⑴ Every language has its own special words an...

⑴ Every language has its own special words and expressions. And a story can be told about each of them. Hot is a simple, easily understood word. So are most of the expressions made with the word hot. But not always, as we shall see.

⑵ The words hot potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato. The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes. Imagine trying to carry a hot potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so. Some publicly argued problems are highly emotional. The problems must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them. One such hot potato is taxes. Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for a politician. And yet, if taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut. And that also can make a politician very unpopular. The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.

⑶ Another expression is not so hot. If you ask someone how she feels, she may answer “not so hot”. What she means is she does not feel well. Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something. You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot. That means ____________________________.

⑷ A hot shot is a person, often a young person, who thinks he can do anything. He is very sure he can succeed. But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces. A hot shot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully.

⑸ Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger. A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead. An angry person’s neck often becomes red. We say he is hot under the collar.

1.What is the text mainly about? (no more than 8 words)

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2.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence. ( no more than 8 words)

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3.Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

As you would deal with other difficult problems, you must be careful with these ones.

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4.List three situations where “hot” expressions can be used according to the text. (no more than 30 words)

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.

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Every people（民族）uses its own special（特殊的）words to show its ideas and feelings. Some expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is“Where’s the beef?”It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?”was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone was using it at the time.

Beef, of course,is the meat form a cow, and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger（汉堡包）made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray Kroc began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Kroc called his restaurants“McDonald’ s”.Ray Kroc became one of the richest businessmen in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company（公司）called“Wendy’s”said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else’s .The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression“Where’s the beef?”to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement（广告）showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef.“Where’s the beef?”she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success .As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression“Where’s the beef?”

53．_______started Mc Donald’s restaurant.

A．Ray Kroc  B．McDonald     C．Wendy      D．Three old women

54．Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought_______.

A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price  B．hamburgers were easy to make

C．beef was very popular in America        D．they could make a lot of money

55．Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody_______.

A．with many old women eating hamburgers

B．by a television advertisement

C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D．at the McDonald’s restaurant

56．We can learn from the passage that the expression“Where’s the beef?”means_______.

A．the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B．the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C．something is not so good as one says

D．Wendy’s is the biggest

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Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions（表达，说法） are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”.

1._______ started McDonald’s restaurant.

A. Ray　 B. McDonald　 C. Wendy　 D. Three old women

2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______.

A. they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B. hamburgers were easy to make

C. beef was very popular in America

D. they could make a lot of money

3.Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody _______.

A. with many old women eating hamburgers　

B. by a television advertisement

C. while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D. at the McDonald’s restaurant

4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where’s the beef?” means _______.

A. The beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B. The hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C. It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be

D. Wendy’s is the biggest

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Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years. Others are popular for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where’s the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be. In the early 1980s “Where’s the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if everyone using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef. In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price. Ray called this “McDonald’s”. Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants. One company called “Wendy’s” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s Company began to use the expression “Where’s the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s hamburgers were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef. “Where’s the beef?” she shouted in a funny way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where’s the beef?”

1._______ started McDonald’s restaurant.

A. McDonald　 B. Ray　　 C. Wendy　 D. Three old women

2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______.

A. they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B. beef was very popular in America

C. they could make a lot of money

D. hamburgers were easy to make

3.Wendy’s made the expression known to everybody _______.

A. by a television advertisement

B. with many old women eating hamburgers

C. while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D. at the McDonald’s restaurant

4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where’s the beef?” means that _______.

A. the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be.

B. the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be.

C. Wendy’s beef is the biggest one in American restaurant.

D. it is used when something is not as good as it is said to be.

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Every people uses its own special word to show its ideas and feelings．Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years．Others are popular for just a short time．One such American expression is “Where's the beef?” It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be．In the early 1980s “Where's the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States．It seemed as if everyone using it at the time．

Beef, of course, is the meat from a cow, and food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from beef．In the 1960s a businessman named Ray began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price．Ray called this “McDonald's”．Ray became one of the richest businessmen at last in America．

Other business people watched his success．Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants．One company called “Wendy's” said its hamburgers were bigger than those sold by McDonald's or anyone else．The Wendy's Company began to use the expression “Where's the beef?” to make people know that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest．The Wendy's television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers．The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat．One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger with such a little piece of beef．“Where's the beef?” she shouted in a funny way．The advertisement for Wendy's hamburger restaurants was a success．As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where's the beef?”

1._______ started McDonald's restaurant．

A．McDonald

B．Ray

C．Wendy

D．Three old women

2.Other people wanted to open hamburger restaurants because they thought _______．

A．they could sell hamburgers at a low price

B．beef was very popular in America

C．they could make a lot of money

D．hamburgers were easy to make

3.Wendy's made the expression known to everybody _______．

A．by a television advertisement

B．with many old women eating hamburgers

C．while selling bread with a bit of meat in it

D．at the McDonald's restaurant

4.We can learn from the passage that the expression “Where's the beef?” means that _______．

A．the beef in hamburgers is not as much as it is said to be

B．the hamburgers are not as good as they are said to be

C．Wendy's beef is the biggest one in American restaurant

D．it is used when something is not as good as it is said to be

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Every people has their own way of saying things, their own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based on colors.

Red is a hot color. Americans often use it to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very angry about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red-hots for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color that shows that they are in good health.

Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is the opposite of red hot music. Blue is slow, sad and soulful. Duke Ellington and his orchestra recorded a famous song-Mood Indigo-about the deep blue color, indigo. In the words of the song:” You aren't blue till you've had that Mood Indigo. " Someone who is blue is very sad.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling stomach may say she feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has, like a fast new car. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because that is the color of the back side of the paper money.

The color black is used often in expressions. People describe a day in which everything goes wrong as a black day. The date of a major tragedy is remembered as a black day. A blacklist is illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

1.If you had your wallet stolen while doing some shopping, you may call it__________.

A.a white day B.a black day C.a red day D.a green day

2.Suppose Mr. Brown says he is very happy because his three children are all in the pink, this means all his children are________.

A.lucky and wealthy B.gentle and modest

C.fit and healthy D.creative and energetic

3.When she got home and found nothing had been done by her husband, Jane was really__________.

A.red-hot B.green C.blue D.black

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Everyone has his own way of saying things and his own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based __1.__ colors. Red is a hot color. Americans often use __2.__ to express heat. They may say they are red hot about something unfair. When they are red hot they are very __3.__(anger) about something. The small hot tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods __4._(call) red hots for their color and their spicy taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, __5.__(especial) the kind called Dixieland jazz. Pink is a __6.__(light) kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink __7._ they are in good health. The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the __8._(twenty) century. It probably comes from the fact that many babies are born with a nice pink color __9.__ shows that they are in good health. Blue is a cool color. The traditional blues music in the United States is __10.__ opposite of red hot music. Blues is slow, sad and soulful(深情的). Someone who is blue is very sad.

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Computer technology has its own special words. One example is the word “mouse”. A computer mouse is not a small animal that lives in buildings or open fields. It is a small object that you move around on a flat surface in front of a computer. The mouse moves the pointer on the computer screen. Computer expert (专家) Douglas Engelbart developed the idea of the mouse in the early 1960s. It was called a mouse because it had a tail at one end. The tail was the wire (电线) that connected it to the computer.

Using a computer takes some training. People who are experts are sometimes called hackers. A hacker is usually a person who writes software programs in a special computer language. But the word “hacker” is also used to describe a person who tries to steal information from computer systems.

Another well known computer word is Google, spelled g-o-o-g-l-e. It is the name of a popular “search engine(引擎)”for the Internet. People use the search engine to find information about almost any subjects on the Internet. People who started the company named it Google because in mathematics, googol, spelled g-o-o-g-o-l, is an extremely large number. It is the number followed by one hundred zeros.

When you “Google” a subject, you can get a large amount of information about it. Some people like to Google their friends or themselves to see how many times their names appear on the Internet. If you Google someone, you might find that person’s name on a blog. A blog is the shortened name for a Weblog. A blog is a personal Web page. It may have stories, opinions , pictures and links(链接) to other Web sites. Some people add information to their blogs every day. People who have blogs are called bloggers.

Blogs are not the same as spam. Spam is unwanted sales messages sent to your electronic mailbox...

1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. A mouse didn’t have a wire at the beginning.

B. Hackers steal information from computer systems.

C. Hackers can only write special computer language.

D. A mouse attracts more people to play computer games.

2.The company was named Google mainly because __________.

A. this name was very interesting

B. there were many zeros in this name

C. it was very easy to remember this name

D. it stands for an extremely large number in mathematics

3.What would most probably be talked about next?

A. More about the word spam.

B. More about sales messages.

C. More about blogs and bloggers.

D. The use of an electronic mailbox.

4.What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Google and Blog.

B. What’s Google.

C. Computer Technology.

D. Special Computer Words.

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Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way. Our expression today is “to face the music.”

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Sour music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has had to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you!” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting in the wings to go on the stage. When they got their cue (提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that is exactly what they did---facing the orchestra which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines (台词). But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced inspection by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shinny enough to pass inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

Another army explanation is more closely related to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. As for example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

1.How many explanations are mentioned about the phrase “to face the music” in the passage?

A．1.　　 B．2.　　 C．3.　　 D．4.

2.What does the phrase “to face the music” really mean?

A．To face the stage.

B．To face the back of the horse.

C．To face one’s leader or father.

D．To face something far less pleasant.

3.Which of the following occasions is the one we may have to face the music?

A．When we are playing basketball in the playground.

B．When we are making a speech before a lot of people.

C．When we are having a party at ease with our teachers.

D．When we are talking with somebody in secret.

4.The underlined word “hostile” in the third paragraph means ______.

A.unfriendly　　 B．dislike

C．unkind　　 　　 D．Unnecessary

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Like every language, American English is full of special expressions, phrases that come from the day-to-day life of the people and develop in their own way.

Our expression today is “to face the music”. When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music,” it does not mean he’s planning to go to the concert. It is something far less pleasant, like being called in by your boss to explain why you did this and did that, and why you didn’t do this or that. Awful music indeed, but it has to be faced. At sometime or another, every one of us has to face the music, especially as children. We can all remember father’s angry voice, “I want to talk to you.” and only because we did not obey him. What an unpleasant business it was!

The phrase “to face the music” is familiar to every American, young and old. It is at least 100 years old. And where did this expression come from? The first explanation comes from the American novelist, James Fenimore Looper. He said, in 1851, that the expression was first used by actors while waiting to go on the stage. When they got their cue(提示) to go on, they often said, “Well, it’s time to face the music.” And that was exactly what they did—facing the orchestra(管弦乐队) which was just below them. And an actor might be frightened or nervous as he moved on to the stage in front of an audience that might be friendly or perhaps hostile, especially if he forgot his lines. But he had to go out. If he did not, there would be no play. So the expression “to face the music” came to mean “having to go through something, no matter how unpleasant the experience might be, because you knew you had no choice.”

Other explanations about the expression go back to the army. When the men faced an inspection(视察) by their leader, the soldiers would be worried about how well they looked. Was their equipment clean, shiny enough to pass the inspection? Still the men had to go out and face the music of the band as well as the inspection. What else could they do?

Another army explanation is more closely linked to the idea of facing the results and accepting the responsibility for something that should not have been done. For example, when a man is forced out of the army because he did something terrible, he is dishonored. The band does not play. Only the drums tap a sad, slow beat. The soldier is forced to leave, facing such music as it is and facing the back of his horse.

1.How many ways does the phrase “to face the music” comes from?

A．1.               B．2.                C．3.               D．4.

2.What’s the meaning of “to face the music”?

A．To face something far less pleasant.          B．To face the stage.

C．To face the back of one’s horse.           D．To face one’s leader.

3.The underlined word “hostile” means ________.

A．unfriendly         B．dislike            C．unkind            D．unnecessary

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