Question

The nose is important for everyone. It can help a person breathe and smell. In fact,it can also be used in many popular expressions.
Some people can lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she can ask him to do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.
If some people keep their noses out of other people’s business, they do not interfere
(     ) in anything that has nothing to do with them. The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.
If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble. How ever, more problems will be caused if a person looks down his nose at others or some things. He thinks they are unimportant. This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.
At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. Of course, it is not right for students to do like this.
根據材料內容，從下面方框中選出恰當的短語完成下面五個小題，使句子通順、意思完整。每個短語限用一次。

A. be hard—nosed     B. nose around     C. keep his nose clean D. turns up his nose     E. thumb their noses

【小題1】 I don’t want to make friends with David because he always       
【小題2】 Maggie likes to talk about others and      
【小題3】My brother used to       , but now he can listen to others’ advice.
【小題4】 Bob and Andy usually        at their parents.
【小題5】Michael works hard all the time, so he can        

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】E
【小題1】C

解析【小題1】從第六段的句子：This kind of person might also turn up his nose at anything that he doesn’t consider good enough. He thinks he is better than anyone else.可指turn up one’s nose是認為別人都不好。和第一題語境符合，選D
【小題1】從第五段的句子：The opposite kind of people are those who nose around all the time. They are interested in other people’s personal life.可知nose around表示喜歡打聽別人的事情，和第二題符合。選B。
【小題1】從第三段的句子：Some people are said to be hard--nosed. They will not change their opinions of anything.可知hard-nosed指的是不喜歡聽別人的建議。選A。
【小題1】從最后一段的句子：At school, some students thumb their noses at their teacher. They refuse to follow what their teacher says or do any work. 可知thumb their noses是拒絕聽某人的指示，和第四題句意符合。選 E
【小題1】從第六段的句子：If someone works hard, he can keep his nose clean or stay out of trouble.可知keep one’s nose是工作勤奮的人。選C