题文
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 about the word“mouth”. But some of them are not so nice. For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest 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 people’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to. The speaker might say: “I really put my foot in my mouth this time”. If this should happen, the speaker might feel down in the mouth, In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.Information is often spread through word of mouth. This is general communication between people, like friends talking to each other.” How did you hear about that new movie?” someone might ask,” Oh, by word of mouth.” A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece. This is an official spokesperson. Government –run media could also be called a mouthpiece.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend was going to say. When this happens, the friend might say: “You took the words right out of my mouth!” Sometimes a person has a bad or unpleasant experience with another person. He might say that experience “left a bad taste in my mouth”. Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say : “ I had my heart in my mouth.”
小题1:The underlined words “ down in the mouth” in Paragraph One can be best replaced by _______.A．ashamedB．regretfulC．satisfiedD．excited小题2:Which could be used to describe one’s fear?A．By word of mouthB．Put one ‘s foot in one’s mouthC．Take the words right out one’s mouth.D．Have one’s heart in one’s mouth.小题3:The second paragraph of the passage mainly tells us _____.A．the meaning of two expressionsB．information from folk communicationC．information from official-run mediaD．two different ways to get information小题4:The author writes the passage in order to _____.A．introduce some expressionsB．enjoy learning EnglishC．learn about English cultureD．use words correctly 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
这篇文章讲的是一些和mouth有关的习语
小题1:猜词题：从第一段的句子：In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.可知down in the mouth,是感到遗憾。选B
小题2:细节题：从最后一段的句子：Or the person might have had a very frightening experience, like being chased by an angry dog. He might say : “ I had my heart in my mouth.”可知如果表示害怕用Have one’s heart in one’s mouth.选D。
小题3:段落大意题：从第二段的句子：Information is often spread through word of mouth. 和A more official way of getting information is through a company or government mouthpiece.可知这段讲的是两者不同的传达信息的方式。选D
小题4:主旨题：从第一段的句子：In the English language, there are many expressions about the word“mouth”. 可知这篇文章讲的是一些习语。选A
点评：这篇文章讲的是一些和mouth有关的习语。本文意思通俗易懂，考查了细节题主旨题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度，阅读时可以先看题目再读文章，这样可以减少阅读的时间，提高阅读的效率。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“People use their mou.....”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。
