People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”

For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me.” Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”  If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.  In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something.  The other person might protest: “I did not say that.  Do not put words in my mouth.”

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family.  There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person, “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.” This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.  This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.

Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punishment for saying bad things. For example, if a child says things she should not say to her parents, she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.. 

But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough.

61. When will a person probably say“do not bad mouth me”？

A. When he feels down.               B. When he is regretful.

C. When he is spoken ill of.          D. When he gets angry.

【答案】C

【解析】根据第二段第一句if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest（抗议）and say “Do not bad mouth me.”“如果你说一个人的坏话，这个人可能会抗议说不要说我坏话。”

62.What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said?

A. Do not bad mouth me.

B. Stop mouthing off.

C. Do not put words in my mouth.

D. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.

【答案】D

【解析】根据第二段Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”有时人们对家人和朋友说了一些他们后来会后悔的话因为这些话上海了那个人。。。。说话的人就会说“这次我真的说错话了。”

63.If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies that__________.

A. he is badly-off                 B. he is hard-working

C. he has lots of money        D. he has enough to eat

【答案】A

【解析】根据第四段This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.与富人相对的是穷人。

64.By saying“I have been running my mouth long enough”,the speaker means“________”.

A. I have run a long way              B. I have talked too much

C. I have learned a lot           D. I have been a mouthy person

【答案】B

【解析】

65.What is mainly talked about in the text?

A. Expressions about the word“mouth”.         B. Functions of the organ“mouth”.

C. Opinions about“mouthy people”.                D. Meanings of the word“mouth”.

【答案】A

【解析】第一段最后一句是主题句. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word“mouth.”

情景对话（每题1分，共5分）（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.

W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.

M: Oh, yeah, that's great.     1.     .

W: At my friend’s house .Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.

M: So what are you doing back here already?

W:    2.  , and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.

M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there?     3.   .

W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball.   4.. I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

M: Did you go swimming?

W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.

M:     5.  . I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

A: I mean besides lying out in the sun.

B: Where did you stay?

C: How long did you spend there ?

D: It’s too cold for me.

E: It all sounds nice

F: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on,

G:. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.

 

 情景对话(共5小题,每小题1分,满分5分) （请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容,从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.选项中有两个为多余选项

Peter:   1.

Monica: Yes, but not here．2.   I don’t like eating standing up．

Peter: There is another restaurant over there．

Monica: 3.Only the rich can afford to eat there．Besides, 4.   I’m not going into a restaurant that doesn’t have a menu．

Peter: We just passed a café that does snakes．

Monica:   5.

Peter: You’re one of those people that are never satisfied, aren’t you?

A．Shall we have something to eat?

B．Do you come here very often?

C．I don’t like café without tables

D．It is expensive and charges very high prices．

E．Oh, I don’t like the look of it．

F．It serves very good coffee．

G．I can’t see a menu．

 

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

Jane: Oh, that's Mr. Taylor. He is so boring.

Mother: What do you mean?

Jane:    1.   And he's so quick tempered, mum.

Mother:  2.  Are you sure, darling?

Jane: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.

Mother :  3.

Jane: And do you know, he spends all his time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.

Mother : Really?  4.   

Jane: Because he is vain, that's why! And conceited (自负的). He thinks he knows everything.

Mother: Oh, Jane. Be reasonable. I'm sure you're exaggerating (夸张), Mr. Taylor seems such a nice and kind man.

Jane:  5.  He's mean (小气的) and cruel.

Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?

Jane: Because he only gave me two out of ten marks in my history test.

Mother: Oh, now I understand, Jane. I think you'd better get on with your homework.

A. Well, he isn't.

B. And why does he do it ?

C. His lessons send me to sleep.

D. That's doesn't sound like Mr. Taylor at all.

E. Quick tempered? Mr. Taylor ?

F. Yes, he does.

G. He doesn’t like me.

 

情景对话（每题1分，共5分）（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.

W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.

M: Oh, yeah, that's great.           .

W: At my friend’s house .Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.

M: So what are you doing back here already?

W:        , and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.

M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there?          .

W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball.    . I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

M: Did you go swimming?

W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.

M:         . I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

A: I mean besides lying out in the sun.

B: Where did you stay?

C: How long did you spend there ?

D: It’s too cold for me.

E: It all sounds nice

F: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on,

G:. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.