阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。Thehumannosehasgiventothelanguageoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions.Ofcoursethisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenosewe

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阅读理解。

阅读下面短文，从每题所给四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　The human nose has given to the language of the world many interesting expressions. Of course this is not surprising. Without the nose we could not breathe or smell. It is the part of the face that gives a person special character. Cyrano de Bergerac said that a large nose showed a great man-courage courteous manly and intellectual.

　　A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal a French philosopher made an interesting comment about Cleopatra's(克莱帕特拉，即历史上著名的埃及艳后) nose. If it had been shorter he said it would have changed the whole face of the world!

　　Historically man's nose has had a principal role in his imagination. Man has referred to the nose in many ways to express his emotions. Expressions concerning the nose refer to human weakness: anger pride jealousy and revenge.

　　In English there are a number of phrases about nose．For example to hold up one's nose express a basic human feeling－pride. People can hold up their noses at people things and places.

　　The phrase to be led around by the nose shows man's weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand a person who follows his nose lets his instinct guide him.

　　For the human emotion of rejection the phrase to have one's nose put out of joint is very descriptive. The expression applies to persons who have been turned aside because of a competitor. Their pride is hurt and they feel rejected. This expression is not new. It was used by Erasmus in 1542.

　　This is only a sampling of expressions in English dealing with the nose. There are a number of others. However it should be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose is more than an organ for breathing and smelling!

1．“To hold up one's nose” is an expression of ________.

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A．contempt

B．revenge

C．anger

D．jealousy

2．A person who is “led around by the nose” ________.

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A．lets his instinct guide him

B．has no will of his own

C．must be strong-minded

D．is full of imagination

3．“A sampling of expressions” in the last paragraph means ________.

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A．quite a number of examples

B．the only example to show one's feelings

C．expressions that need more examples

D．expressions given to serve as examples

4．When you say it is “as plain as the nose on your face” you mean ________.

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A．it is the problem for you to solve

B．something looks like your nose

C．it is something quite easy to understand

D．there is a plain-looking nose on your face

5．What is the passage mainly about?

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A．The human nose as an organ for breathing and smelling.

B．The nose provides us with different kinds of expressions.

C．A famous woman poet who wished to have two noses.

D．Interesting comments made on Cleopatra's nose.

Answer 1

答案：A;B;D;C;B