1.Bullets (子彈) are known for their ability to kill.However,not all bullets are bad.Magic bullet is something that solves a difficult problem easily.But there is not one thing that solves a difficult problem.For example,let's say a country is suffering from a weak economy.It raises various social issues.People want change and protest (抗議) in the streets.However,there is no magic bullet to cure all these problems.
To take a bullet for someone is a good thing.Well,the thought behind this expression is a good thing.It means you are willing to harm yourself to protect someone else.This often sounds like a tough expression.Mothers might not say"I'd take a bullet for my child",but they would.People in the army,however,might say,"I'd take a bullet for you,man."
When you sweat bullets you are very nervous or anxious about something.What does dodging a bullet mean?For example,let's say you get up late for work.Your boss has warned you that if you are late again,you may get fired.When you arrive at the office,you are sweating bullets.However,you need not worry.As it turns out,your boss is out sick that day.You have dodged a bullet.
To ease the pain of a difficult situation,people are sometimes asked to bite the bullet.What is the origin of this expression?During the Civil War,pain-killing drugs were often hard to find.So,doctors working on the battlefield would give their patients something to bite on.Many times it was a bullet.Hollywood movies helped to keep this expression alive.In old western movies,more than one cowboy was seen biting a bullet,perhaps drinking some wine,while removing an arrow from his body.In modern conversation,biting the bullet means to accept a difficult decision or situation.
25.What does the author think of a magic bullet?A
A.Unrealistic.
B.Valuable.
C.Approachable.
D.Necessary.
26.Whose actions speak louder than words according to the author?D
A.Bosses'.
B.Doctors'.
C.Soldiers'.
D.Mothers'.
27.What can we say when we avoid a bad thing luckily?B
A.Sweat bullets.
B.Dodge a bullet.
C.Take a bullet for someone.
D.Be faster than a speeding bullet.
28.What is the meaning of"bite the bullet"nowadays?D
A.Reduce one's pain.
B.Act too nervously.
C.Drink too much wine.
D.Have to do something unpleasant.
分析 短文主要介紹了關于bullet"子彈"構成的各種英語短語.
解答 25.A,推理判斷題,根據句子Magic bullet is something that solves a difficult problem easily可知"魔法子彈是輕易地解決困難問題的東西",而作者認為However,there is no magic bullet to cure all these problems.可以推測作者認為其是不現實的,故答案為A.
26.D,細節理解題,根據句子Mothers might not say"I'd take a bullet for my child",but they would可知母親不會說出犧牲自己保護孩子的話,但往往行動上是這么做的,故答案為D.
27.B,細節理解題,根據句子What does dodging a bullet mean?For example,let's say you get up late for work.Your boss has warned you that if you are late again,you may get fired.When you arrive at the office,you are sweating bullets.However,you need not worry.As it turns out,your boss is out sick that day.You have dodged a bullet.可知,當你僥幸逃脫一件不幸的事情可以說Dodge a bullet.
28.D,細節理解題,根據句子In modern conversation,biting the bullet means to accept a difficult decision or situation.可知,現在人們使用"bite the bullet"是接受一些困難的東西,故答案為D.
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