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一、选择题。阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Food expressions are popular with language learners. They combine two things important to every culture: food and language. Today we are going to talk potatoes!
va读音Whether you like them boiled, baked or fried –potatoes are what we call a staple. This means they are a kind of basic food that you can build on. You can cover them in butter, salt and pepper or sour cream and herbs. And for people who eat pork, you have not lived until you have eaten a baked potato topped with chee and bacon!
We have a potato expression to describe a person like that: simple, basic, common. If someone is a "meat-and-potatoes" kind of person, they prefer eating simple meals such as –well, meat and potatoes. They are not interested in complex, expensive food. They are unpretentious.
Men are often described by this expression. When I hear about a "meat-and-potatoes" man, I picture a big, beefy guy. He likes to wear blue jeans and a simple T-shirt. He probably drives a truck and can fi
x it himlf. He is a simple, no-nonn kind of guy.学美语
campariIt is a little less common, but we can also describe a woman as a "meat-and-potatoes" kind of person. This type of woman not only likes to eat steak and hamburgers, she is also a down-to-earth (实际的) person. She likes simple things and can take care of herlf.
People can also be called "small potatoes". It is a way of saying they are not a danger. If police in a big city do not have enough resources, they probably won't waste manpower on small potatoes, like bicycle thieves (小偷). Plea note that we may say "small potatoes" for unimportant matters, but we do not say "big potatoes" for important ones. English is funny that way!
1. Why does the author mention different ways to cook potatoes in Paragraph 2?
A. To recommend his favourite potato dish.
溏心风暴主题曲B. To introduce different types of potatoes in different countries’cooking.
C. To show that potatoes are a main food for most people in their lives.
D. To show that people have not lived until they have eaten a baked potato.
2. What does the underlined word "unpretentious" (Para. 3) mean?picturebox
A. Special.
B. Straightforward.
C. Rich.
D. Lazy.
3. What kind of woman can be described by "meat-and-potato"?
A. Women who like to wear blue jeans.
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B. Women who can look after themlves well.
C. Women who do not like to eat hamburgers.
D. Women who like expensive things.
职场影片4. What can we learn from this passage?
A. Women are not willing to be described as "meat-and-potatoes".
B. A boy who stole a piece of bread might be called a "small potato" by the police.
C. People often u "big potatoes" to describe very important things.
D. If someone is in danger, he can be called "meat-and-potatoes".
二、任务型阅读。阅读下面的短文，从短文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。
Avoid Misunderstanding Idioms (习语)
An idiom is a phra or expression who meaning is not always straightforward or easy to understand. An example would be when someone says, "You can't judge a book by its cover." The meaning is that you don't know who someone is, or what something is by their appearance.
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You will come across some newer ones that you haven't heard before. When this happens, here are some ways for you to get an idea about what is being said.
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This advice applies when you hear some odd phras in a conversation. You have to consider what the general context is in the conversation, and from there you will be able to make a guess of how the idiomatic expression connects to the conversation. Of cour, this requires that you listen actively to the conversation and that your
mind is not somewhere el.
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If you want to make sure your understanding is correct, you may want to change the ntence into simple language and ask the person you are talking to if the meaning is correct. It never hurts to try to make something that you have heard in a conversation clearer. If you don't ask, you don't learn.
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Body language can give you hints to help you understand confusing phras. If you e that someone has expressive facial expression and gestures, and that he may be joking, consider this when trying to understand an idiomatic expression. Some of the expressions may not have a good
and pleasant meaning if the words are taken literally (字面地). However, if you connect together all other information you are given in the conversation, you will reali that it has a totally different meaning.
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There's no better way to become more familiar with idiomatic expressions than to read all different types of resources. For example, you will find a lot of idiomatic expressions in novels. What's also good about this is that since you are reading it and going at your own pace, you actually have the opportunity to check the meaning by yourlf. After that, if you e the same expression in another ntence, you'll better understand its true meaning.
A. Consider the context of the ntence.
B. It is impossible to be familiar with all idiomatic expressions.
C. It is important for English learners to know all idiomatic expressions.
D. Enlarge your knowledge by reading all the time.
E. Consider the body language of the speaker.
F. Check your understanding.
G. Guess the idiom through its literal meaning.
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一、翻译题。使用括号中所给的单词或短语将下列句子翻译成英文。
10. 请在这张表格上填写您的基本信息。（fill in）
11. 你在使用这台新电脑时有困难吗？（have trouble doing）
12. 说起学英语，你有什么好资料吗？（speaking of）
13. 昨天我在市中心的书店偶然发现了这本书。（come across）
14. 如果我奶奶忘了吃药，我希望你能提醒她。（remind）
二、书面表达。
15. 假定你是李华，你的同学王琳写信让你推荐一种英语学习工具，请你给她写一封回信，要点如下：
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（1）你推荐的学习工具；
（2）推荐的理由；
（3）这种学习工具给你的英语学习带来了哪些好处。
注意：
（1）不少于80词;
（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
答案：
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1. C
2. B
3. B
4. B
二、
5. B
6. A
7. F
8. E
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9. D
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10. Plea fill in the form with your basic information.
11. Do you have trouble using the new computer?
12. Speaking of learning English, do you have any good resources?
13. I came across this book in a downtown bookstore yesterday.
14. If my grandma forgets to take medicine, I hope you can remind her.
二、
15. Dear Wang Lin,
I would like to recommend to you a very uful book about English grammar. It's called Grammar in U. The book does not simply show you the structure of a ntence or a clau, it also gives you many examples of how a ntence is formed. Through the examples, you will not only be able to summari a certain rule, but also understand the meaning it express. This book helps me learn grammatical terms more easily and improve my writing skills. When I am not sure about certain phras or whether I am writing them correctly, I will look them up in this book. Sometimes, I read it just for fun becau it contains many interesting pictures that help me understand. I hope you can benefit from it, too.
Yours,
Li Hua
