题文
Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?
小题1:An idiom is _______.A．a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words sayB．a phrase or a sentence that doesn't mean exactly what every word saysC．so difficult that nobody can understandD．something to do with parts of your body小题2:If a mother says "I'll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she means _______.A．she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same timeB．she doesn't hear what others are talking about.C．she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinnerD．She doesn't have plans for dinner and will decide later小题3:When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.A．he needs to hold your hand.B．he works well with youC．he needs your helpD．he is a new comer and can't help with the situation小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A．People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English.B．To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding the idiom.C．Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to remember.D．You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word.小题5:Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings. Can you match them?
1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
3) to stand on one's own feet c. to do something secretly
4) to go behind someone's back d. to have the habit of stealingA．badc B．bdac C．cbad D．cdba 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:B
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
文章讲述了习语（idiom）的特点和重要性，并举例说明了一些习语的含义和使用场合。小题1:事实细节题。根据第一段第一行。
小题2:事实细节题。根据第二段“ "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later.”可知。
小题3:事实细节题。根据第三段“"Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful.”可知
小题4:推理判断题。C项中so they are easy to remember错。见第三段“ There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful."
小题5:推理判断题。1.learn sth by heart 记住的意思。 2.sticky粘的 3.on one's feet 站立，联想到独立。 4.behind sb’s back 在某人背后，就是说不让某人知道
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Idioms are phrases a.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
