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1、社会文化类A''(2018·山西太原3月模拟，B)Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsareingtolife!Butthew
2、ord“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonoringoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”．Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybeesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatad
3、istantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverb,thenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil(线圈)thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensaya
4、person“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”，“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformalandhumorouswaytorefertos
5、omeonewhoisyoung.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let'ssayyouknowan85yearoldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That'samazing!Afterall,he'snospringchicken.”Butbecarefulwhenus
6、ingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let'ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay，“Wow,she'snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.1.Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”？A．Theseasonafterwinter.B．B
7、eingyoungandhealthy.C．Atightlywoundmetalcoil.D．Tooccurorappearquickly.2．Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？A．Angry.B．Surprised.C．Happy.D．Frightened.3．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.B．Women
8、mayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”．C．Using“springrelated”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.D．Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theorigino
