If you say, “The cat’s out of the bag” instea...

If you say, “The cat’s out of the bag” instead of “The secret is given away,” you’re using an idiom. The meaning of an idiom is different from the actual meaning of the words used. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb. Proverbs are old but familiar sayings that usually give advice. Both idioms and proverbs are part of our daily expressions. Many are very old and have interesting histories. See how many of these expressions you know.

“Bury the hatchet.”

Native Americans used to bury weapons to show that fighting had ended and enemies were now at peace. Today, the idiom means to make up with a friend after an argument of fight.

“A close shave.”

In the past, student barbers learned to shave on customers. If they shaved too close, their customers might be cut or even hardly escape serious injury. Today, we use the idiom if a person narrowly escapes disaster.

“Raining cats and dogs.”

In Norse mythology the dog is associated with wind and the cat with storms. This expression means it’s raining very heavily.

To “shed crocodile tears.”

Crocodiles have a reflex that causes their eyes to tear when they open their mouths. That makes it look as though they are crying while swallowing their food. In fact, neither crocodiles nor people who shed “crocodile” tears feel sorry for their actions.

“Saved by the bell.”

In 17th-century England, a guard at Windsor Castle was accused of falling asleep at his post. He claimed he was wrongly accused and could prove it; he had heard the church bell chime (鸣响) thirteen times at midnight. Townspeople supported his claim and he was saved. Today we think of the bell that ends a round in boxing, often saving the boxer from injury, or the bell at the end of a class period, saving you from more work. Now this idiom means rescue from a situation at the last possible moment.

1.The best title of this passage will probably be ___________.

A. Everyday Expressions　　 B. Not Idioms But Proverbs

C. Idioms and proverbs are old　　 D. Idioms or proverbs

2.The purpose of this article is to ________.

A. compare some useful and interesting idioms and proverbs

B. tell us some idioms and proverbs which can be used today

C. explain the meaning of some interesting everyday expressions

D. show the importance of using proverbs and idioms in your writing

3.It can be inferred from the article that _________.

A. idioms and proverbs are a must in our life

B. proverbs are more common than idioms

C. idioms are more interesting than proverbs

D. it is difficult to guess the meaning of idioms

4.Which of these statements is an example of “a close shave”?

A. My brother bought a new computer yesterday.

B. My friend will come to my city to see me.

C. A car nearly hit me on my way to school.

D. No one in my school has ever been to Canada.

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Should you work out in the gym in the morning instead of in the evening? It all depends. Of course, there are advantages of working out(运动) in the morning.

You will increase your energy for the rest of the day. “Morning workouts result in better energy levels throughout the day and give you more mental sharpness,” says Dr. Cedrie Byrant, Chief Science Officer of the American Council on Exercise.

Here is another advantage. In 2017, health researchers found that exercising in the morning helps you sleep better at night. According to the study, in all cases, those who exercised at 7:00am experienced about a 10 percent drop in blood pressure that carried through the rest of the day. They also had about a 25 percent drop in blood pressure at night, slept longer and had more beneficial sleep cycles than when they exercised at other times of the day.

However, there are disadvantages, too.

If you are not an early riser, getting out of the bed in the morning can be very difficult. Byran says that if you’re not used to exercising in the morning and force yourself to get up, you may not put as much effort into the exercise as you would later in the day. Also, if you aren’t careful, you can damage your sleep schedule, which can lead to insufficient sleep.

Besides, hitting the gym before work can cause a challenge in terms of scheduling. If you work a 9-to-5 job, getting ready for work and going to work can cut your morning workout short, Byrant notes.

To sum up, it has both advantages and disadvantages. If it suits you better to work out in the morning, you can do so.

1.What did health researchers find about working out in the morning in 2017?

A. It made you more tired at night.　　 B. It was good for your sleep at night.

C. It increased your blood pressure.　　 D. It led to better mental sharpness.

2.What does the underline word “insufficient” in Paragraph 5 means?

A. Not good.　　 B. Uncomfortable.

C. Not enough.　　 D. Unbroken.

3.According to Paragraph 6, if you do a 9-to-5 job , your morning workout ______ .

A. may have to suffer　　 B. can benefit you greatly

C. is impossible to carry out　　 D. makes you manage time better

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How ______ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article?

A．can              B．must             C．need             D．may

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How 　 ________ you say that you really understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article?

A. may 　　　　　 B. must　 　　 C. need　 　　　　 D. can

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you want to get the most out of the study of a language, you must also read for pleasure: novels, plays, travel books, and so on. And in reading books of this kind the important thing is to get on with the reading; to try to grasp（理解） what the writer is going to tell you in the book as a whole. This is impossible if you stop and think over the meaning of every single word which happens to be unfamiliar. You can not enjoy a story if you stop half a dozen times on every page in order to look up words in the dictionary. You may even prevent yourself from understanding the story as a whole by doing this.

When you are reading books of this kind, therefore, you will usually have to depend mainly on the context (上下文) to help you. If you meet an unfamiliar word, do not let it take too much of your attention from the main idea of the story. In all probability you will meet the same word again a few pages later on in a slightly different context, and each time you see it that your understanding of it will become more exact.

1.The phrase “to get on with reading” in the first passage has the same meaning as “_________”.

2.When you meet new words in reading such kinds of books, you’d better _________.

3.From the passage the best way to read novels, plays and travel books is ________.

4..What is the passage’s main idea?

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---Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?

--- He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.

A. until　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. after

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

--- Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?

--- He rushed out of the room ________ I could say a word.

A. when            B. until           C. before          D. after

高一英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Why didn’t you tell him about the meeting?

—He rushed out of the room ______ I could say a word.

A. until　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　 C. when　　　　　 D. after

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Have you ever heard of the saying, “If you want a friend, be 　　 !” What does it 　 　 ? There are many different things that you can do to 　　　 friends. You may find out what they are if you 　 　　 someone make friends.

Here is 　 　 one new teacher made friends with the 　　 in her class on the first day of the school. When the bell 　　 , the teacher smiled at all the students. Then she said, “Good morning. How nice it is to have all of you 　　 my class this year! I want to 　　 　 each of you very much.. I’m sure we will enjoy working together.”

The teacher smiled, used a pleasant　 　 　　 and acted 　　 　 a friendly way. She told the students her　 　　 and wrote it on the blackboard. Then she told them something she liked to 　　 　 and hoped to do with them during the year. The students knew that she liked many of the same things they liked. Everyone felt that she 　　 what she said. Each of them wanted to know her　 　 　　 and be her friend. Then she let the students tell something about 　 　　 . So they felt that the teacher knew them. Could you make friends as the teacher 　 　 ?

How do you know and like your classmates? One　 　　　　 is to find out more about them. During the 　　 　 you can talk to them. You may ask them their names and the names of the schools they went to last year. They want to know about you, too. You may tell them about your interests or your holiday experiences. It is often easy to be friends with people who have　 　　 interests and play the same games. As you talk, the others may be thinking, “I like to do. It should be fun to be friends with you.” Remember! Just talking together in a friendly way is one good way to make friends.

1.A.one　　             B. it　             　　 C. that　                  D. careful

2.A. show             B. want　             C. have　             D. mean

3.A. meet            　　 B. make            　　 C. have　             D. get

4.A. look　             B. hear                C. listen                D. watch

5.A. what　　             B. why            　　 C. how　             D. when

6.A. teachers            B. students             C. workmates             D. parents

7.A. sang　             B. got　                 C. rang                D. spoke

8.A. in　　             　　 B. on　                 C. with　             D. about

9.A. teach             B. know                C. learn                D. like

10.A. sound　         　　 B. sentence            C. phrase                D. voice

11.A. on　　         　　 B. by                C. in　                 D. to

12.A. family            B. father　             C. work　             D. name

13.A. do　             　　 B. eat                C. get                 D. play

14.A. meant            　　 B. liked　             C. was                 D. forgot

15.A. much　             B. better                C. enough             D. still

16.A. themselves         B. their parents　　     C. the teacher            D. the school

17.A. was    　　         　　 B. did    　　             C. got    　　             D. saw

18.A. way    　　         　　 B. day　                 C. teacher             D. class

19.A. break            　　 B. class                C. teaching            D. day

20.A. no　　             B. different            C. many                D. the same

高一英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

If you see someone drowning, speed is very important. Once you get him out of the water, if he isn’t breathing, you have four minutes before his brain is completely destroyed. Support his neck, tilt（使翘起）his head back and press his chin（下巴）upwards. This stops the tongue blocking the airway in the throat and is sometimes enough to get him breathing again. If that doesn’t work, start mouth-to-mouth breathing. Press his nostrils（鼻孔）together with your fingers. Open your mouth and take a deep breath. Blow into his lungs until his chest rises, then remove your mouth and watch his chest fall. Repeat twelve times a minute. Keep doing until help arrives.

To bring a child back to life, keep your lips around his mouth and nose and gently blow into his mouth. Give the first four breaths as quickly as possible to fill the blood with oxygen. If, in spite of your efforts, he starts turning a blue grey color, you can feel no pulse（脉搏）,then pressing is the last chance of saving his life.

With arms straight, rock（摇动）forwards, pressing down on the lower half of the breastbone. Don’t be too hard or you may break a rib（肋骨）. Check how effective you are seeing if his color improves or his pulse becomes independent to your chest pressing. If this happens, stop the pressing. Otherwise continue until rescue arrives.

1.This passage is mainly about ________.

A. how to save people out of the water

B. how to give first aid to people who are drowning

C. how to do mouth-to-mouth breathing

D. how to save a child from a river

2.Once you get a drowning man out of the water, if he isn’t breathing, you must first ________.

A. get him breathing again

B. take him to the nearest hospital as soon as possible

C. find someone to help you

D. call the First Aid Centre

3.In the last paragraph, the word “rescue” means ________.

A. breath            B.　 doctor        C.　 help            D.　 pulse

4.If the drowning boy has no pulse, ________.

A. pressing his chin upwards is enough to get him breathing again

B. blowing air into his mouth is sure to save his life

C. pressing his nostrils together with your fingers can work

D. pressing his chest is the last chance of saving his life

5.Which of the following statements is true?

A. If a man fails to breathe for four minutes, his brain will be completely destroyed.

B. If you see someone drowning, you must give him mouth-to-mouth breathing.

C. Don’t stop pressing his chest, if the drowning man starts breathing again.

D. When pressing, you can do it as hard as you can.

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