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 using the word“mouth”.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 person’s feelings. 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 happen, 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“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 withhold（拒给）sweet food from a child as a form of punishment 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.
小题1:In what kind of situation will a person say“Do not bad mouth me. ”? A．When he feels down. B．When he feels regretful.C．When he is spoken ill of. D．When he feels proud.小题2:If a person feels sorry for what he has said, he might say “_____”A．Do not bad mouth me.B．I really put my foot in my mouth this time.C．Do not put words in my mouth.D．Stop mouthing off.小题3:If a person lives from hand to mouth, it implies _____ .A．he is badly-offB．he is hard-workingC．he is well-offD．he has enough to eat小题4:By saying“I have been running my mouth long enough.”, the speaker means “_____”A．I have run a long way. B．I have been a mouthy person.C．I have learned a lot. D．I have talked too much. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:c
小题2:B
小题3:A
小题4:D
解析
人们用嘴巴吃饭、说话、喊叫和歌唱。但是你知道有关mouth的短语吗？
小题1:细节理解题。根据第二段的首句. if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me. "可知答案是C。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段的第二、三、四句可知"当人们发现自己说错话时，就会说"I really put my foot in my mouth（我说错了）this time. "。故选B
小题3:推理判断题。根据第四段的"This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth. "可推出他应该是一个穷人。选A
小题4:句意理解题。根据最后一段中的But enough of all this talk. 可推知下一句作者说自己已经谈得太多了。D
点评：这篇文章是文化类短文，里面说的是和mouth有关的短语，考生也关注细节和推理。不同的习语要根据不同的语境来猜测。
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。
