Question

Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include words about clothes? Let's have a look.

People wear pants to cover the lower part of their bodies. We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants. Sometimes, people may get caught with their pants down. They are found doing something they should not be doing. And, in every family, one person takes control. Sometimes a wife tells her husband what to do. Then we say she wears the pants in the family.

Pants usually have pockets to hold things. Money that is likely to be spent quickly can burn a hole in your pocket. Sometimes you need a belt to hold up your pants. If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.

I always praise people who can save their money and not spend too much. I really take my hat off to them. Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I instantly spend it.

Boots are a heavy or strong kind of shoes. People who are too big for their boots think they are more important than they really are. I dislike such people.

My father is an important person. He runs a big company. He wears a suit and tie, and a shirt with sleeves that cover his arms. Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.

1.Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?

A. Get caught with one's pants down.    B. Have ants in one's pants.

C. Wear the pants in the family.    D. Burn a hole in one's pocket.

2.If we say someone has to tighten his belt, we probably mean he ___________.

A. has done something wrong    B. used to live a rich life

C. has put on the wrong pants    D. is short of money

3.Someone who spends his money at the drop of a hat most probably ___________.

A. doesn't save money    B. earns much money

C. never wastes his money    D. spends more than he earns

4.We can use the expression "wear one's heart on one's sleeve" to describe someone who ___________.

A. gets angry easily    B. looks very serious

C. shows his feelings openly    D. often wears a suit and tie

Answer

say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants ☞B选项. Have ants in one's pants.

【名师点睛】细节理解之语意理解型。。

细节理解题这类试题有时比较直接，理解字面意思即可答题；有时则较为间接，需要归纳、概括和推理才能答题。通常也会采用词语和句型转换的形式来取代原文中的表述，阅读文章获得某些特定的信息或细节，在此基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。

1.D

细节理解题。根据第三段中的“If you have less money than usual, you may have to tighten your belt.”可知，如果你的钱比平常少（缺钱，手头紧），你可能不得不收紧你的腰带。故选D。

2.A

细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Yet, when it comes to my own money, I spend it at the drop of a hat, which means I immediately spend it.”当然，当谈到我自己的钱，花我自己的钱的时候，我总是毫不犹豫就花个精光呢。A项（不省钱），B项（赚很多钱），C项（从不浪费钱），D项（花的比挣的多）。故选A。

3.C

推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Some people who do not know him well think he is too serious and never shows his feelings openly. But I know that my father wears his heart on his sleeve.”(有些不太了解他的人认为他太严肃，从不坦率表达自己的感情。但我知道 “my father wears his heart on his sleeve.”。)用一个转折词but，表示前后意思是相反的。由此可判断父亲不是一个严肃的人，是一个坦率表达自己情感的人。分析选项可知C项符合题意，故选C项。

【名师点睛】先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易，找到题目中“习语”所在的段落句子，便可理解“习语”的意思。

【解析】本文中介绍了和衣服有关的一些英文表达。

1.B

【解题剖析】此题属于细节理解中的3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。

【答案定位】根据第二段第二句“We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants ”可知，当一个人很着急时，我们会说“have ants in their pants”

【推理关系】题干Which of the following expressions can show someone is nervous?☞文章内容We sometimes say that people who are nervous have ants in their pants