Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather.The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year.A rainstorm may cool the weather,but we do not want it to rain too hard.We don’t want it to rain cats and dogs.
【语篇导读】英语中有很多与 “狗” 相关的俗语,本文主要对此作了介绍。
9.A person who lives an unhappy life can be described as “ ”.
A.becoming sick as a dog
B.leading a dog’s life
C.living in a dog-eat-dog world
D.working like a dog
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。第一段的最后一句提到,“to lead a dog’s life” 可用来描述生活不幸福的人,因此选B项。
10.The underlined word “mean” in Paragraph 4 most probably means“ ”.
A.violent B.selfish
C.wild D.poor
答案:A
解析:词义猜测题。文中提到这种狗被用来看护宅院,如果有人想进去,狗就会狂吠或者攻击他们,由此推断该词的含义是 “凶猛的”。
11.What can we learn from the text?
A.Everyone can be successful if he learns from the old.
B.It might be difficult for the young to learn new skills.
C.Junkyard dogs are careful in money arrangement.
D.Fierce people aren’t so awful as their appearance sometimes.
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