【正文】 irds D．One is never too old to learn17．—Steve, to improve your spoken English, you should speak English as often as possible.—I agree. ______A．It’s a piece of cake. B．Practice makes perfect. C．It serves you right. D．Well done.18．—My sister has entered the best school she likes after years of hard work.—Great! Just as the saying goes, “________”.A．burn the candle at both ends B．practice makes perfectC．the early bird catches the wom D．no pain, no gain19．—All the people of Yancheng should work together to make our hometown more beautiful.—Yes. ________.A．Many hands make light work B．Practice makes perfectC．Burn the candle at both ends D．Don’t put all your eggs in one basket20．In England, if you think that other people are always in a better situation than you, even when they are not, we say “________”.A．the grass is always greener on the other side B．every dog has its dayC．the early bird catches the worm D．a(chǎn)ctions speak louder than words21．—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 words22．—Teamwork is very important in a football match.—I think so. _______.A．The early bird catches the worm B．Every dog has its dayC．One tree can’t make a forest D．Everything es to him who waits23．Which of the following sentences is a fact?A．Beijing is the capital of China. B．The new park looks beautiful.C．Some subjects are difficult. D．I think my pet dog is very cute.24．—It39。s volleyball team won the World Cup.—Well, teamwork is important. As we know，___________.A．a(chǎn) good beginning is half done B．one tree can39。t like the end.A．All of a sudden B．To be honestC．After all D．In this way36．—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(chǎn) friend in need is a friend indeedC．the early bird catches the worm D．a(chǎn)ctions 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．a(chǎn)ll 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．He is always telling his director how to run the business, that’s like “________”.A．Teaching his grandmother to suck eggs B．Keeping his ear to the groundC．A good beginning makes a bad ending D．It’s never too old to learn40．I39。t put all your eggs in one basketC．Actions speak louder than wordsD．Don39。禍不單行，附近河流的水質(zhì)越來越差。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)）。故選A。 ——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。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那再好不過了；You really have me there你真地說服我了； Take your time慢慢來；Let’s call it a day今天就到這兒吧。故選D。很遺憾，一個(gè)小小的錯(cuò)誤使他失去了這個(gè)大好機(jī)會(huì)。考查諺語。根據(jù)“a small mistake cost him the great chance”可知ACD三項(xiàng)不合語境，故選B?！鞘菍Φ?。考查常識。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?！獩]錯(cuò)?？疾榱?xí)語。根據(jù)“It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the party if we all volunteer to help”，可知人多好辦事，前面三項(xiàng)不合語境，故選D。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。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”。8．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。每個(gè)人都可以為保護(hù)環(huán)境做出努力。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。故選B?！覀冊傩⌒囊膊粸檫^。考查常識。根據(jù)“We can’t be too car