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.”

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I made up my mind to drive to South Carolina to meet my friends in my used car. Though I had only been there once  36  and did not know the  37  very well. I was on the  38  after I had made some inquiries (询问).

    At Ashvelle, there was a crossroad where I could go on along the main road or I could take a short cut. The short cut was to  39  several hills and was dangerous ,I hesitated (犹豫)for a little while and then chose the main road, for I wanted to be  40 .

    Something strange happened after I drove a long  41  and found it was not the correct road that I wanted to  42_, but the hilly road I decided to avoid .I realized that it was at the  43  that I had made the  44  mistake. “What shall I do?” I asked myself .If I went back to take that road again,  it would be very late by the time I got to Columbia. Thin it  45 , I decided to go on. “If  46  people can go along this road, why can’t I?” I  47  myself

The short cut, to my surprise ,was not that  48  .In fact, it was only a very peaceful country road,  49  up and down two low  50 .There was  51  traffic. On both sides of the road, you could see trees, wild flowers, and  52  with cows and horses. My fear was  53  with the wind. Listening to the beautiful country music over my car stereo (立体声), I drove on and  54  the scenery which was so quiet and so natural .Even my used car forgot to give me  55 .It was just in this light heartedness that I arrived at my destination. My friends, after they heard what had happened to me, all said it sounded like an adventure.

 

A. before                   B. ago                          C. already                            D. still

A. town                            B. country                    C. friends                                   D. way

A. train                      B. car                           C. highway                          D .phone

A. have                      B. go                           C. ride                                D. cross

A. safe                       B. dangerous                 C. fast                                 D. slow

A. moment                 B. way                         C. road                                D. day

A. come                     B. leave                        C. take                                D. drive

A. crossroad               B. corner                      C. station                             D. beginning

A. direction                B. road                         C. disappointed                    D. interesting

A. about                    B. over                         C. of                                   D. up

A. another                  B. the other                  C. other                               D. others

A. asked                    B. forced                      C. encouraged                      D. told

A. far                        B. safe                         C. dangerous                        D. dirty

A. going                    B. coming                    C. driving                            D. walking

A. lands                     B. cars                         C. farms                              D. hills

A. heavy                    B. little                        C. few                                 D. light

A. farms                    B. trucks                      C. houses                             D. villages

A. together                 B. gone                        C. covered                           D. coming

A. looked                   B. liked                        C. enjoyed                           D. found

A. happiness               B. scenery                    C. joys                                D. problems

五、Cloze test(完形填空)20分

When Dave was eighteen,he bought a second-hand car for ￡200 so that he could travel to and from work more 　1　 than by bus.It worked quite well for a few years,but then it got so old,and it was costing him 　2　 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 　3　 it.

He asked among his friends to see if anyone was particularly 　4  to buy a cheap car,but they all knew that it was falling to pieces,so  5  of them had any desire to buy it.

Dave's friend Sam saw that he was  6  when they met one evening,and said,“What's  7 ,Dave?” Dave told him and Sam answered,“Well,what about advertising it in the paper? You may   8  more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sam's   9  was sensible,he put an advertisement in an evening paper,which read:“For sale:small car,  10  very little petrol,only two owners.Bargain at ￡50.”

For two days after the advertisement first appeared,there was no   11 .But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to  12  him about the car.“All right,” Dave said,feeling happy.He asked the man whether ten o'clock the next morning would be   13  or not.“Fine,” the man said.“And I'll  14  my wife.We intend to go for a ride in it to   15  it.”

The next morning,at ten quarter,Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door,  16  to wait there for the person who had   17  his advertisement.Even Dave had to   18  that the car really looked like a wreck.Then soon after he had got the car as   19  as it could be,a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out.He looked at Dave's car and then said,“Have you reported this   20  to us yet,sir?”

1.A.directly           B.safely                 C.properly                    D.easily

2.A.so                          B.such                          C.very                          D.too

3.A.keep               B.repair                 C.sell                           D.throw

4.A.anxious                  B.lucky                        C.ashamed                    D.generous

5.A.some               B.neither               C.none                         D.no one

6.A.calm               B.upset                         C.delighted                   D.astonished

7.A.no                         B.up                            C.it                       D.that

8.A.learn               B.miss                          C.get                            D.find

9.A.message                 B.advice                C.request               D.description

10.A.uses                     B.loses                         C.has                           D.spends

11.A.doubt                   B.help                          C.trouble               D.answer

12.A.tell                B.see                            C.agree                        D.call

13.A.exact                    B.suitable                     C.early                         D.late

14.A.follow                  B.meet                         C.bring                        D.introduce   

15.A.test               B.obtain                C.admire               D.recognize

16.A.failing           B.meaning                    C.turning               D.happening

17.A.read                     B.placed                C.answered                   D.understood

18.A.forget                   B.show                         C.disagree                    D.admit

19.A.clean                    B.crowded                    C.fast                           D.light

20.A.bargain          B.sale                           C.accident                    D.result

 

Is this the very material that scientists ______ the 2012 London Olympic Games torch?

A. used to light                         B. are used to lighting

C. use to light                           D. are used to light