中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(28)

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1、中考英语专项突破：阅读理解精练(28)　　Idiomsarephrasesandsentencesthatdonotmeanexactlywhattheysay.Evenifyouknowthemeaningofeachwordyouseeorhear,youmaynotunderstandtheidiombecauseyoudon’tunderstandtheculturebehindit.　　Forexample,ifanAmericanboyaskshismotherwhat’sfordinnertomorrow,shemaysay“I’llplayitbyear”,tha

2、tmeansshedoesn’thaveplansfordinnerandshewilldecidelater.“Playbyear”usedtomeanplayingmusicusingthesheetmusic,butnowpeopleoftenuseitwhenthey’renottalkingaboutmusic.　　There’remanyidiomsinEnglish.Ifyoulearntousethem,yourEnglishwillbemorevividandcolorful.EnglishidiomsaremorecommoninspokenEnglish.T

3、heycanbedifficulttoremembersometimes.Nexttimewhenyouhearsomebodysayingtoyou,”Givemeahand”,youdon’tnecessarilystretchoutyourhandtohim/her,butyoudoneedtobehelpful.Andwhenthesituationisoutofhand,youusuallycandoverylittletomanageallthat.Whataboutagreenhand?It’snotaboutthecolorofyourhand!You’reagr

4、eenhandwhenyouareverynewatyourworkanddon’thavemuchexperience.Ifyouandyourpartneralwaysworktogetherhandinglove,youtwodefinitelyworktogetherverywell.　　CanyouguessthemeaningsofsomecommonEnglishidiomstodowithpartsofyourbody？　　51.Anidiomis_______.　　A.aphraseorasentencethatmeansexactlywhatthewordss

5、ay　　B.aphraseorasentencethatdoesn’tmeanexactlywhateverywordsays　　C.sodifficultthatnobodycanunderstand　　D.somethingtodowithpartsofyourbody　　52.Ifamothersays“I’llplayitbyear”totalkaboutthedinner，shemeans_______.　　A.shewillcookdinnerwhilelisteningtomusicatthesametime　　B.shedoesn’thearwhatothersa

6、retalkingabout.　　C.shewillplaymusicusingthesheetmusicinsteadofcookingdinner　　D.Shedoesn’thaveplansfordinnerandwilldecidelater　　53.Whenonesays“Canyougivemeahand?”hemeans_______.　　A.heneedstoholdyourhand.　　B.heworkswellwithyou　　C.heneedsyourhelp　　D.heisanewcomerandcan’thelpwiththesituation　　54.

7、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?　　A.PeopleuseEnglishidiomsmoreinspokenEnglishthaninwrittenEnglish.　　B.Tounderstandtheculturebehindanidiomisimportantinunderstandingtheidiom.　　C.IdiomsmakeyourEnglishmorevividandcolorfulsotheya