1、Unit 2 Exploring English【Developing Ideas】Your description rings a bell,but I dont think Ive ever been there myself.Hes extremely sure he has met the girl before,though her name doesnt ring a bell.【ring a bell】Something sounds familiar听起来耳熟 Using toilet water can help you to avoid mosquitos,or flies
2、.【toilet water】toilet water is fairly weak and inexpensive perfume.花 露 水 We are only small potatoes.The manager wont listen to us.Thats small potatoes compared to the real problem.【small potatoes】something unimportant in comparison with something else小 人 物 His wife was away and the house was at sixe
3、s and sevens.They havent come back yet,so Im all at sixes and sevens.【at sixes and sevens】in a confused,badly organized,or difficult situation乱七八糟 If you want to win the end-of-year competition,youll have to pull up your socks.Pull your socks up and we have to try it again.【pull up ones socks】take o
4、nes courage to do；cheer up努力向上 She has unbelievably green fingers,she can grow anything.【green fingers】be good at making plants grow园艺能手【Para.1】1.Whats the passage about?A.Some funny posts about what learn in class and in life.B.An exciting adventure in English learning.C.Some misunderstandings from
5、 different backgrounds.D.Some strange English words difficult to learn.C【Yancy】2.What happened to Maggie?A.She was bitten by a frog in the throat.B.She tried to eat a frog but got blocked.C.She was unable to speak clearly for a short time.D.She felt uncomfortable because she got a stomachache.C【Yanc
6、y】3.What does Yancy think of the British attitude towards their food?A.Doubtful.B.Supportive.C.Helpless.D.Hopeful.A【Sophie】4.Why didnt Sophie find the shoes on the first floor?A.Because she misunderstood the ladys words.B.Because there were no shoes sections sold there.C.Because the shoes were all p
7、laced on the ground.D.Because she didnt go up to the upper floor.A【Julien】5.Julien found his pen friends grandfather .A.wicked B.confused C.negative D.niceD【Zheng Xu】6.Why did Zheng Xu get a bit disappointed?A.His paper was rejected.B.He didnt get a good grade.C.He didnt meet the high standards of h
8、is teacher.D.He misunderstood his teachers comment.D【The whole passage】7.Where does the passage most probably come from?A.A website.B.A fashion magazine.C.A science fiction.D.A guidebook.A【The whole passage】8.What do the four people have in common?A.Having the same experiences in learning English.B.
9、Coming from the same English-speaking country.C.Meeting something strange in English learning.D.Finding English easy to learn and hard to understand.CRead the passage and find the words or expressions that caused the misunderstandings.a(BrE)the floor of a building above the one at ground level;(AmE)the floor of a building at ground levelb pretty good,better than you expectedc unable to speak clearly for a short time because your throat is dry or blockedd morally wrong and intending to hurt people;(informal)very good,fantasticground floor/first floorhave a frog in ones throatnot badwicked
