Question

People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout, ____ and smile. In the English language, there are many expressions using the word ____.

For example, if you say ____ things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”

Sometimes, people say something to a friend or a family member that they later ____ because they hurt that person’s feelings. The speaker might say “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.”

Another ____ is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, “I did not say that. Do not put ____ in my mouth.”

Information is often spread through our mouths. This is general ____ between people, like friends talking to each other. “How did you hear about that new ____ ?” someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.” The ____ means the person has been told about the movie by others.

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

Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very ____ family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a ____spoon in his mouth. However, some people live from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most ____ things in life, like food.

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

2.A. mouth    B. head    C. hand    D. face

3.A. beautiful    B. serious    C. good    D. bad

4.A. regret    B. avoid    C. refuse    D. keep

5.A. position    B. situation    C. collection    D. direction

6.A. sentences    B. phrases    C. things    D. words

7.A. preparation    B. communication    C. competition    D. protection

8.A. game    B. movie    C. name    D. friend

9.A. answer    B. problem    C. design    D. degree

10.A. life    B. expression    C. experience    D. style

11.A. frightening    B. interesting    C. pleasing    D. exciting

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

13.A. poor    B. famous    C. large    D. rich

14.A. paper    B. silver    C. wooden    D. iron

15.A. important    B. expensive    C. useless    D. honest

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. B

6. D

7. B

8. B

9. A

10. C

11. A

12. A

13. D

14. B

15. A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了英语单词“mouth”有很多意思，用在不同的表达和情景中。作者给我们总结了一些这样的表达，并举例告诉我们这些表达的意思。

1.考查动词辨析。上文People use their mouths for many things说人们用嘴巴做很多事情，可知这里意思是他们吃、说、喊、唱、笑。A. dance跳舞；B. sing唱歌；C. walk走路；D. think想，故选B。

2.考查名词辨析。下文都是一些关于mouth的表达，所以这里意思是在英语中，有很多使用单词mouth的表达。A. mouth嘴；B. head头；C. hand手；D. face脸，故选A。

3.考查形容词辨析。根据the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”可知这里意思是如果你说一个人的坏话。A. beautiful美丽的；B. serious严肃的；C. good好的； D. bad坏的，故选D。

4.考查动词辨析。根据because they hurt that person’s feelings 可知有时候，人们会对朋友或家人说一些事后会后悔的话。A. regret后悔；B. avoid避免；C. refuse拒绝；D. keep保持，故选A。

5.考查名词辨析。根据when someone falsely claims another person said something. 可知这是在列举一种情况。A. position职位；B. situation情况；C. collection收集；D. direction方向，故选B。

6.考查名词辨析。根据I did not say that.可知这里意思是不要把话放进我嘴里。 A. sentences句子；B. phrases短语；C. things事情；D. words话语，故选D。

7.考查名词辨析。根据like friends talking to each other.可知这里意思是这是人与人之间的一般交流。A. preparation准备；B. communication交流；C. competition竞争；D. protection保护，故选B。

8.考查名词辨析。根据The ___9___ means the person has been told about the movie by others.可知这里意思是你是怎么知道那部新电影的？A. game游戏；B. movie电影；C. name名字； D. friend朋友，故选B。

9.考查名词辨析。根据someone might ask. “Oh, by word of mouth.”可知这是在回答问题，所以这里意思是答案意味着这个人已经被别人告诉了这部电影。A. answer 答案；B. problem问题；C. design设计；D. degree程度，故选A。

10.考查名词辨析。在下文He might say that experience “ left a bad taste in my mouth ”.中发现关键词experience，可知这里意思是有时一个人与另一个人有一段不好或不愉快的经历。A. life生活；B. expression表达；C. experience经历；D. style风格，故选C。

11.考查形容词辨析。根据like being chased by an angry dog.可知这里意思是或者这个人可能有过非常可怕的经历。A. frightening令人恐惧的；B. interesting有趣的； C. pleasing令人愉快的；D. exciting令人激动的，故选A。

12.考查名词辨析。句意：他可能会说:“我的心都提到嗓子眼了。” A. heart心；B. eye眼睛； C. tongue舌头；D. finger手指，故选A。

13.考查形容词辨析。根据Some people have lots of money可知这里意思是因为他们出生在一个非常富有的家庭。A. poor贫穷的；B. famous著名的；C. large巨大的；D. rich富有的，故选D。

14.考查名词辨析。句意：你可以说这样的人：“嘴里含着银勺子出生”。 A. paper 纸；B. silver银；C. wooden木制的；D. iron熨斗，故选B。

15.考查形容词辨析。根据This person is very poor可知这里意思是这个人很穷，只有足够的钱买生活中最重要的东西，比如食物。A. important重要的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. useless无用的；D. honest诚实的，故选A。