2019-2020学年名校高二下期中汇编——十一选十.docxVIP

PAGE 1 PAGE 1 2019-2020学年名校高二下期中汇编——十一选十 【2020大同中学高二下期中】 Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. changed B. condition C. denied D. traced E. proposal F. disturbed G. overflowed H. ignorance I. argument J. illustrated K. position Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings. The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be ___31___ back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle. Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult ___32___. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete ___33___ of the stock market. Water over the dam is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be ___34___. The expression comes from the idea that water that has ___35___ a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is ___36___ by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam. Another common expression, to hold water, is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the ___37___ of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your ___38___ can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be ___39___. Throwing cold water also is an ex