中考英语专项突破 阅读理解精练(29)

中考英语专项突破阅读理解精练（29）

Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even i f you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.

For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorr ow, she may say "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for di nner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about mus ic.

There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken Engli sh. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebo dy saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of ha nd, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very n ew at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.

Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with part s of your body?

51. An idiom is _______.

A. a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words say

B. a phrase or a sentence that doesn't mean exactly what every word says

C. so difficult that nobody can understand

D. something to do with parts of your body

52. If a mother says "I'll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she me ans _______.

A. she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time

B. she doesn't hear what others are talking about.

C. she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner

D. She doesn't have plans for dinner and will decide later

53. When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.

A. he needs to hold your hand.

B. he works well with yo u

C. he needs your help

D. he is a new comer and c

an't help with the situation

54. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English.

B. To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding the idiom.

C. Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to rem ember.

D. You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word.

55. Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and thei

r meanings. Can you match them?

1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself

2) to have sticky fingers b. to know s omething very well

3) to stand on one's own feet c. to do somethin

g secretly

4) to go behind someone's back d. to have the habit of stealing

A. badc

B. bdac

C. cba

d D.cdba

阅读理解答案：

51-55. BDCCB