二、阅读理解
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People use languages to communicate. Any language has its ways to express people's minds. One of the ways in common is the use of idioms. An idiom is a group of words. It has a special meaning that is different from the usual meaning. For example, "under the weather" is an idiom meaning ill. So when people say "I'm under the weather", they are saying that they're not feeling well. Another example, "in all weathers" means in all kinds of weather. So, "There are homeless people sleeping on the streets in all weathers" tells us that homeless people sleep on the streets no matter whether it is cold or hot.
Different languages may have different ways to make idioms. For people who are learning a foreign language, idioms can cause misunderstandings and bring them endless headaches. On the other hand, if things are done right, idioms can also be a fun way of looking into a new culture and understanding how the people think and talk.
Metaphor is often used in idioms. Let's read the following two examples:
• It makes my blood boil (沸腾) when people litter.
• My blood ran cold when I heard a strange noise outside at dark night.
In neither of the situations above, can our blood reach a point so high or so low in temperature. Yet, with the situations the two sentences created, it is not difficult to work out the unhappy feelings of really angry in the first example and ▲ in the second.
Of course, not all idioms are this easy to understand. When we come to idioms of a foreign language, a good dictionary of idioms is always suggested.
()1. 语言能力 归纳能力 This passage tells us something about in the English language.
A. grammar B. writing C. reading D. idioms
()2. 新考法 创新设问 If your brother breaks your computer, you can say to him, "."
A. I'm under the weather B. I'm there in all weathers
C. You've made my blood boil D. My blood runs cold
()3. What does the underlined word "Metaphor" mean in Chinese?
A. 拟人 B. 排比 C. 暗喻 D. 双关
()4. 新考法 补全文章 Which of the following words can be put in "▲"?
A. very sad B. very afraid C. very excited D. very proud
()5. What is the writer's advice when you come to an expression like "under the weather"?
A. We should look it up in a good idiom dictionary.
B. We should try to express our minds with it.
C. We should find an interesting way to learn it.
D. We should create situations to guess its meaning.

阅读理解
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些英语习语的用法。
1. D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一些英语习语的用法。故选D。
2. C 创新设问题。根据“It makes my blood boil when people litter.”以及“it is not difficult to work out the unhappy feelings of really angry in the first example”可知第一个例子描述了生气的感觉，所以当你弟弟把你的电脑弄坏时，你很生气，会说“You've made my blood boil”。故选C。
3. C 词义猜测题。根据“Metaphor is often used in idioms.”以及“In neither of the situations above, can our blood reach a point so high or so low in temperature.”可知在上述两种情况下，我们的血液温度都不会达到如此高或如此低的程度，所以是运用了暗喻的手法，故画线部分意为“暗喻”。故选C。
4. B 补全文章题。根据“My blood ran cold when I heard a strange noise outside at dark night.”可知，当在深夜听到外面有奇怪的声音时，会感到很害怕，故此处填入“very afraid”。故选B。
5. A 细节理解题。根据“When we come to idioms of a foreign language, a good dictionary of idioms is always suggested.”可知当我们遇到一门外语的习语时，可以使用一本好的习语词典来查阅其含义和用法。故选A。