Question

  People use their mouths for many things. They eat,talk,shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language,there are many expressions using the word "mouth".

  For example,if you say bad things about a person,the person might pro?test and say, "Do not bad mouth me. ” Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, "I really put my foot in my mouth this time. " If this should hap?pen,the speaker might feel down in the mouth. In other words,he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.

  Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something. The other person might protest, "I did not say that. Do not put words in my mouth."

  Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this,too. You might say such a person "was born with a silver spoon in his mouth". This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life,like food.

  Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punish?ment for saying bad things. For example,if a child says things she should not say to her parents,she might be described as a mouthy child. The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off.

  But enough of all this talk. I have been running my mouth long enough. 

1. When will a person probably say "Do not bad mouth me. ”?

   A. When he feels down.

   B. When he is regretful.

   C. When he is spoken ill of.

   D. When he gets angry.

2. What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said?

   A. Do not bad mouth me.

   B. Stop mouthing off.

   C. Do not put words in my mouth.

   D. I really put my foot in my mouth this time.

3. By saying " I have been running my mouth long enough", the speaker means "       ".

   A. I have run a long way

   B. I have talked too much

   C. I have learned a lot

   D. I have been a mouthy person

4. What is mainly talked about in the text?

   A. Expressions about the word "mouth".

   B. Functions of the organ "mouth".

   C. Opinions about "mouthy people".

   D. Meanings of the word "mouth".

Answer 1

1. C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第一句"…if you say bad things about a person,the person might protest and say, 'Do not bad,mouth me."，可知選C項(xiàng)。

speak ill of sb說某人壞話。

2. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段"Sometimes,people say something to a friend or family member that they later re?gret because it hurts that person. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, 'I really put my foot in my mouth this time."，可知，有時(shí)人們對(duì)家人或朋友說了一些他們后來會(huì)后悔的話，因?yàn)檫@些話傷害了那個(gè)人，說話的人就會(huì)說"這次我真的說錯(cuò)話了"。故選D項(xiàng)。

3. B句意理解題。作者在前文列舉了有關(guān)mouth的幾個(gè)俗語，上一句又說"But enough of all this talk."，所以本句的意思是說"我說得夠多了"。故選B項(xiàng)。

4. A主旨大意題。文章主要講述了與mouth相關(guān)的幾個(gè)俗語。