初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2016 重庆B卷·B篇］

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to walk on air

to feel very happy and excited（especially when sth．good has happened）

e．g．Jenny is walking on air because her friend invited her to the school dance．She can't wait to go．

a dark horse

an unknown person who enters a race and gets a good grade

e．g．Did you hear about the dark horse in the running race yesterday？It was his first race and he finished in the top ten．

to be quick on the trigger（扳机）

to act quickly，without thinking

e．g．I hate working with Mary．She's quick on the trigger and always ready to get mad．

to egg someone on

to encourage sb．to do sth．（especially sth．they shouldn't do）

e．g．When your classmate eggs you on to copy his test paper，you should say“no”to him．

1．Which of the following can be chosen to express“to do something without thinking”？

A．To be quick on the trigger．

B．A dark horse．

C．To walk on air．

D．To egg someone on．

2．We can't believe Robert won this match．He's really 　　　　　 ．

A．a walking man

B．a trigger

C．a dark horse

D．an egg

3．The Chinese meaning to the idiom“to walk on air”is probably“　　　　　 ”．

A．一无所有

B．欢天喜地

C．愁眉苦脸

D．不假思索

[参考答案]　1．A　2．C　3．B