shí)沒(méi)有必要戴口罩。預(yù)防勝于治療。Many hands make light work人多力量大；Prevention is better than cure預(yù)防勝于治療；Actions speak louder than words 事實(shí)勝于雄辯；Don’t put all your eggs in one basket不要孤注一擲。故選B。我得下班去參加一個(gè)重要的晚宴。今天就到這兒吧。It couldn’t be better那再好不過(guò)了；You really have me there你真地說(shuō)服我了； Take your time慢慢來(lái)；Let’s call it a day今天就到這兒吧。故選D。——那是對(duì)的?？疾槌ＷR(shí)。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。——當(dāng)然，早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。根據(jù)題意說(shuō)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。故選B?，F(xiàn)在讓我們開始吧。many hands make light work人多力量大；a friend in need is a friend indeed患難見(jiàn)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。11．A解析：A【解析】試題分析：句意：――永遠(yuǎn)不