SectionⅠWelcometotheunit&Reading—Pre-readingReadthepassageandtranslatethefollowingsentences;especiallypayattentiontothemeaningoftheunderlinedparts.1.Don’ttalkwithhim.Hecan’tseparate_the_sheep_from_the_goats.2.Hescoredagoalat_the_eleventh_hour.Washone’shandsofsomethingThismeansoneisnolongerinvolvedinsomethingorresponsibleforsomething.InBiblicaltimes,Pilate,whohandedJesusovertobecrucified(把人钉死在十字架上),tookwaterandwashedhishandsinfrontofthecrowdsaying“I’minnocentofthisman’sblood,seetoityourselves.”HemeantthathewasnotresponsibleforJesus’death.AttheeleventhhourAccordingtotheancientJews,adayisdividedinto12hours,thatisfromsunrisetosunset.Thustheeleventhhourisnearthelasthouroftheworkday.InmodernEnglish,itmeansatthelastpossiblemoment,orjustintime.Awolfinsheep’sclothingThestoryreferstoapersonwhopretendstobegood,butisactuallybad,oritdescribesapersonwhohasevilintentionsbutappearstobeharmless.Thus,Jesuswarnedpeopleofthesehypocrites(伪君子)sayingthat“Bewareoffalseprophets(先知),whocometoyouinsheep’sclothingbutinwardlyareravenous(极其饥饿的)wolves.”SeparatethesheepfromthegoatsItmeanstodividegoodorusefulpeoplefrombadoruselessones.AccordingtotheBible,inthedayofthejudgmentofthenations,allthenationswillbegatheredbeforeJesusChrist,andhewillseparatepeopleonefromanotherasashepherdseparatesthesheepfromthegoats.Therighteouswillgotoheavenandthesinners(罪人)willgotohell.TheexpressionsintroducedabovearepopularwithEnglishlearners.It’sadvisabletogiveyourattentiontosuchexpressions,whichwillimproveyourunderstandingofwesternculture.WelcometotheunitCanyouguessthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwords?1.wolf_in_sheep’s_clothing披着羊皮的狼2.A:Oh,myGod!Whathappened?Whyareyoublackandblue?B:IgotbeatenbyPeter’sbrother.A:That’sa_bad_apple!Let’sthinkupawayandteachhimalesson.abadapple坏蛋,坏家伙3.A:IthinkitwasJasonwhostolemydocument.B:Fat_chance!A:He’stheonlyonewholeftherelate.B:Iknowhim.He’llneverdothatsortofthing.Fatchance微小的机会;极少的可能4.WewerenotexpectingtoseeJoan.Whenshearrivedout_of_the_blue,_wewereallsurprised.outoftheblue突然地,未预料到地FastreadingScanthetextandchoosethebestanswers.1.Whichofthefollowingidiomsisoftenusedtodescribethelovefromparents?A.Theappleofsomebody’seyes.B.Afeetofclay.C.Seethehandwritingonthewall.D.Youreapwhatyousow.2.Thewriterwrotethepassageto________.A.introducesomeidiomsB.introducetheoriginoftheBibleC.tellussomestoriesfromtheBibleD.tellpeopletheimportanceoflearningidioms3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutidiomsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Overtime,Biblicalidiomshavechangedsomuchthattheynowhavenoconnectiontotheiroriginalmeanings.B.TheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandthentranslatedintoGreek.C.Biblicalidiomsareoftenmeanttotellpeopleamoralstory.D.HavingagoodknowledgeofEnglishidiomsishelpfultothepeople’sappreciatingofthehistoryandculturesofEnglishspeakingcountries.答案:1.A2.D3.ACarefulreadingReadthetextagainandfillintheform.The(1)______ofidiomsAnidiomisagroupofwordsthathasaspecialmeaningwhichisnotusually(2)________.The(3)______ofidiomsQuiteafewofidiomscomefromthe(4)________.Different(5)______tounderstandthemeaningsofidiomsUnderlinethemoralofastoryandgivestheaudiencea(6)________tohelpthemunderstandthestorybetterFeetofclay;seethehandwritingonthewallUse(7)________KillthefattedcalfUse(8)________lifeorfoodtheappleoftheirparents’eyeyoure...