⑴ Every language has its own special words and expressions. And a story can be told about each of them. Hot is a simple, easily understood word. So are most of the expressions made with the word hot. But not always, as we shall see.
⑵ The words hot potato, for example, give you no idea at all to the meaning of the expression, hot potato. The potato is popular and many Americans like baked potatoes. Imagine trying to carry a hot potato in your hand. It would be difficult, even painful, to do so. Some publicly argued problems are highly emotional. The problems must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them. One such hot potato is taxes. Calling for higher taxes can mean defeat for a politician. And yet, if taxes are not raised, some very popular government programs could be cut. And that also can make a politician very unpopular. The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.
⑶ Another expression is not so hot. If you ask someone how she feels, she may answer “not so hot”. What she means is she does not feel well. Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something. You may tell a friend that the new play you saw last night is not so hot. That means ____________________________.
⑷ A hot shot is a person, often a young person, who thinks he can do anything. He is very sure he can succeed. But often he fails. The expression was born in the military forces. A hot shot was a soldier who fired without aiming carefully.
⑸ Hot is a word that is often used to talk about anger. A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead. An angry person’s neck often becomes red. We say he is hot under the collar.
小題1:What is the text mainly about? (no more than 8 words)
_______________________________________________________________
小題2:Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence. ( no more than 8 words)
__________________________________________________________________
小題3:Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
As you would deal with other difficult problems, you must be careful with these ones.
__________________________________________________________________________________
小題4:List three situations where “hot” expressions can be used according to the text. (no more than 30 words)
①________________________________________________________________
②________________________________________________________________
③________________________________________________________________
小題5:Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.
__________________________________________________________________

76. The expressions of hot.
77. you don’t consider it a success/you don’t like(enjoy) it
78. The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.
79. ① when you mean something difficult and painful to deal with
② when you don’t really like something
③ when you mean a person who becomes angry easily
80. 這些問題必須認(rèn)真對待,否則,當(dāng)選官員處理起來會很棘手。

試題分析:
小題1:The expressions of hot.
主旨大意題。本文主要講述了幾個(gè)和hot有關(guān)的短語,并舉例說明了這些短語的用法。
小題1:you don’t consider it a success/you don’t like(enjoy) it
推理題。根據(jù)上一行Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something.說明該短語是指不很喜歡某個(gè)東西,如果對方說昨天晚上的戲劇Not so hot說明他不喜歡這個(gè)戲劇。
小題1:The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句The questions must be dealt with carefully, the same way you would handle any other hot potato.說明這浪叫意思相近。
小題1: ① when you mean something difficult and painful to deal with
② when you don’t really like something
③ when you mean a person who becomes angry easily
細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them.和Not so hot also is a way of saying you do not really like something
以及A person who becomes angry easily is called a hothead.
小題1:這些問題必須認(rèn)真對待,否則,當(dāng)選官員處理起來會很棘手。
翻譯題。本題的根據(jù)在于句子的deal with處理,以及句子結(jié)構(gòu)要理清楚。
點(diǎn)評:本文考查考生的總結(jié)歸納能力,要求能抓住各段的主題句也就是第一句或者最后一句,也得注意文本的細(xì)節(jié)問題。
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