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2) “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” If I am a hunter, trying to catch birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future. 3) “Too many cooks spoil the broth (soup)”. When too many people do something, they get in each other’s way and do a bad job. 4) “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough. 5) “Don’t be a dog in a manger( 槽 )”means“ Don’t be selfish.” In a stable ( 马房 ), the manger is the place where the horse’s food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog does want to eat the lay in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it. 6) “He is sitting on the fence” means that somebody will not say whether he is in favor of a plan or against it. He is sitting on a fence between two opposing sides, perhaps waiting to see which side will win. 7)“He who pays the piper calls the tune.” A piper is a musician. The man who employs or pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out. 8)“You can’t get blood out of a stone” means that you cannot get something from a person who has not got any of the things you want. e. g. you cannot get a million dollars from a poor man. 8. Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his younger brother ride on it. His mother is angry and says to him: ______. A. You can’t get blood out of a stone B. Don’t be a dog in a manger C. The early bird gets the worm D. To pour oil on troubled waters 9. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a quarrel. Their friend, Mr. Brown, want to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by ______. A. pouring oil on troubled waters B. getting blood out of a stone C. being a dog in a manger D. sitting on the fence 10. Mr. Wang paid for a new school. Some people didn’t like the design of the school but they didn’t argue with Mr. Wang because ______. A. he was sitting on the fence B. once bitten, twice shy C. he who pays the piper calls the tune D. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 11. Mrs. Lin wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs. Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. So she said :“I won’t go there again because ______.” A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB. I am sitting on the fence C. once bitten, twice shyD. too many cooks spoil the broth 12. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore, he might get a much better job with more money and a larger house. His wife didn’t want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that ______. A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB. too many cooks spoil the broth C. you can not get blood out of a stone 四.翻译句子。 1 明天下午我们要进行一次英语测试。 2下星期日我爸爸要飞往澳大利亚去做生意。 3当我节省足够的钱，我会去买一台电脑。 4明天上午9点钟他们在学校门口集中。 5如果你要买食品的话，你最好赶快去，因为商店很快就要关门了。 6她问我是否我爸爸下星期要回来。 7第二天上午他们就出发去山上种树了。 8王教授说她将于下周二来我校做演讲。 必修一Unit3 Travel journal综合提高训练答案 一.单项填空(15分) 1—5 ABDCA 6—10 CDBDB 11—15 BACDA 二.完形填空(20分) 1—5 DBCBC 6—10 DCABC 11—15 CACCB 16—20 CACDC 三 阅读理解(24分 1—4 BCAB 5—7 BBA 8—12 AACCA 四.翻译句子。 1 We are going to have an English test tomorrow afternoon. 2 My father is flying to Australia to do his business next Sunday. 3 I am going to buy a computer when I save enough money. 4 They are going to meet at the school gate at nine tomorrow morning. 5 If you want to buy some food, you had better go in a hurry because the shop is closing soon. 6 She asked me if my father would return the next week. 7 They would set out to plant trees on the hill the next morning. 8 Professor Wang were going to my school to make a speech the next Tuesday. (责任编辑：admin) |