高考英语备考：高考真题中英语习语的运用
习语（idiom）是语言中的某些部分经过长期反复使用后自然沉积形成的短 语或短句，包括比喻性词组（metaphorical phra）、俚语（slang）、俗语
（colloquialism ）、谚语（proverb）等。在结构上，构成习语的单词不可任意 变换;在逻辑上，习语的意义通常并非单词意义的简单组合。掌握一定的习语有 助于扫除阅读理解中的障碍，增强写作中语言的表现力。
真题援引
［品句会意］
阅读以下句子或语段，并写出画线部分习语的含义。
1.get the ball rolling
（2019年全国丙卷•阅读C篇）But the
phra Mpenny paper" caught the publics fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed ll for only a penny.
This new trend of newspapers for uthe man on the street" did not begin well. Some of the early ventures （企业） were immediate failures. Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition, It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling.（）
2.go a long way
（2014 年全国乙卷•七选五）True creativity is the ability to take something existing and create something new from it. We can give kids chances to think about materials in new ways. There are a dozen different things you can do with them. Experimenting with materials to create something new can go a long way in helping them develop their creativity.（）
3.hands down
（2019 年全国丙卷•阅读 B 你的承诺篇）Of cour, not only are today's top Western designers being influenced by China—some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themlves Chine. "Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs—and beating them hands down in design and sales, ” adds Hill.（）
4.have a way with
（2019年全国丙卷•阅读D篇）Monkeys
em to have a way with numbers.
There is no doubt that the author is a man of quick parts. 亳无疑问，这位 作者是个才华横溢的人。
43.red tape手机广告设计烦琐费时的手续;繁文缱节
The new rules should help cut the red tape for farmers.新规则应有助于为 农场主减少烦琐费时的手续。
什么是体癣
44.rock candy 钻石
They looked here and there, with no rock candy found.他们四处寻找， 却找不到钻石。
45.saw wood沉睡，打鼾;不管闲事，只管干自己的事
He sawed wood all night in sleeping.他睡觉时整夜打呼噜。
臊子面的家常做法
美国明尼苏达大学Tom said nothing, sawing wood in the room.汤姆什么话也没说，只顾着 在屋子里做自己的事。
46.say-so 一个人的话;许可
该习语中的连字符可以省略。
He hired and fired people on his partners say-so.彳也雇谁辞谁全「斤彳也合伙 人的一句话。
Nothing could be done without her say-so.打雪仗小游戏未经她准许，什么都不可以做。
47.strike oil发大财;大获成功;称心如意
He did not make money in the business at first but he finally struck oil. 刚 开始他做生意并没有赚到钱，但最后发了大财。
I worked at the problem all eight days before I struck oil.在圆满解决这个 问题之前，我整整研究了八天。
We struck oil with the hotel we went to this summer. It was comfortable and we really enjoyed our holiday.我们对今年夏天找到的那家旅馆非常满意。 它非常舒适，我们假期过得很愉快。
48.talk shop （尤指在不恰当的场合）谈论本行工作;三句话不离本行
Tho professors are all chemists. It is impossible to understand them when they start talking shop.那些教授全是化学家，他们开口闭口三句话不离 本行，让人一句也听不懂。
49.talk turkey打开天窗说亮话
After running hundreds of tests, the rearchers noted that the monkeys would go for the higher values more than half the time, indicating that they were performing a calculation, not just memorizing the value of each combination.()
5.keep tabs on
(2020 年全国丙卷•阅读 B 篇)In fact, Hollywood has been hot on live animals lately. One nonprofit organization, which monitors the treatment of animals in filmed entertainment, is keeping tabs on more than 2, 000 productions this year.()
6.make ends meet
爱的教育主人公
(2012 年全国甲卷•完形填空)Around twenty years ago I was living in York. Though I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree, I could not find satisfying work.
I was driving a school bus to make ends meet and living with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat.()
7.mean business
(2018 年全国乙卷•完形填空)Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it clear that our credits would be hard-earned.()
四只小天鹅芭蕾舞8.off the hook
(2019 年全国甲卷•阅读 B 篇)The unwilling parent organizes the meal schedule, nds out emails, and collects money for end-of-ason gifts. Somewhere along the way, the same parent ends up becoming an invaluable member of the team, The coach is able to focus on the kids while the other parents are relieved to be off the hook for another ason.()
9.on cloud nine
(2011 年全国甲卷•阅读 E 篇)*1 didn't hear them call my name/1 explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready? ” is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said *yes and it was announced again.M
Louisiana——she
It was four days after that life changing moment for the venteen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, was still on cloud nine.(10.pipe dream
（2016 年全国丙卷•阅读 C 篇）There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions. One of the very best varieties for eating quality is Orleans Reinstate, but youll need a warm, sheltered place with perfect soil to grow it, so its a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.（）
