Peoplebelievedforalongtimethatheartwasthecenterofaperson’semotions.Thatiswhytheword“heart”isusedinsomanyexpressionsaboutemotionalsituations.Onesuchexpressionisto“loseyourheart”tosomeone

Question

People believed for a long time that heart was the center of a person’s emotions. That is why the word “heart” is used in so many expressions about emotional situations.

One such expression is to “lose your heart” to someone. When that happens you have fallen in love. But if the person who “won your heart” does not love you then you are sure to have a “broken heart”. In your pain and sadness you may decide that the person you love is “hard-hearted” and in fact has a “heart of stone”.

You may decide to “pour out your heart” to a friend. Telling someone about your personal problems can often make you feel better.

If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is you may ask her to “have a heart”. You are asking your friend to show some sympathy(同情) for your situation. Your friend “has her heart in the right place” if she says she is sorry and shows great concern(关心).

If your friend says no to you do not “lose heart”. Be “strong-hearted”. Sit down with him or her and have a “heart to heart” talk. Be open and honest about your situation. Then you may have a “change of heart” Then you could stop worrying and “put your heart at rest”.

1. When bob loves Mary you might say that he ___________________.

A. wins Mary’s heart B. has got his heart

C. loses his heart to Mary D. lends Mary his heart

2. When you are getting into trouble or feeling sad you should _______to your best friend.

A. pour out your heart B. have a rest

C. have a change of heart D. be hard-hearted

3. When one of your best friend has suddenly fallen badly ill you usually _______to show your worry about his health and try your best to care for him.

A. have a heart of stone B. have your heart in the right place

C. be strong-heart in the right place D. have a heart

4. “Don’t lose heart and you are sure to win the match.” Here “Don’t lose heart” means“____________”.

A. put your heart into something B. you can’t find your heart

C. don’t worry about something D. be brave

5. . The underlined words “heart to heart” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.

A. 诚恳的 B. 心心相印

C. 倾诉衷肠 D. 针锋相对

 

Answer 1

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

5. A

分 析：
这篇短文主要介绍了 很长一段时间人们认为 心是一个人的情绪的中心。这就是为什么“心”这个词被用在很多关于情感表达 中。

1. 二 段 One such expression is to “lose your heart” to someone. When that happens you have fallen in love ， 结合题意，故选C。

2. 三 段 及题意，可知如果你感觉不愉快，你可能向朋友倾诉，故选A。

3. 四 段 Your friend “has her heart in the right place” if she says she is sorry and shows great concern(关心).及题意，故选B

4. 】推理判断 题。根据 题意，一定会赢，可知上句告诉你不要事情信心，要勇敢，故选D

5. Sit down with him or her and have a “heart to heart” talk. Be open and honest about your situation，可知态度是诚实的，故选A

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