Question

People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout,        and smile. So there are many expressions about mouth. For example, if you say     things about a person, the person will be unhappy and say “Do not bad mouth me.”

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that later they regret       they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say: “ I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” If this happens, the speaker might feel down in the mouth.

Information is     spread through the mouth. This is general communication       people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that movie?” Someone might ask. The       may be : “Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.

Sometimes, a person has a bad or unpleasant    with another person. He might say: “It left a bad taste in my mouth.” Or a person might have a very        experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say: “I had my       in my mouth.”

Some people have lots of money because they were        into a very rich family. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. ” And this rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth.

1.A. dance      B. sing         C. walk      D. think

2.A. beautiful   B. nervous     C. bad         D. crazy

3.A. because   B. so           C. and         D. until

4.A. never       B. seldom    C. sometimes     D. often

5.A. with         B. between   C. during        D. on

6.A. letter       B. answer     C. key        D. report

7.A. experiment  B. expression     C.experience    D. explanation

8.A. frightening  B. surprising  C. pleasing       D. exciting

9.A. eye        B. tongue        C. finger      D. heart

10.A. taken     B. brought      C. grown         D. born

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了人们在做许多事情时都用到嘴。所以有许多关于嘴的表达，像不要说我坏话，口口相传等。

1.根据上句人们好多的事情都用嘴，他们吃说喊唱微笑，都用嘴A. dance 跳舞B. sing唱歌C. walk步行D. think思考。根据句意，故选B。

2.A. beautiful 美丽B. nervous 紧张C. bad 坏D. crazy疯狂。根据句意如果你说了某个人的坏话，这个人会不高兴,说“不要说我坏话，故选C。

3.连词及语境的理解。A. because因为B. so所以C. and 和D. until直到。根据句意之后他们后悔了因为他们伤害那个人的感情，故选A

4.A. never从不B. seldom很少C. sometimes有时D. often经常，根据句意，信息经常通过嘴传播。

5.介词及语境的理解。这是人和人之间的一般交流。A. with 和B. between 在两者之间C. during 在……期间D. on在……上。根据句意，故选B

6.名词及语境的理解。A. letter信B. answer 回答C. key钥匙D. report报道，根据句意，回答可能是口口相传，故选B。

7.名词及语境的理解。A. experiment试验B. expression表达C.experience经历D. explanation解释。根据句意有时,一个人与另一个人有不愉快的经历，故选C。

8.形容词及语境的理解。A. frightening可怕的B. surprising令人吃惊的C. pleasing 令人高兴的D. exciting令人兴奋的。根据后文被恶狗追，可知是可怕的经历，故选A。

9.名词及语境的理解。A. eye眼睛B. tongue舌头C. finger手指D. heart心，根据上下文可知是我的心快跳出来了。故选D。

10.动词及语境的理解。A. taken 带走B. brought带来C. grown成长D. born出生。根据句意，有些人有很多钱,因为他们出生在一个非常富裕的家庭。故选D

考点：文化习惯类短文。