智慧树知到《英语口语趣谈》章节测试答案

智慧树知到《英语口语趣谈》章节测试答案
第一章
1、Teacher’s Pet means the pet which a teacher keeps.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
2、I’m a night owl and seldom go to bed until after midnight. I often____.
A:hunt an owl at night
B:stay up
正确答案：stay up
3、Hit the books means to beat the books hard.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：错
4、We’re going to dine out to celebrate this evening, because my roommate passed CET-6 with flying____.
A:flags
B:colours
正确答案：colours
5、He has an excellent job, with an amazing car! He even owns his own flat in the City. So he’s a bit of a high-flyer. So he is____.
A:successful
B: on airplane a lot
正确答案：successful
6、When we say somebody only goes to the library once in a blue moon, we imply that he seldom goes to the library.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
7、Choose the best translation of “give him an A for effort” .
A:给了他一个A
B:因为努力给了他一个A
C:老师承认他为此付出努力
D:给了他一个A以示鼓励
正确答案：老师承认他为此付出努力
8、She’s _ the moon about her progress. She really wasn’t expecting to get an A on her paper.
A:on
B:in
C:over
D:above
正确答案：over
9、If something is a “drag”, that means it is unpleasing or depressing.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
10、____ is about work and means to have a lot or too many duties to perform, or too much work to do at one time.
A:To have a lot in one’s mouth
B:To have a lot in one’s bag
C:To have a lot on one’s plate
D:To have a lot on ones leg
正确答案：To have a lot on one’s plate
第二章
1、Choose the best translation of “You have really left me high and dry.”
A:你真的给我一种“高冷”的感觉。
B:你真的让我孤立无援了。
C:你真的把我留在这又高又干的地方了。
D:你真的把高而干燥的东西留给我了。
正确答案：你真的让我孤立无援了。
2、To land a job means to get a new job.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
3、Roll one’s sleeves up implicates ____.
A:to expose the arms
B:to turn one’s sleeves upward
C:to prepare to get to work
D:to be ready to take action
正确答案：to prepare to get to work,to be ready to take action
4、Which of the followings means a large sum of money？
A:penny-ante
B:penny wise
C:penny pincher
D:pretty penny
正确答案：pretty penny
5、Which of the following phrases can be translated into “生活富裕、过得很阔气” ？
A:live high off the hog
B:get on one’s high hog
C:on a high horse
D:get off one’s high horse
正确答案：live high off the hog
6、You paid only one hundred dollars per month to rent that apartment ? That was bang for your buck
A:more
B:really
C:the most
D:true
正确答案：more,really,the most,true
7、Low-paying jobs are ___ but it’s hard to find a good one.
A:a dime a dozen
B: a dime and dozen
C:a dime and dozens
D:dimes and dozens
正确答案：a dime a dozen
8、The car was so expensive! I can’t afford it, and I don’t want to break the _.
A:bank
B:band
C:card
D:road
正确答案：bank
9、The phrase “burn a hole in one’s pocket” is usually applied to money, suggesting that the person with the money feels the need to spend it quickly.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：对
10、It’s time to roll up your ___ and get the job done.
A:collar
B:sleeves
C:carpet
D:tablecloth
正确答案：sleeves
第三章
1、Girly girl is a girl or woman who chooses to dress and behave in a traditionally feminine style, and talking about relationships and other activities which are associated with the traditional gender role of a girl.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
2、I guess I don’t have much of a . Every year I plant cabbage, beans and sweet corn in my backyard but all I ever get is a lot of weeds.
A:greenhorn
B:green thumb
C:green hand
D:green power
正确答案：B
3、When you are in a situation where you make a plan as you go, you’re “ “
A:playing it by ear
B:playing it by score
C:playing by the book
D:playing it safe
正确答案：AB
4、Mary resented always to her older sister.
A:playing second fiddle
B:playing first fiddle
C:playing hard
D:playing ball
正确答案：A
5、She says he led her astray, but it .
A:takes two to tango
B:takes two to make a quarrel
C:takes two to cooperate
D: takes two to talk
正确答案：AB
6、Stubbornness is what made it impossible for Paul and Barnabas to concerning their relationship with John Mark.
A:work out fine
B:work out the problem
C:work things out
D: work out a promise
正确答案：D
7、Aunt Sally is a traditional English game usually played in pub and fairgrounds in the 17th Century. We can use this idiom to express the meaning that someone bees the target of public criticism.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
8、When someone says they have to “face the music,” it means they are going to a musical performance or concert.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
9、He must learn to his medicine.
A:ask for
B:take
C:make up
D:buy
正确答案：B
10、When you hear good news, or just news that makes you happy, you say something is “ “.
A:music to your ears
B:talking my ear off
C:all eyes and ears
D:in one ear and out the other
正确答案：A
第四章
1、Like many of you, I get an idea, and either____, or not.
A:go to it
B:go on with it
C:go for it
正确答案：C
2、As a politician, he must be on the ball in the election. Therefore, he is____.
A:cautious
B:careless
C:clever
D:cunning
正确答案：A
3、Life can sure throw a good ball when you least expect it. Yet I’ve had this new start and I’m enjoying every minute of it.
A:straight
B:curve
正确答案：B
4、It is a whole new ball game for freshmen to go to college.
A:a pletely different situation
B:a pletely different game
正确答案：A
5、My friend’s father is nearly 90, but he’s as fit as a.
A:piano
B:fiddle
正确答案：B
6、Don’t worry about it. No sweat.A:no perspiration
B:no problem
正确答案：B
7、Beer is a smash____ in China and is surprisingly consumed more than the traditional liquor.
A:strike
B:hit
C:drink
正确答案：B
8、Developing and maintaining friendship involves give and .
A:go
B:take
正确答案：B
9、Put moreinto it! We will finish it soon.
A:powder
B:water
正确答案：A
10、If no one believes in you, anything you do is a positive. So you can say, ____.
A:just do it
B:just say it
正确答案：A
第五章
1、“Black tea” means that __.
A:红茶
B:黑茶
正确答案：A
2、When someone says that his father is a beefeater, he means that __.
A:His father is a Yeoman Warder.
B:His father guards at the Tower of London.
C:His father likes eating beef.
D:His father only eats beef.
正确答案：AB
3、If you want to take the leftovers home, you can say __.
A:Wrap it up, please
B:I’d like to take the rest.
C:Can I have a doggy bag, waiter?
D:Never mind.
正确答案：ABC
4、“Earn one’s salt” means __.
A:support oneself
B:buy some salt
正确答案：A
5、“Worth one’s salt” means __.
A:petent or capable
B:salt is essential for life
正确答案：A
6、“Banana skin” refers to something that could cause difficulty or embarrassment.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
7、 The meaning of “chew the fat” is __.
A:having a long, casual, friendly chat with someone.
B:eating the fat
C:chewing the rag
D:having greasy food
正确答案：C
8、The member of a family who earns the money to support the others is __.
A:breadwinner
B:host
正确答案：A
9、What’s the meaning of “I have other fish to fry”?
A:I have something else to do
B:I have other fish that has been prepared by frying
正确答案：A
10、“Tom really drank like a fish at the party on Saturday” means that Tom drank alcohol excessively.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
第六章
1、Never mind what you ought to be doing — the work will get done sometime. Relax! It was ____ , remember?
A:care killed the cat
B:curiosity killed the cat
C:anger killed the cat
D:joy killed the cat
正确答案：A
2、If you refer to a businessman or politician as a ____, you are indicating that you disapprove of the way they use their wealth and power.
A:fat cat
B:copycat
C:grumpy cat
D:black cat
正确答案：A
3、John is a ____ , he just won 100 dollors on a bet.
A:top dog
B:lazy dog
C:lucky dog
D:hot dog
正确答案：C
4、Linda came to the party dressed up like in a punk outfit and with her hair dyed pink.
A:the dog’s hair
B:a dog’s dinner
C:a dog’s ear
D:the dog’s tail
正确答案：B
5、_ means to turn somthing inferior into something of top quality.
A:To make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear
B:To make a pig of oneself
C:To make a pig’s ear of something
D:pig in the middle
正确答案：A
6、 I don’t think I deserve to be made ____ for a couple of bad results.
A:the black sheep
B:the black goat
C:the scapegoat
D:the mild lamb
正确答案：C
7、A ____ refers to a chatterer.
A:sparrow
B:duck
C:magpie
D:peacock
正确答案：C
8、The dog days are the hottest, most unfortable part of the Southern Hemisphere summer.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：B
9、If a person or organization is the top dog, they are the most successful or powerful one in a particular group.
A:对
B:错
正确答案：A
10、_ means a mess or muddle.
A:the dog’s hair
B:a dog’s dinner
C:a dog’s breakfast
D:the dog’s tail
正确答案：BC
第七章
1、Which idiom means to tell someone to leave, or to tell someone to leave you alone?
A:take a rain check
B:joy ride
C:take a hike
D:keep one’s shirt on
正确答案：C
2、Which idiom means to do similar things what others are doing or to follow the trend?
A:jump on the cart
B:jump on the bandwagon
C: jump into the car
D:jump on the bus
正确答案：B
3、 Many girls have __ and are wearing black to be fashionable.
A:jumped on the bandwagon
B:jumped to conclusion
C:jumped the gun
D:jumped on the cart
正确答案：A
4、 Man: Can you e over for dinner tonight?Woman: I’m up to my ears in work, so I’ll have to take a rain check.Question: What does the woman mean?
A:She wants to check the weather before deciding.
B:She has a problem with her hearing.
C:She’d enjoy ing to dinner another time.
D:She wants the man to help her with some work.
正确答案：C
5、I got into a car accident, lost my job and my dog ran away, all in the same week. _.
A:When it rains it pours.
B:That’s water under the bridge.
C:No need to panic.
D:That is wishful thinking.
正确答案：A
6、You should save some money for _.
A:a rainy day
B:a sunny day
C:a snowy day
D:a windy day
正确答案：A
7、Which of the following are optimists likely to say?
A:An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
B:We hope for the best and prepare for the worst.
C:Don’t cross the bridge until you e to it.
D:Every cloud has a silver lining.
正确答案：C
8、At this point, that problem is just ____. It’s not important any more.
A:water under the bridge
B:hit the road
C:go up in smoke
D:spill the beans
正确答案：A
9、Failing to meet a deadline once could _ with a client forever.
A:pull strings
B:jump the gun
C:jump to conclusion
D:burn your bridges
正确答案：D
10、When the steel plant shut down, the town’s people were all _. The workers had no jobs, and the shops had no business. It was really tough all around.
A:in a boat
B:in the boat
C:in the same boat
D:on the same boat
正确答案：C