高中英语(外研版)必修五：6 阅读强化训练(六) Word版含答案.docxVIP

阅读强化训练(六) (建议用时：25 分钟) Ⅰ 阅读理解 The English language is full of phrases about the weather.Some of these phrases are easy to understand, but others are not really about the weather at al“l.hiItfryoouughsawyeaytoh”ue，r you may not be struck by a real storm, but you ndcoe edxipfefriiceulties or problems. If you don’t know what such phrases mean, they might leav“e iynoua fo雾g()”！ In English, you c“anshoot the bre”e，ze or have an informal chat. But things can also be a breeze.If you take an exam and find it ，vyeoruy’deatseyll your fri：e“ndIst was a bre！e”zeThe wind can also bring information. You can “get wind of” a apnidecief osfomneeownse“, knows which way the wind blo”w，s they have a good idea about how things will work out’.Btut don “throw cautio警n(惕)to the wi”nd—that means taking a great risk! Clouds sometimes bring rain, and in English they often represent problems or difficulties. I someone “sees a cloud on the hor地iz平on线( )”，there may be problems ahead. And if someone is“under a clo”u，d then people think the person might have done something wrong. But clouds are not always bad; in fact, people s“ayevtehraytcloud has a silver ”li.niTnhgis means that there is a good side to every situation, no matter how bad it may seem. You“moany even end up cloud nine”， which means you are very happy! But some people have their“headsin the clouds”， not paying attention to reality. No one likes to be stuck in the rain or ’stsornmo, suorpirtise that phrases about them are generally negative. When someeosnays“it never rains but ，it tphoeuyrsa”re complaini抱ng怨( ) that when things go wrong, they go very wrong. People who“twaelakthaebroiuntg a sto”rmjust want to get through a difficult period or situation. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英语中与天气有关的一些习语及其用法。 What does the underlined “pasrutch phrase”s in the first paragraph refer to? A ．The old phrases about the weather. B ．The funny phrases about the weather. C ．The simple phrases about the weather. D ．The confusing phrases about the weather.