Question

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Idiom	Meaning	Example
an arm and a leg	a large amount of money	It cost an arm and a leg to fix the car.
break one’s neck	try very hard	She broke her neck last night, trying to finish the report.
Fish out of water	someone who does not fit in	She felt like a fish out of water when she went to the party in her jeans while everyone else was wearing formal dress.
Go Dutch	each person pays for himself	If we have dinner together, I insist that we go Dutch.
Hit the books	To begin to study hard	I hit the books as soon as I knew the date of the exam.

1.Which of the following activities is most likely to cost an arm and a leg?

A. Joining a DIY club.    B. Going abroad for further study.

C. Having a picnic.    D. Watching a football match.

2.The Chinese meaning of the idiom “break one’s neck” is probably “______”.

A. 折断脖子    B. 休息片刻    C. 竭尽全力.    D. 不相上下

3.Lucy doesn’t want to feel like a fish out of water, so she should wear ______ when she goes to an evening party.

A. a T-shirt    B. sport shoes    C. a formal dress    D. jeans.

4.Amy and Linda go to the restaurant to have lunch. It costs 80 yuan. They want to go Dutch. What does it mean?

A. Amy pays 80 yuan.    B. Linda Pays 80 yuan.

C. Each of them pays 40 yuan.    D. Dutch pays 80 yuan.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.C

【解析】本文用了表格、通过例子和解释来说明习语的用法，没有采用短文叙述的方法。

1.细节理解题。根据a large amount of money可知，选项B叙述的是去国外留学，当然花费的钱多。故选B。

2.词义猜测题。根据try very hard可知，竭尽全力，也就是尽自己的最大努力把事情做好。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据She felt like a fish out of water when she went to the party in her jeans while everyone else was wearing formal dress.这里指穿着正式的服装，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据each person pays for himself因为吃饭共花了80元，所以应该每人各付40元。故选C。