17．Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself．But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings．
The expression"to be in hot water"is one of them．It is a very old expression．"Hot water"was used 500years ago to mean being in trouble．One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle．
That no longer happens．But we still get in"hot water"．When we are in"hot water"，we are in trouble．It can be any kind of trouble-serious or not so serious．A person who breaks a law can be in hot water with the police．A young boy can be in hot water with his mother．if he walks in the house with dirty shoes．
Being in"deep water"is almost the same as being in hot water．When you are in deep water，you are in a difficult position．Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head．
You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve．The problem is too deep．You can be in deep water，for example，if you invest in stocks without knowing anything about the stock market．
"To keep your head above water"is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt．A company seeks to keep its head above water during economic hard times．A man who loses his job tries to keep his head above water until he finds a new job．
"Water over the dam"is another expression about a past event．It is something that is finished．It cannot be changed．The expression comes from the idea that water that has flowed over a dam cannot be brought back again．

60．Which of the following two expressions have almost the same meaning？A
A．To be in hot water；To be in deep water．
B．To be in hot water；To keep your head above water．
C．To be in deep water；Water over the dam．
D．Water over the dam；To be in hot water．
61．If a person tries to keep his head out of water，we can say thatD．
A．he is in danger of losing his life
B．he is trying to pay off his debt
C．he is trying to keep his promise
D．he is trying not to get into debt
62．What can you infer from the passage？C
A．"To be in hot water"can only be used to mention serious trouble．
B．"Water over the dam"is an expression about a future event．
C．Water could be used in the war in the past．
D．All of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings．
63．This passage is written mainly to tell usC．
A．the use of water
B．how to use some expressions about water
C．expressions about water and their meanings
D．expressions with negative meaning．

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向講述了幾個與water有關(guān)的習(xí)語，如hot water，deep water等．

解答 60．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章第三段第一句Being in"deep water"is almost the same as being in hot water．可知In deep water和in hot water是一樣的意思．故選A．
61．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段最后一行"To keep your head above water"is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt可知如果一個人試圖把頭伸出水面，我們可以說他正努力避免陷入債務(wù)．故選D．
62．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段最后一句One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle．說明在古代戰(zhàn)爭中水可以用來作為武器．故選C．
63．C．主旨大意題．本文主要講述了幾個與water有關(guān)的習(xí)語，如hot water，deep water等．故選C．

點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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