Question

"Smart" Idioms

Today we take a look at the word “smart”.If someone says you are smart,what do they mean?Is it a good thing or something bad?1.This is because the word smart has many meanings.

●That smarts!

For example,someone could say you look smart or are dressed smartly.That means they like what you are wearing and your physical appearance.To use a slang（俚语）expression,they could say,“You look really cool!”But if something smarts,it can be unkind or hurtful,either physically or mentally.If you accidentally trip over a chair and fall down,you might shout,“Ow!That smarts!”Or if a friend says something that hurts your feelings,you can say you are smarting from the hurtful comments.2.

●Smarting

If you are standing too close to a campfire,you could say your eyes are smarting from the smoke of the fire. Here the word “smarting” means a sharp pain.3.If someone is smart as whip,they are able to think very quickly.

●Street smart and book smart

4.Some people are considered street smart.They may not have a strong education.But they are good at dealing with people and problems in the real world.Other people might be book smart.This means they have spent many years in school.But they may not be so smart when dealing with people or real-world problems.

●Don’t get smart with me!

And then there is the definition of smart that means to talk or behave disrespectfully.If you say something disrespectful to your parents,they might say,“Don’t get smart with me!”Here,“smart”means to show a lack of respect by saying something unkind.In fact,a child who has a smart mouth makes rude comments,not smart ones.This definition of smart can also be used as a verb.5.

A.Do they really mean you are smart?

B.People have different attitude toward being smart.

C.However,different people have different ways of being smart.

D.In fact,maybe that person is no longer you friend.

E.The answer is not as easy as you might think.

F.But the most common meaning of smart is to be intelligent.

G.If you smart off to the wrong people,they could hit you in the face.

Answer

1.E

2.D

3.F

4.C

5.G

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了“smart”这个词的多种含义。

1.根据“Is it a good thing or something bad?___1___This is because the word smart has many meanings.这是一件好事还是坏事？___ 1___这是因为聪明这个词有很多意义”可知，所答非所问，因此横线处是一个过渡句，承上启下，既没有准确回答前面的问题，又引出下文，即这个问题不好回答。故选E。

2.根据上一句“Or if a friend says something that hurts your feelings,you can say you are smarting from the hurtful comments.或者，如果一个朋友说了一些伤害你感情的话，你可以说你是从有伤害的评论中变聪明的.”可知，受了伤害变聪明后，下次可能不会给别人伤害自己的机会，即不与那人继续做朋友。故选D。

3.根据下句“If someone is smart as whip,they are able to think very quickly.如果有人像鞭子一样聪明，他们能够很快思考”可知，此段先介绍smart刺痛的含义，然后介绍聪明的含义，等同于intelligent。前后是转折关系，选项F中有转折词。故选F。

4.根据标题“Street smart and book smart高情商和高智商”和“Some people are considered street smart......Other people might be book smart有些人被认为是处世聪明的......其他人可能是会读书的聪明”可知，此段介绍了不同的人有不同方式的聪明。故选C。

5.根据““Don’t get smart with me!”Here,“smart”means to show a lack of respect by saying something unkind不要跟我耍聪明！”在这里，“聪明”意味着说一些不客气的事实而表现出缺乏尊重”和“This definition of smart can also be used as a verb聪明的这个含义也可以用作一个动词”可知，smart有自作聪明的意思，但自作聪明的结果往往是尴尬的，有可能聪明反被聪明误，给自己带来不快。故选G。

【名师点睛】七选五旨在考查学生对全文整体理解和对信息辨析的能力，做此题时首先需要先了解文章的整体结构，弄清文章大意，然后把7个备选项浏览一下，最后再综合上下文进行推理判断。一般多余的两个选项是和两个正确答案相似的干扰项，一旦确定这两个正确答案便可将其多余项彻底排除，提高做题速度。例如，在这道题中，A是E的干扰项，B是C的干扰项，在选出E和C之后，A和B不会是正确选项。再根据上下文，很容易将其他三个空匹配正确。如：由第二段讲“Or if a friend says something...如果你的朋友说了一些...”可知，第二空所填内容肯定与朋友（friend）有关。故选D。