Unexplainedmysteriesofthenaturalworld本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第一部分听力第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。APeopleusetheirmouthsformanythings.Theyeat，talk,shoutandsing.Theysmileandtheykiss.IntheEnglishlanguage,therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”．Forexample,ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson，thepersonmightprotest(抗议)andsay“Donotbadmouthme.”Sometimes,peoplesaysomethingtoafriendorfamilymemberthattheylaterregretbecauseithurtsthatperson.Ortheytellthepersonsomethingtheywerenotsupposedtotell.Thespeakermightsay,“Ireallyputmyfootinmymouththistime.”Ifthisshouldhappen,thespeakermightfeeldowninthemouth.Inotherwords,hemightfeelsadforsayingthewrongthing.Anothersituationiswhensomeonefalselyclaimsanotherpersonsaidsomething.Theotherpersonmightprotest，“Ididnotsaythat.Donotputwordsinmymouth.”Somepeoplehavelotsofmoneybecausetheywerebornintoaveryrichfamily.Thereisanexpressionforthis,too.Youmightsaysuchaperson，“wasbornwithasilverspooninhismouth.”Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.Thispersonisverypoorandonlyhasenoughmoneyforthemostimportantthingsinlife,likefood.Parentsmightsometimeskeepachildoffsweetfoodasaformofpunishmentforsayingbadthings.Forexample,ifagirlsaysthingssheshouldnotsaytoherparents,shemightbedescribedasamouthychild.Theparentsmighteventellthechildtostopmouthingoff.Butenoughofallthistalk.Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough.语篇解读：人们用嘴做很多事情，比如吃饭，谈话，喊叫，唱歌，微笑，接吻等。在英语这种语方里，有很多表达是带有“mouth”这个单词的。21．Whenwillapersonprobablysay“Donotbadmouthme.”？A．Whenhefeelsdown.B．Whenheisregretful.C．Whenheisspokenillof.D．Whenhegetsangry.答案：C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句．..ifyousaybadthingsaboutaperson，thepersonmightprotestandsay“Donotbadmouthme.”如果你说一个人的坏话，这个人可能会抗议说不要说我坏话。speakillofsb.意为“说某人坏话”＝saybadthingsaboutsb.。22．Ifapersonlivesfromhandtomouth,itimpliesthat________.A．heisbadlyoffB．heishardworkingC．hehaslotsofmoneyD．hehasenoughtoeat答案：A推理判断题。根据第四段第四句Thisrichpersonistheoppositeofapersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.。根据关键词theoppositeof(是……的对立面，和……是相反的)可推知，apersonwholivesfromhandtomouth.和thisrichperson是相对的，所以说是穷人(badlyoff)。23．Bysaying“Ihavebeenrunningmymouthlongenough”，thespeakermeans“________”．A．IhaverunalongwayB．IhavetalkedtoomuchC．IhavelearnedalotD．Ihavebeenamouthyperson答案：B推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的第一句Butenoughofallthistalk.可知作者觉得这个话题(有关嘴的表达)讲的已经很多了，然后作者又用一个有关mouth的表达来说明自己“说得已经很多了”。24．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthetext?A．Expressionsabouttheword“mouth”．B．Functionsoftheorgan“mouth”．C．Opinionsabout“mouthypeople”．D．Meaningsoftheword“mouth”．答案：A主旨大意题。第一段最后一句是主题句。IntheEnglishlanguage，therearemanyexpressionsusingtheword“mouth”．，下文列举了很多有关mouth的expressions。所以A项符合题意。BHowhardwehaveallprayed(祈祷)togrowupquickly,andlookedforwardtothehappydaysofbeingagrownupandenjoyingthemanyintereststhatayouthshouldhave.Atlast,youhavegrownup.Atleastyouarenolongerachild.Theycallyou“younglady”.Youthenenjoythepleasureofbeingayoungla...
