Lesson 44 Popular Sayings
一、单项选择
1. Let's take ________ look at this picture.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
2. They have something ________ common. Both of them are good ________ dancing.
A. in; on B. in; at C. at; on D. at; at
3. Your picture is ________ hers. I'm afraid you copied hers.
A. different from B. similar to
C. good for D. not the same as
4. (易错)He is taller than ________ girl in his class.
A. any B. other C. any other D. others
5. Jessica's parents always encourage her ________out her opinions.
A. speak B. speaking C. to speak D. will speak
6. —“Food Safety” has become one of the hottest topics recently.
—Yeah, it receives ________ Internet hits a day.(中考•潍坊)
A. thousands B. thousands of
C. thousand D. hundreds
7. To learn a foreign language well, we must ________ a good habit of reading.
A. forget B. form C. change D. become
8. The journey was ________ interesting experiences.
A. full of B. afraid of C. careful of D. made of
9. “________” is used for saying that what you do is more important than what you
say you will do.(中考•盐城)
A. Every dog has its day.
B. Practice makes perfect.
C. Many hands make light work.
D. Actions speak louder than words.
10. —I don't know ________or not.
—Neither do I. You may ask his teacher.
A. whether he is at school B. if he is at school
C. that he is at school D. whether is he at school
二、用所给单词的适当形式完成句子
11. WeChat is simple________(use).
12. Tom always makes his little sister ________ (cry).
13. China has become much stronger and ________ (wealth) than before.
14. It's ________ (fool)of you to waste your precious(宝贵的) time.
15. Never do things by ________ (half).
三、按要求完成句子
16. His new car cost him over one thousand pounds. (对画线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ his new car________？
17. Tom looks like his father.(改为同义句)
Tom ________ ________ ________his father.18. There is nobody here except me. (改为同义句)
There is nobody here________ ________ me.
19. London is full of visitors during May and June. (改为同义句)
London ________ ________ ________ visitors during May and June.
20. The twins have something in common. (改为一般疑问句)
________the twins________ ________in common?
四、任务型阅读(中考•河南改编)(词数：约 250；建议用时：6 分钟)
There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant (令人愉
快的) but are not. “Face the music” is a good example. When someone says they have
to “face the music”, it means they have to accept and deal with the punishment
of an action.
Americans often use the word “face” in this way. For example, “I can't face
another night of camping! It's cold and rainy.” Or “In life, you must face your
fears.”
But now, let's go back to facing the music. Imagine a friend asks you to take
care of her beautiful red sports car. She gives you the keys and says, “Thanks so
much for watching my car while I'm away. But please, do not drive it. It is an
extremely (极其) fast car.” But you do not listen. You want to show off to some
friends. So, you drive it around town one night. As bad luck would have it, you lose
control of the car and drive it into a stop sign. Bang!
When your friend returns you must tell her what you have done and “face the
music”. The “music” here is the result of your actions. It could be losing her
friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car or both. Whatever the music is,
you must face it.
There are other American expressions that mean the same thing as “face the
music”. To “take your medicine” means to accept the results from something bad
you have done. And if someone says, “You made your bed. Now lie in it.” they mean
you created a bad situation and now you will experience the results!
21～22 题完成句子；23 题简略回答问题；24 题找出并写下文章的主题句；25 题将文中
画线句子译成汉语。
21. In American English, “facing the music” means_______________
_________________________________________
22. The expression “______________” means the same thing as “face the music”.
23. What will happen if you lose control of your friend's car and drive it into a
stop sign?
________________________________________________________
24. ________________________________________________________
25. ________________________________________________________答案
一、1. A 2. B 3.B 4. A 5.C 6. B 7.B 8. A
9. D 点拨：句意：被用于描述做比说更重要的谚语是：____。A. 凡人都有得意日；
B. 熟能生巧； C. 团结力量大； D. 行动胜于语言。结合句意可知选 D。
10.A 点拨：句意：——我不知道他是否在学校。——我也不知道。你可以问问他的
老师。宾语从句要用陈述语序 whether ... or not 是否，故选 A。
二、11. to use 12. cry 13. wealthier 14. foolish 15. halves
三、16. How much did; cost 17. is similar to 18. other than
19. is filled with 20. Do; have anything
四、21. to accept and deal with the punishment of an action
22. take your medicine
23. It could be losing her friendship or paying for repairs to her sports car
or both.
24. There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but
are not.
25. 它们意味着你制造了一个坏的境地并且现在你必须体验这种结果！
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