For centuries, the body’s blood has been linked closely with the emotions.People who show no human emotions or feelings, are said to be cold-blooded killer.For example, the police are searching for a cold-blooded killer.He seems to kill for no reason, and no emotion, as if taking someone’s life as nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body.The expression “get cold feet” has nothing to do with cold or your feet.The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do.For example, you agree to be president of an organization.But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned, and all the work of the organization will be your responsibility.You are likely to get cold feet about being president when you understand the situation.
The expression “give someone the cold shoulder” probably comes from the physical act of turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face to face.You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you.Or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish.It is a person.But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth.A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone.Someone who is a cold fish could be cold-hearted.Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy.Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.
Out in the cold means not getting something that everybody else got.A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise---he was left out in the cold.And it is not a pleasant place to be.
【小題1】When you refuse to speak to a man and treat him in a distant way, you may express by “_________”.

A.I give him the cold shoulder
B.I think he is a cold-blooded man
C.I think he is a cold fish
D.I’m likely to get cold feet
【小題2】If Sue shows absolutely no reaction to those awful pictures of starving children in Africa, you will say _________.
A.she is a cold-blooded killer B.she gets cold feet
C.she is a cold fish D.she is out in the cold
【小題3】We can use the expression “__________” to describe a man who abandons or hurts his lover without mercy.
A.cold-blooded B.cold shoulder
C.cold feet D.cold-hearted
【小題4】The topic of this passage is about _________.
A.the relationship between cold and our body
B.some expressions about friendship
C.some expressions connected with cold
D.how cold weather comes into being


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:文章提及了六個與cold有關(guān)的短語或單詞,解釋了它們的含義和使用的場合。
【小題1】推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段.You may give a cold shoulder to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you.是指對待那些不太友好的人使用give someone the cold shoulder。故A正確。
【小題2】推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no love or warmth.是指那些冷漠的人,本題題干的描述符合。故C正確。
【小題3】推理題。根據(jù)文章第四段Several popular songs in recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feelings, broke the hearts of their lovers.可知cold-hearted是指那些殘忍的,沒有愛心的人,故D正確。
【小題4】主旨大意題。文章正是提及了6個與cold有關(guān)的短語或單詞。選C。
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