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Unit 5 语言学习 35
their lovers.
Out in the cold is an expression often heard. It means not getting something that everybody else got.
A person might say that everybody but him got a pay raise, that he was left out in the cold. And it is not a
pleasant place to be. (原创)
1. The passage is intended to tell us that .
A. cold weather has a great effect on our minds
B. many English expressions contain the word “cold”
C. cold is a word closely linked with human emotions
D. cold can affect many parts of human bodies
2. The underlined word “brutal” in paragraph 2 most probably means “ ”.
A. impolite B. illegal C. cruel D. extreme
3. Which of the following expressions can best describe a person who is unwilling to offer anything to
others?
A. Cold-blooded. B. To get cold feet. C. A cold shoulder. D. A cold fish.
4. You can say Tom if the teacher gives all the boys except him a pen as a prize.
A. is given the cold shoulder B. is left out in the cold
C. has got cold feet D. is murdered by a cold-blooded killer
5. We can draw a conclusion from the passage that .
A. many expressions containing the word “cold” have a negative meaning
B. all the expressions containing the word “cold” have something to do with cold
C. people who show no human emotions or feelings have cold blood
D. many parts of the human body can be badly affected by cold
高考重点词汇积累
by accident 无意地,碰巧 adj. 同情的,有同情心的;赞同的,支持的)
search ( ) for (在……)搜寻…… out in the cold 被冷落
murder vt. 谋杀 n. 凶杀,谋杀 raise vt. 举起;竖起,扶直;唤起,引起;提高,增大;提升,
get cold feet 失去勇气(或信心) 提拔;使被考虑,使得到讨论;筹集,募集;喂养,种植;养
have nothing to do with 不关……的事;与……无关 育,教养 n. (工资或薪金的)提高,增加
resign v. 辞职;辞去 ( 某职务); ( 使) 听任, ( 使) 顺从 pleasant adj. 令人愉快的,让人满意的;友好的,体贴的;
(resignation n. 辞职;辞职信,辞呈;顺从,听任) 讨人喜欢的
distant adj. 遥远的;久远的;(关系)疏远的 illegal adj. 非法的,不合法的 (legal adj. 法律允许的,合
give a cold shoulder to sb. 拒绝某人;冷待某人 法的;与法律有关的,法律的 legally adv. 按照法律,法律
cold fish 冷酷无情的人 上;合法地 illegally adv. 非法地)
sympathy n. 同情;观点(或目标)一致,赞同 (sympathetic
课标外重要词汇
brutal /ˈbruːt(ə)l/ adj. 残忍的,野蛮的 
