阅读理解TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects-likebeesforexample.Beesalwaysappeartobebusymovingaroundtheirhomesorhives.Infactyoumightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywa
阅读理解
TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects-likebeesforexample.Beesalwaysappear
tobebusymovingaroundtheirhomesorhives.Infactyoumightsayyourhousewasabeehiveof
activityifyourwholefamilywashelpingyouclean.Youalsomightsayyoumadeabeelinefor
somethingifyouwentthererightaway.
Hereisanexpressionaboutbeesthatisnotusedmuchanymorebutwelikeitanyway.Wethink
itwasfirstusedinthenineteentwenties.Ifsomethingwasthebestofitskindyoumightsayitwasthe
bee'sknees.Nowweadmitthatwedonotknowhowthisexpressiondeveloped.Infactwedonot
evenknowifbeeshaveknees!
Ifyourfriendcannotstoptalkingaboutsomethingbecauseshethinksitisimportantyoumightsay
shehasabeeinherbonnet.Ifsomeoneasksyouapersonalquestionyoumightsay"thatisnoneof
yourbeeswax".Thismeansnoneofyourbusiness.
Speakingofpersonalquestionsthereisanexpressionpeoplesometimesusewhentheirchildren
ask"wheredobabiescomefrom?"Parentswhodiscusssexandreproductionsaythisistalkingabout
thebirdsandthebees.
Hornetsarebeelikeinsectsthatsometimesattackpeople.Ifyouarereallyangryyoumightsayyou
aremadasahornet.
Butterfliesarebeautifulinsectsbutyouwouldnotwanttohavebutterfliesinyourstomach.That
meanstobenervousabouthavingtodosomethinglikespeakinginfrontofacrowd.Youwouldalso
notwanttohaveantsinyourpants.Thatistoberestlessandunabletositstill.
1.WhenTomspendshisweekendcleaninghishousewecansayheisasbusyas________.
A.aninsect
B.ahornet
C.abutterfly
D.abee
2.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanNOTbeoftenheardindailylife?
A.Makeabeeline.
B.Thatisnoneofyourbeeswax.
C.It'sthebee'sknees.
D.Myhouseisabeehiveofactivity.
3.WhenyousaytoMary"youhaveabeeinyourbonnet"whatdoyoureallymean?
A.Sheshouldstoptalkingaboutsomething.
B.Youcareaboutherverymuch.
C.Sheisindangerandneedshelp.