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Unit 5 语言学习
序号 标题 题型 体裁 词数 难度 建议用时
A 含有单词 cold 的习惯用语 阅读理解 说明文 403 ★★★☆☆ 8 min
B 学习外语的意义 阅读理解 夹叙夹议 286 ★★★☆☆ 8 min
C 如何提升用词多样性 阅读理解七选五 说明文 323 ★★★★☆ 8 min
D 我的外语学习经历 完形填空 记叙文 313 ★★★★☆ 14 min
E 两种主要的外语学习方法 语法填空 说明文 214 ★★☆☆☆ 7 min
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阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Cold weather has a great effect on how our minds and our bodies work. Maybe that is why there are so
many expressions that use the word “cold”.
For centuries, the body s blood has been linked closely with the emotions. People who show no human
emotions or feelings, for example, are said to be cold-blooded. Cold-blooded people act in cruel ways.
They may do brutal things to others, and not by accident. For example, a newspaper says the police are
searching for a cold-blooded killer. The killer murdered someone, not in self-defense, or because he was
reacting to anger or fear. He seemed to kill for no reason, and with no emotion, as if taking someone s life
meant nothing.
Cold can affect other parts of the body. The feet, for example. Heavy socks can warm your feet, if
your feet are really cold. But there is an expression—to get cold feet—that has nothing to do with cold or
your feet. The expression means being afraid to do something you have decided to do. For example, you
agree to be president of an organization. But then you learn that all the other officers have resigned. All the
work of the organization will be your responsibility. You are likely to get cold feet about being president
when you understand the situation.
Cold can also affect your shoulder. You give someone the cold shoulder when you refuse to speak to
them. You treat them in a distant, cold way. The expression probably comes from the physical act of
turning your back toward someone, instead of speaking to him face-to-face. You may give a cold shoulder
to a friend who has not kept a promise he made to you, or, to someone who has lied about you to others.
A cold fish is not a fish. It is a person. But it is a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows
no love or warmth. A cold fish does not offer much of himself to anyone. Someone who is a cold fish could
be cold-hearted. Now a cold-hearted person is someone who has no sympathy. Several popular songs in
recent years were about cold-hearted men or cold-hearted women who, without feeling, broke the hearts of
