题文
The nose is used in many popular expressions. Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do. Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions or positions on anything.It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s business. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. Such people are interested in other people’s private matters. They’re considered nosy. Someone who keeps his nose to the grindstone (磨石) works very hard. This can help a worker keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.
One unusual expression is that is no skin off my nose. This means that a situation doesn’t affect or concern me. We also say that sometimes a person cuts off his nose to spite his face. That is, he makes a situation bad for himself by doing something foolish because he is angry.
More problems can develop if a person looks down his nose at someone or something. The person acts as if something is unimportant or worthless. This person might also turn up his nose at something that he considers not good enough. This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.
In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work. Maybe the students do not know the correct answers. My mother always told me when I was a student, “If you study hard, the answers should be right under your nose or easily seen.”
小题1:If we say a wife leads her husband by the nose, we probably mean she _____.A．loves her husband very muchB．controls her husband’s actionsC．gets on well with her husbandD．does whatever her husband wants her to do小题2:Which of the following expressions could be used to tell someone to stay away from your private affairs?A．Don’t keep your nose to the grindstone.B．Keep your nose out of my business.C．Please keep your nose clean.D．You are really hard-nosed.小题3:We can use the expression “has his/her nose in the air” to describe someone _____.A．who is too proud of himself/herselfB．who is very angry about somethingC．who often makes a situation badD．who doesn’t care about anything小题4:If a student thumbs his/her nose at his/her teacher, the teacher would most probably feel _____.A．happyB．excitedC．angryD．relaxed 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:C
解析
鼻子对呼吸和嗅觉来说非常重要。Nose还被用在许多流行的表达方式中。文章介绍了一些和nose有关的表达和它们具体的语境。
小题1:细节题：根据文章第一段的句子：if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.可知如果我们说一个妻子牵着丈夫的鼻子，说明妻子可以控制丈夫的行动，所以选B。
小题2:细节题：根据文章第二段的句子：It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people’s business. They do not interfere (干涉). The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. Such people are interested in other people’s private matters.可知如果你要一个人远离你的私人事务，应该用Keep your nose out of my business.选B
小题3:细节题：根据文章第四段的句子：This person thinks he is better than everyone else. He has his nose in the air.可知短语“has his/her nose in the air”是用来描述非常骄傲的人，所以选A。
小题4:细节题：根据文章第五段的句子：In school, some students thumb their nose at their teacher. They refuse to obey orders or do any work.可知一个学生对老师thumbs his/her nose 说明他生气了，所以选C。
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The nose is used in .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
