Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising there are many expressions about cats. Do you know any of them? Now let me introduce some to you.
Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries. If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.
Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches. So if you play cat and mouse with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother, and then take it away when reaches for it.
A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner. The saying that looks like something the cat dragged in describes something in bad condition.
A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.
There are many other expressions about cats in America. How interesting! Which kind of cat are you, or which kind would you like to be?
小題1:Americans like ________ best as pets.
A．dogsB．pigsC．catsD．mice
小題2:The canary is a kind of ________.
A．dogB．catC．birdD．fish
小題3: If you have much money, we can call you ________.
A．a(chǎn) fat catB．a(chǎn) happy catC．a(chǎn) thin catD．a(chǎn) sad cat
小題4:If someone always thinks highly of himself, we can say _________.
A．he plays cat and mouse with someone
B．he looks like the cat that ate the canary
C．he is a lazy cat
D．he has dragged in something
小題5:The passage introduces us ________ expressions about cat.
A．oneB．twoC．threeD．four

小題1:C
小題1:C
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:D
【主旨大意】本文主要介紹了美國(guó)人在日常表達(dá)中所用到的一些與貓有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文章的第一句話可知，貓是美國(guó)人最喜愛的寵物。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries.一語(yǔ)可推斷出canary是一種鳥。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A fat cat is a person with a lot of money.一語(yǔ)可知，美國(guó)人稱有錢人為fat cat.
小題1:推理判斷題。從If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself, we say he looks like the cat that ate the canary.一語(yǔ)，可判斷出答案為B。
小題1:主旨大意題。文章講述了四個(gè)與貓有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)。
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