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As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.
Before 1832, English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.
But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.
We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor keep his skeleton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.
After a time, people began to suspect every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase“a skeleton in the closet”took on a broader, more general meaning: to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.
One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man"s guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.
Balzac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.
The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.
小题1:Which of the following situations is now suitable for using the phrase “skeleton in the closet”?
A.You have stolen something precious and hide them in the closet. |
B.You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for research. |
C.If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret. |
D.You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from |
小题2:Which of the following is right according to the text?
A.In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy (解剖) in the development of medicine. |
B.The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeletons as possible |
C.The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctors. |
D.It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history. |
A.a corpse | B.a phrase | C.a skeleton | D.a story |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:C
解析
试题分析:
小题1:D 推理题。根据第六段2,3行t. From this suspicion, the phrase“a skeleton in the closet”took on a broader, more general meaning: to describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering.说明该词指人们有一些不希望别人知道的事情,故D项内容与之相符。故D正确。
小题2:A 推理题。根据第4段1,2行But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine.说明在19世纪医生运用尸体进行解剖活动来研究医学。故A正确。
小题3:C 推理题。根据文章最后一句His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt.这位妻子不承认柜子里有人,那么这个情人就永远出不来了,成为了skeleton。故C正确。
核心考点
试题【Lucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done someth】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane. If there is a bike lane, you are required to use it. If there is not a bike lane, you should ride with traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.
When the signal light turns green, cars go. When you cross the street at a signal light, you should wait for the walk signal. Be sure to look carefully to the left, right and left again, before crossing the street.
When the signal light turns yellow, car drivers should slow down and prepare to stop. You should not cross if the light is yellow. The light is about to turn red, and cars will enter the intersection.
This signal is the WALK sign. It has a picture of a person walking instead of using the word WALK.
This signal is the DON"T WALK sign. It is part of the signal with the picture of a person walking.This is a picture of a red hand, meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.
Car drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at STOP signs.
A yield sign means to slow down and be ready to stop.
If there are pedestrians(行人)or vehicles in or nearing the intersection,you must stop.
If there is no traffic in or nearing the intersection and it is safe,you may go through.
This sign means you are coming to a crosswalk. Car drivers, antibikers must stop to allow people in the crosswalk to cross the street.
When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often dug up or rough. Be careful when cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike. If you must move into the road to go around a work area, you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming before going into the road.
A detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour, be careful of roads you aren"t used to.
小题1:The passage is intended for ________.
A.car drivers | B.skaters | C.bikers | D.Pedestrians |
A.take the bike lane | B.stop your bike |
C.ride close to the right side of the road | D.ride in the middle of the road |
A.they come near a crosswalk |
B.the bad weather is on the corner |
C.they are about to pass a school |
D.the road ahead is blocked because of the landslide (山崩) |
The biggest difference is that a blog is much more 24 than a diary. Usually, a teenager treats his diary like a book full of 25 that he does not want to 26 with others.
It’s interesting that someone who writes in a blog 27 a diary will probably write nearly the same information.
I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 28 . She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test. 29 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 30 in my dairy. Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 31 that my sister might read it.
The biggest 32 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write. If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 33 about him in my diary, he would never know. 34 , if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend might 35 her blog and get angry.
There are also 36 to blogging, of course. If I was feeling sad one day and wrote in my diary, “ Nobody cares about me”, because no one would 37 about it. However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would quickly 38 and tell her how much they 39 her. Blogs help people 40 in contact with their friends and know what the people around them are doing.
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There are several major(主要) language families in the world. Some scientists say there are nine main families, but other scientists divide them differently. The languages in each family are connected, and scientists think that they came from the same parent language. About 3 percent of the people in the world speak languages that are not in these major families.
小题1:The early language had ________.
A.a lot of problems |
B.words and easy grammar |
C.words but no grammar |
D.grammar but not many words |
A.stay exactly the same |
B.change a great deal |
C.change only a little |
D.ask more words and drop some grammar |
A.languages change fast |
B.languages really don"t want to change |
C.language really with changes in society |
D.Spanish and English change |
What to Expect
The host will provide accommodation and meals.Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week.You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.
Accommodation Zones
Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones 2, 3 and 4 of the transport system.Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的).Zones 3 and 4 often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area.It is very convenient to travel in London by underground.
Meal Plans Available
♢ Continental Breakfast
♢ Breakfast and Dinner
♢ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner
It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast.Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal(谷物类食品),bread and tea or coffee.Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally part of a Continental Breakfast in England.Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.
Friends
If you wish to invite a friend over to visit, you must first ask your host’s permission.You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.
Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes
Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestyle and is more suitable for the long-stay student.However, it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practice English at home quite as much.
小题1:The passage is probably written for___________.
A.host willing to receive foreign students |
B.foreigners hoping to build British culture |
C.travelers planning to visit families in London |
D.English learners applying to live in English homes |
A.Room cleaning. | B.Medical care. |
C.Free transport. | D.Physical training. |
A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2. |
B.The business centre of London is in Zone 1. |
C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre. |
D.Accommodation in the city centre is not provided. |
A.Dessert and coffee |
B.Fruit and vegetables. |
C.Bread and fruit juice |
D.Cereal and cold meat. |
A.To experience a warmer family atmosphere. |
B.To enrich their knowledge of English. |
C.To entertain friends as they like. |
D.To enjoy much more freedom. |
A person s age no longer tells you anything about his/her social position, marriage or health. There’s no longer a particular year in which one goes to school or goes to work or gets married or starts a family. The social clock that kept us on time and told us when to go to school, get a job, or stop working isn’t as strong as it used to be. It doesn’t surprise us to hear of a 29 - year - old university president or a 35 - year -old grandmother, or a 70 year - old man who has become a father for the first time. Public ideas are changing.
Many people say, “I am much younger than my mother— or my father— was at my age. ”No one says“Act your age” any more. We’ve stopped looking with surprise at older people who act in youthful ways.
小题1:It can be learnt from the text that the aging of the population in America ________ .
A.has made people feel younger |
B.has changed people’s social position |
C.has changed people’s understanding of age |
D.has slowed down the country’s social development |
A.a society | B.America |
C.a place | D.population |
A.be active when they are old |
B.do the right thing at the right age |
C.show respect for their parents young or old |
D.take more physical exercise suitable to their age |
A.normal | B.wonderful |
C.unbelievable | D.unreasonable |
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