It is surprising many everyday English that Americans use today come from the card game of poker.
For example,you hear them say like ace (王牌) in the hole. In poker and most card games,the ace is the highest and most useful card. It is often a winning card. In one kind of poker game,a player does not show this card to the other players. The players bet money each time they get another card. No one knows until the end of the game. Often,the ace in the hole wins the game.
Another everyday English,dealing off the bottom,now means “be not honest” in business. And when someone tells you that the cards are bad for you,maybe you really have a chance to win.
In a poker game you do not want to let your opponents (對手) know if your cards are good or bad. So having a poker face is important. A poker face never shows either good or bad feelings.
You can do a better job if you hold your cards close to your vest. You hold your cards close to you so no one can see what you have. In everyday speech,holding your cards close to your vest means not letting others know what you are doing or thinking. You are keeping your plans secret.
1. In card games,an ace is usually card.
A. the most useful B. the biggest
C. the oldest D. the most beautiful
2. If somebody says that you are dealing off the bottom,he may.
A. like you B. want to talk with you
C. be angry with you D. be very happy
3. In everyday speech,holding your cards close to your vest tells you
A. to put your clothes on the cards
B. to tell your friends your feelings
C. not to make others know your secret
D. not to tell others your address
4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. You will probably succeed if you have an ace in the hole.
B. Everybody will like you if you deal off the bottom.
C. A poker face never shows bad feelings except good ones.
D. The person who has a poker face will win the game at last.
5. What is the best title for the passage?
A. An Ace in the Hole
B. Dealing Off the Bottom
C. A Poker Face
D. Expressions from the Poker Game
導(dǎo)讀本文介紹了一些來自于撲克游戲中的一些美國習(xí)語。 這些習(xí)語現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)被廣泛使用,在現(xiàn)實中對本意進(jìn)行了一些 引申。
詳析
1. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“In poker and most card games,the ace is the highest and most useful card. ”可 知,ace是撲克中級別最高的一張牌。因此the most useful與原文信息一致。
2. C推理判斷題。由第三段第一句now means ‘be not honest’ in business. ” 可知,dealing off the bottom 意思是 “在欺詐”,因此判斷,如果有人說你欺詐的話他肯定對 你很生氣,故選C.
3. C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段not letting others know what you are doing or thinking."可知,口語中 holding your cards dose to your vest告訴你別讓別人知道你做 什么和想什么,即要保守秘密。
4. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。通讀全文,只有選項A符合文章大意,即如果你手里有王牌的話你可能就會成功。故選A.
5. D主旨大意題。由文章大意可知,來自撲克游戲中的習(xí)語是本文的主題。故D符合題意。
障礙句分析
It is surprising many everyday English that Americans use today come from the card game of poker.令人吃驚的是如今 很多美國日常用語來自撲克游戲。
該句中,it是形式主語,真正的主語則是many everyday English... come from the card game of poker ,該句省略了弓 導(dǎo)詞that。其中,that引導(dǎo)的定語從句that Americans use today 修飾 everyday English。
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