2．People use their mouths for many things．They eat，talk，shout and sing．They smile and they kiss．In the English language，there are many expressions using the word"mouth．"
People use their mouths for many things．They eat，talk，shout and sing．They smile and they kiss．In the English language，there are many expressions using the word mouth．
For example，if you say bad things about a person，the person might protest（抗議）and say"Do not bad mouth me．"Sometimes，people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret because it hurts that person．Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell．The speaker might say："I really put my foot in my mouth this time．"If this should happen，the speaker might feel down in the mouth．In other words，he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing．
Another situation is when someone falsely claims another person said something．The other person might protest："I did not say that．Do not put words in my mouth．"
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family．There is an expression for this，too．You might say such a person，"was born with a silver spoon in his mouth．"This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth．This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life，like food．
Parents might sometimes keep a child off sweet food as a form of punishment for saying bad things．For example，if a child says things she should not say to her parents，she might be described as a mouthy child．The parents might even tell the child to stop mouthing off．．
But enough of all this talk．I have been running my mouth long enough．
61．When will a person probably say"do not bad mouth me"？C
A．When he feels down
B．When he is regretful．
C．When he is spoken ill of
D．When he gets angry．
62．What will the person say if he feels sorry for what he has said？D
A．Do not bad mouth me．
B．Stop mouthing off．
C．Do not put words in my mouth．
D．I really put my foot in my mouth this time．
63．If a person lives from hand to mouth，it implies thatA．
A．he is badly-off
B．he is hard-working
C．he has lots of money
D．he has enough to eat
64．By saying"I have been running my mouth long enough"，the speaker means"B"．
A．I have run a long way
B．I have talked too much
C．I have learned a lot
D．I have been a mouthy person
65．What is mainly talked about in the text？A
A．Expressions about the word"mouth"
B．Functions of the organ"mouth"．
C．Opinions about"mouthy people"
D．Meanings of the word"mouth"．
分析 本文主要講述人們用嘴巴吃飯、說話、喊叫和歌唱．但是你知道有關mouth的短語嗎？
解答 CDA B A
61 C 細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段的首句．if you say bad things about a person，the person might protest and say"Do not bad mouth me．"可知當他被批評的時候，他會說Do not bad mouth me，故答案是C．
62．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段的第二、三、四句可知"當人們發(fā)現自己說錯話時，就會說"I really put my foot in my mouth（我說錯了）this time．"．故選D
63．A 推理判斷題．根據第四段的"This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives from hand to mouth．"可推出他應該是一個窮人．選A
64．B 句意理解題．根據最后一段中的But enough of all this talk．可推知下一句作者說自己已經談得太多了．故選B．
65 A 主旨大意題． 通讀全文可知本文主要講述人們用嘴巴吃飯、說話、喊叫和歌唱．以及有關mouth的短語，故選A．
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