A
More American people take their troubles with them on holiday, according to a new survey. Although 40 percent said that the main reason for going away is to escape pressure (压力) from work, almost all said they worry more than they do at home. Only four in every 100 said that they are happy and free of care.
The most common worry is burglary ( 入室盗窃) , with four out of 10 worrying about their homes being broken into while they’re abroad．More than a quarter fear they will feel crazy with some other noisy and rough holiday-makers and 22 percent worry they may be attacked or their possessions will be missing. One in five think the car may break down; and the same number worry about the chances of bad weather.
The survey also showed that the stay-at-home Americans are no more. Three out of every five want to have a holiday abroad, a great increase from the figures only three years ago. The hotel holiday is still a winner, with about one third of all Americana preferring to go on a self-catering ( 自助 ) holiday.
1.The underlined word “survey” in the first paragraph most probably means ______.
A. research B. review C. exhibition D. examination
2.According to the text, about ____ of people worry more on holiday than when they are at home.
A. 25% B. 40% C. 80% D. 95%
3.The third most common worry of American holiday-makers is that they may ______.
A. be attacked or lose their possessions
B. have problems with their cars on the road
C. have bad weather on holiday
D. get mixed with some rough fellow holiday-makers
4.Where do American holiday-makers like to stay most?
A. At a hotel. B. In a quiet place.
C. At a friend's house. D. Where they can cook for themselves.
B
The human nose has given to the languages 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—courageous, 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(评论) about Cleopatra’s 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 (报复).
In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For example, to hold up one’s nose, expresses 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, 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(形象生动). The expression applies to persons who have been turned aside because of a competitor(对手). 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(抽样) of expressions in English dealing with the nose. There are 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!
5. The underlined phrase in the 4th paragraph shows one’s_____________.
A. anger B. pride C. jealousy D. revenge
6. The underlined phrase “to be led around by the nose” shows that a person_____________.
A. is easy to get angry B. is strong-minded
C. has no decision of his own D. is very emotional
7. A person who has nose put out of joint feels______________.
A. hurt and unaccepted B. pleased
C. ill D. proud and happy
8. What does the last sentence of this passage mean?
A. The nose is really just an organ for breathing and smelling.
B. It is very hard to know that the nose is not only for smelling.
C. It is very obvious (明白的) that the nose’s function（功能）is more than breathing and smelling.
D. It is so strange that nose has other functions except these two.