1、（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASome idiomatic phrases in English, often used in both spoken and written language, are very confusing! They dont even make sense when you first see them. However, using one of these phrases correctly when speaking or writing to an
2、 English speaker is very impressive and shows that you are comfortable with the language. Here are some wonderful and interesting British idioms. Use them wisely.When pigs fly!This expression is one of my favorites and I use it all the time. It is used primarily when speaking, meaning that something
3、 is extremely unlikely or impossible. For example, “I will forgive him when pigs fly!” “When do you think you will get a gym membership, Lucy?” “When pigs fly!”A penny for your thoughts?This question is used in a situation where someone appears thoughtful or is very quiet seeming lost in thought. Bu
4、t remember that you dont actually have to pay them a penny if they do tell you what is going on! For example, “Youve been a bit quiet this evening, Pete. A penny for your thoughts?Its the bees kneesThe phrase dates back to the 1920s, and refers to an extraordinary person, thing, idea, and so on. For
5、 example, “Try this chocolate. Its the bees knees.”To feel a bit under the weatherI use this expression in many different situations but most use it to refer to feeling ill, or unwell. You would not use this phrase if you were feeling extremely unwell. It is only for those times when you are feeling
6、 a little ill or suffering from something slightly like a cold or a cough. However, this can also be used to refer to feeling emotionally low.21. What will you say if you think something is special?A. When pigs fly! B. A penny for your thoughts?C. Its the bees knees D. To feel a bit under the weathe
7、r.22. Which of the following sentence can replace “A penny for your thoughts?A. What can I do for you? B. What are you thinking about?C. How are you feeling? D. How do you like it?23. Why does the author write the passage?A. To introduce some useful idioms. B. To show how to remember idioms.C. To te
8、ll people the importance of idioms. D. To arouse the interest in idioms.BPeople diet to look more attractive. Fish diet to avoid being beaten up, thrown out of their social group, and getting eaten as a result. That is the fascinating conclusion of the latest research into fish behavior by a team of
9、 Australian scientists.The research team has discovered that subordinate fish voluntarily diet to avoid challenging their larger competitors. “In studying gobies we noticed that only the largest two individuals, a male and female, had breeding（繁殖） rights within the group, ”explains Marian Wong. “All
10、 other group members are non-breeding females, each being 510% smaller than its next largest competitor. We wanted to find out how they maintain this precise size separation.”The reason for the size difference was easy to see. Once a subordinate fish grows to within 510% of the size of its larger co
11、mpetitor，it causes a fight which usually ends in the smaller goby being driven away from the group. More often than not, the evicted fish is then eaten up.It appeared that the smaller fish were keeping themselves small in order to avoid challenging the boss fish. Whether they did so voluntarily，by r
12、estraining how much they ate, was not clear. The research team decided to do an experiment. They tried to fatten up some of the subordinate gobies to see what happened. To their surprise，the gobies simply refused the extra food they were offered，clearly preferring to remain small and avoid fights, o
13、ver having a feast.The discovery challenges the traditional scientific view of how boss individuals keep their position in a group. Previously it was thought that large individuals simply used their weight and size to threaten their subordinates and take more of the food for themselves, so keeping t
14、heir competitors small.While the habits of gobies may seem a little mysterious, Dr. Wong explains that understanding the relationships between boss and subordinate animals is important to understanding how hierarchical （等级的） societies remain stable.The research has proved the fact that voluntary die
15、ting is a habit far from exclusive to humans. “As yet, we lack a complete understanding of how widespread the voluntary reduction of food intake is in nature,” the researchers comment. “Data on human dieting suggests that, while humans generally diet to improve health or increase attractiveness, rar
16、ely does it improve long term health and males regularly prefer females that are fatter than the females own ideal.”24. When a goby grows to within 510% of the size of its larger competitor, it_.A. faces danger B. has breeding rightsC. eats its competitor D. leaves the group itself25. The underlined words “the e
