3．Americans use many expressions with the word"dog"．People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well．They take their dogs for walks，let them play outside and give them good food and medical care．However，dogs without owners to care for lead a different kind of life．The expression"to lead a dog's life"describes a person who has an unhappy life．
    Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world．That means many people are competing for the same things，like good jobs．They say that to be successful，a person has to work like a dog．This means they have to work very，very hard．Such hard work can make people dog-tired．And，the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog．
    Still，people say every dog has its day．This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life．To be successful，people often have to learn new skills．Yet，some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks．They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things．
    People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog．Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want．Mean dogs are often used to guard this property．They bark or attack people who try to enter the property．However，sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad．We say his bark is worse than his bite．
    Doghouse provide shelter but they can be cold and lonely in the winter．Husbands and wives use this doghouse when they are angry at each other．For example，a woman might get angry at her husband for coming home late or forgetting their wedding anniversary．She might tell him that he is in the doghouse and treats him badly．However，the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems．He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie．
    Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather．The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year．A rainstorm may cool the weather．But we do not want it to rain too hard．We do not want it to rain cats and dogs．
66．The underlined expression"work like a dog"in Paragraph 2 meansD
A．become successful              
B．have an unhappy life
C．compete for the same things      
D．work very，very hard
67．If a man comes home late，his wife might say angrily，"D．"
A．it will rain cats and dogs         
B．every dog has its day
C．you lead a dog's life              
D．you are in the doghouse
68．"Leave things untouched"has the same meaning as"C"．
A．lead a dog's life               
B．teach an old dog new tricks
C．let sleeping dogs lie                
D．make people dog-tired
69．It has been really hot these days，asB
A．it rains cats and dogs              
B．we are having the dog days of summer
C．we're leading a dog's life         
D．we're in the dog's house
70．What does the text mainly talk about？B
A．Expressions in American culture
B．Some expressions with the word dog
C．A  good way to learn English well   
D．Dog's influence on American culture．

分析 本文是一篇歷史文化類短文，說明了美國人使用的很多短語里面都含有dog，并且舉了一些例子．

解答 66．D  詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第二段"They say that to be successful，a person has to work like a dog．The hard work can make people dog-tired．"可知要想成功就要特別努力，這么努力的工作會把人弄的筋疲力盡（dog-tired），所以work like a dog是"努力工作"的意思．故選D．
67．D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段"Husbands and wives use doghouse when they are angry at each other．"可知丈夫或妻子在相互生氣的時候，會使用狗窩（doghouse）這個短語．故選D．
68．C 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)第四段"However，the husband may decide that it is best to leave things alone and not create more problems．He might decide to let sleeping dogs lie．"可知let sleeping dogs lie的意思是"順其自然"，故選C．
69．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段第二句"The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year．"可知正確答案為B項．
70．B主旨大意題．本文主要介紹了美國人使用的一些含有dog的短語，故選B．

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13．The iPhone，the iPad：each of Apple's products sounds cool and has become a fad（一時的風(fēng)尚）．Apple has cleverly taken advantage of the power of the letter"i"---and many other brands are following suit．The BBC's iPlayer---which allows Web users to watch TV programs on the Internet---used the title in 2008．A lovely bear---popular in the US and UK---that plays music and video is called"iTeddy"．A slimmed-down version（簡裝本） of London's Independent newspaper was started last week under the name"i"．
In general，single-letter prefixes（前綴） have been popular since the 1990s，when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce（電子商務(wù)） first came into use．
Most"i"products are targeted at （針對）young people and considering the major readers of Independent's"i"，it's no surprise that they've selected this fashionable name．
But it's hard to see what's so special about the letter"i"．Why not use"a"，"b"，or"c"instead？According to Tony Thorne，head of the Language Center at King's College，London，"i"works because its meaning has become ambiguous．When Apple uses"i"，no one knows whether it means Internet，information，individual or interactive，Thorne told BBC Magazines．"Even when Apple created the iPod，it seems it didn't have one clear definition（定義），"he says．
"However，thanks to Apple，the term is now connected with portability （輕便）．"adds Thorne．
Clearly the letter"i"also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual．Each person believes they have their own needs，and we love personalized products for this reason．
Along with"Google"and"blog"，readers of BBC Magazines voted"i"as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade（十年）．
But as history shows，people grow tired of fads．From the 1900s to 1990s，products with"2000"in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern．However，as we entered the new century，the fashion disappeared．
 
71．People use iPlayer toC．
A．listen to music                        B．make a call
C．watch TV programs online               D．read newspapers
72．We can infer that the Independent's"i"is designed forA．
A．young readers                          
B．old readers     
C．fashionable women                 
D．engineers
73．The underlined word"ambiguous"means"B"．
A．popular            B．uncertain            C．clear            D．unique
74．Nowadays，the"i"term often reminds people of the products which areA．
A．portable    B．environmentally friendly    C．a(chǎn)dvanced    D．recyclable
75．The writer suggests thatD．
A．"i"products are often of high quality      
B．iTeddy is alive bear
C．the letter"b"replaces letter"i"to name the products
D．the popularity of"i"products may not last long．

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