Question

请仔细阅读下列俚语(slang)以及意义解释，然后把A—E填入71—75小题相应空格处。

A. safe and sound—If something is “safe and sound”， it's not in danger at all. He's quite well.

B. see eye to eye—If two people “see eye to eye”， they agree on things and see things the

same way.

C. let the cat out of the bag—To tell someone about a secret(秘密).

D. Jack of all trades—Someone who can do many things but isn't very good at any one

of them.

E. happy­go­lucky—A “happy­go­lucky” person is outgoing and always happy.

Frank is a helpful person, but he is 1.. He can help you fix(修理) all kinds of things, but when there is a serious problem that he can't solve, you have to ask an expert for help.

My parents went to a mountain last weekend. It snowed hard in the afternoon and it was difficult for them to get down. But they were all back home, 2..

Joe and Jane are twin sisters. They always discuss for a long time about who should help parents do the dishes on weekends. They start with different ideas, but in the end they can always 3.. They wash the dishes together.

Hi, everyone. We are planning to have a birthday party for our foreign teacher Michelle this evening, but don't 4.. We'll give her a big surprise.

Mary is a 5. person. It seems that she had nothing to worry about. She likes to laugh every day, and she loves telling jokes to make other people enjoy her happiness.

Answer

1. D

2. A

3. B

4. C

5. E

【解析】

1.根据文意可知，Frank可以帮助你修理各种各样的东西，但严重的问题他不能解决。D选项的这个俚语Jack of all trades指的是一个可以做很多事情但又不精通的人，符合对Frank的描述，故应选D。

2.根据文意可知，“我”的父母去爬山了，下午雪下得很大，他们很难下山，但最后他们都回家了。A选项的safe and sound意为“安然无恙”，符合文意，故选A。

3.根据文意可知，Joe和Jane一开始的时候有不同的想法，但最终他们总是能达成一致。因此B选项的短语see eye to eye符合他们，意为“看法完全一致，意见完全相同”。

4.根据文意可知，“我们”要为Michelle举办一个生日聚会，想要给她一个惊喜，所以要保守秘密。C选项的let the cat out of the bag意为“泄露秘密”，符合这一情境，故应选C。

5.根据短文的描述可知，Mary喜欢笑，喜欢讲笑话，让别人享受她的快乐。E选项的happy-to-lucky指的就是一个外向、总是很开心的人，符合Mary，故应选E。