Red is used in many American expressions. It can be used to show happiness, as in the expression “a red-letter day”. This is a day when something special happens. The expression is probably based on church customs. For almost 600 years, church calendars have been marked with red to show special holy(神圣的)days. Today’s calendars are still marked that way with the dates of holidays and special days printed in red.
The expression “a red-letter day”is often heard in daily life. “A red-letter day” is a day that people are especially happy. It may be a day that you have waited for a long time, a wedding day, for example. Or it may be a day with a happy surprise. You might tell a friend that yesterday was a red-letter day, because you won some money in the lottery.
“Rolling out the red carpet” is another commonly heard expression. It describes an especially warm welcome of any kind. A city may “roll out the carpet ”for its baseball team, when the team arrives home after winning a championship. A group of supporters go to the air port to the greet the team. The red-carpet welcome includes a lot of cheering by thousands of fans, a parade, music and speech of praise by local statesmen.
Red is also used in some expressions that are not happy. “Red-handed ” is an example. To be caught “red-handed” is to be found in an act of wrong doing. The evidence is clear. You are guilty. Today we use the expression “ to be caught red-handed ”in situation(情况)that are not serious. For example, a mother might say she caught her son red-handed, taking cookies out of the cookie jar.
Some American Expressions with __1.___
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Be used for_2.__ happiness |
a red -letter day |
a day that people are happy a day with a ___3.__ |
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rolling out the red carpet |
describes an especially warm___4._____ |
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Be used in_5.expressions |
to be caught red-hanged |
to be found doing a wrong action can’t be used in a serious situation |
完成句子（共15小题；每空一词，每空1分，共15分）
A.根据要求变换句型。
1. It’s clever of Simon to solve this problem. (同义句)
Simon is _____________ ______________ to solve this problem.
2. A year is divided into 12 star signs. (对划线部分提问)
_________ ________ star signs_______ a year divided into?
B. 翻译下列句子：
3.那个男孩宁愿在外面玩也不愿在家看电视。
The boy prefers ___________ outside ________ watching TV at home.
4.他有足够的耐心向我们解释每一件事而不会发火。
He is patient enough _____ ______________ everything ____ us without ________ angry.
5.没有一个学生会回答那个问题。它太难了。
__________ ________ the students can answer the question. It’s very difficult.
6.别的还有什么人会更合适吗？
Who _________ would be ____________ suitable?
从方框中选择恰当的短语并用其正确的形式填空：
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there be; mistake; go shopping; pay attention to; they; be good for; live; show off; get tired; sleep; more than; explain; different; someone; patient |
1.______________________ a new shopping mall near my school.
2.He had remembered lots of facts but couldn’t organize _________ in a good order.
3.Do you know how many _________ you have made this week?
4.Are you free this afternoon? I want you ___________________ with me.
5.A Virgo is practical and always ______________________ details.
6.Milk __________________________ your health. So you must drink some every day.
7.It’s easy for you ________________________ if you don’t sleep well.
8.The boy told himself to stay awake to watch Li Na play tennis, but he fell _______ quickly.[
9.---- How can I be a top student?
---- You need to spend ____________________ two hours on your work after school.
10.Tom used to be a _____________ boy, didn’t she?
11.I have spent much time __________ that thing to them, I’m tired .
12.Although John is good at Maths, he never _____________.
13.I can’t see ___________ in the teachers’ office. Where are they?
14.I’m sorry that I was _______________ with you about the matter.
15.There are many ____________ between Beijing and Shanghai．
请根据上下文和所给的首字母，补全空格内的词，使短文通顺。
Many students are hurt or killed in d___1.___ kinds of accidents. Chen Haoyu, a teacher at Beijing No. 25 Middle School and a self-protection expert, gives young students a _2._ on how to deal with danger. If you are robbed(被抢劫), keep calm. If you can not cry for help or run away, give the robber your money. Try to r___3.__ what the man looks like and tell the p__4.__ later.
If you are in a traffic accident, and if you are h__5.___ by a car, remember the number of the car; if it is a bicycle, try to contact your parents before you let the rider go. If it is raining hard and there is lightning, don’t stay in h_6.__places and keep away from big t____7.___.
When there is a fire, get away as fast as you can. Put something w___8.___ on your body and try to find an exit(出口). Do not take the elevator! If someone is drowning(溺水) and if you can’t s__9.__, don’t get into the water. Cry out for help. Remember that danger is never as far away as you think. Look after y____10.___ at all times.
用所给词的适当形式填空（5分）：
1.I have been in No. 2 Middle School for two years. I don’t worry about _______________
(not have) new good friends.
2.The big birthday cake _____________________ (divide) into ten parts tomorrow.
3.It is silly of you __________________ (not forgive) others for their faults.
4.I think he is __________________________ (suitable) person for the job of all.
5.My grandma is in a good mood because tomorrow will be her__________ birthday. (nine)
根据汉语提示完成句子（5分）：
1.His start sign is Aquarius, so he always tries to do everything __________________(不同).
2.I hope we can make a ___________________(决定) today.
3.Sandy collected pictures of all kinds of _____________________(蝴蝶).
4.His father is 60 years old, but he is ____________________(充满活力的). .
5.________________ (大概，或许) we can help the boy get confident in this way.
