阅读理解TheNoseonYourFaceThehumannosegivestothelanguagesoftheworldmanyinterestingexpressions.Ofcoursethisisnotsurprising.Withoutthenosewecouldnotbreatheorsmell.Itisthepartofthefac

阅读理解

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