Which underlined word in the following sentences is used as figure of speech、

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• 1The phrase “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” means “________”.

  A.add the numbers

  B.have sports

  C.try not to get fat

  D.watch games

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• 2—She was coming late again for the work.—________! That’s typical of her. You just can’t do anything to stop her doing that.

  A.It figures her out

  B.It figures

  C.It cuts a poor figure

  D.She is a figure of fun

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• 3Ⅲ.    Reading Comprehension (35%)Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Do you think that a universal language will emerge within the next century、 English is   36   the lingua franca in many parts of the world, and is the best language currently to know  37business and science,   38  I don’t think English will  39  become a universal language. I think that if a language becomes the world language, it should be an artificial one.   40  , it might seem to many as an effort to   41   a certain cultural group. The   42   with a universal language is how to   43   it, and how to get the governments of the world to agree   44   its implementation.If this were to happen, the international language would be the   45   second language of all countries, and legally it would still play second fiddle to the current language of that country. It could allow different tribes in Africa to communicate, or   46   communication between small villages in India that each speaks different languages. Not to   47   it would mean that one would only have to learn two languages no matter   48   in the world he travels.What   49   specifics—what writing   50   should it use、 Where should its words come from、 Should the language be highly inflected or very analytical、 And furthermore, how will the language be established、

  A.preciously

  B.uncertainly

  C.indefinitely

  D.currently

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• 4–I wonder how much you charge for your services.-The first two are free          the third costs $30.

  A.while

  B.until

  C.when

  D.before

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• 5The place          the bridge is supposed to be built should be          the cross river traffic is the heaviest.

  A.which; where

  B.at which; which

  C.at which; where

  D.which; in which

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• 6What is the key factor of antbirds’ duet、

  A.Their cooperation.

  B.Their conflict.

  C.The context.

  D.Their instinct.

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• 7How did the researchers conduct the experiment、

  A.They put the antbird pairs back to nature and observe them.

  B.They played different recorded songs of other antbirds.

  C.They put an antbird to the other’s territory and observe

  D.D.They played the songs of an intruding pair.

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• 8Why did the female bird sing according to Paragraph 4、

  A.It wanted to show its singing talent to the partner.

  B.It aimed at keeping the partnership with the male.

  C.It wanted to frighten the other females.

  D.It wanted to make her mate more attractiv

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• 9Which of the following is the topic of this passage、

  A.The special phenomenon about birds pairs.

  B.The conflict of bird pairs.

  C.The cooperation of bird pairs.

  D.The piece of music for bird pairs.

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• 10A good title for this passage would be ________.

  A.Classical Music in the Eighteenth Century: An Overview.

  B.Stage Parents: A Historical Point of View.

  C.Mozart: The Early Life of a Musical Genius.

  D.Mozart: The Short Career of a Musical Genius.

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