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TheNoseonYourFace
Thehumannosegivestothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions.Ofcoursethisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenosewecouldnotbreatheorsmell.Itisthepartofthefacethatgivesapersonspecialcharacter.
InEnglishthereareanumberofphrasesaboutthenose.Forexampletoholdupone'snoseexpressesabasichumanfeeling-pride.Peoplecanholduptheirnosesatpeoplethingsandplaces.
Thephrasetobeledaroundbythenoseshowman'sweakness.Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenoseletsotherpeoplecontrolhim.Ontheotherhandapersonwhofollowshisnoseletshisinstinct(直觉,本能)guidehim.
Forthehumanemotionofrejectionthephrasetohaveone'snoseputoutofjoint(接头)isverydescriptive.Theexpressionappliestopersonswhohavebeenturnedasidebecauseofacompetitor(竞争者).Theirprideishurtandtheyfeelrejected.Thisexpressionisnotnew.ItwasusedbyErasmusin1542.
ThisisonlyasamplingofexpressionsinEnglishdealingwiththenose.Thereareanumberofothers.Howeveritshouldbeasplainasthenoseonyourfacethatthenoseismorethananorgan(器官)forbreathingandsmelling!
(1)Thispassageisabout__________.
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A.thehumannoseanorganforbreathingandsmelling
B.thenosegivingvariousexpressions
C.thenoseisthepartoftheface
D.thenosethatgivesapersonhisspecialcharacter
(2)Apersonwhoisledaroundbythenose________.
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A.letshisinstinctguidehim
B.hasnowillofhisown
C.isstrong-minded
D.isfullofimagination
(3)Amanwhoisdescribedas“tohaveone'snoseputoutofjoint”________
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A.ishappy
B.wantstosmellaflower
C.isill
D.feelshurtandrejected
(4)Whenyousayitis“asplainasthenoseonyourface”youmean
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A.itiseasytosolve
B.itisahardnuttocrack(砸开)
C.itissomethingquiteeasytounderstand
D.thereisaplain-lookingnoseonyourface
(5)“Thenoseismorethananorganforbreathingandsmelling”means
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A.breathingandsmellingaretheo