小测验 — 用包含动物名称的英语表达描述人类生活场景

每年的 3 月 3 日是联合国大会（United Nations General Assembly）设立的 “世界野生动植物日 World Wildlife Day”，它旨在提高人们对野生动植物的认识。你喜欢动物吗？英语里有不少包含动物名称的短语、习语。这些短语通常利用自然界里动物的习性来映射人类生活中的场景。比如：用 “the lion’s share 狮子的份额” 表示 “最大的份额”。做下面六道题，考考自己对此类短语的理解。 is4}s,]$6  
1. If Jane gets 75% of the cake, and John gets 25%, you can say ______. H"FK(N\  
a) Jane got the lion's share *{3d+j/?/  
b) John got the lion's share lG)wa  
c) Jane got the tiger's share QQBh)5F  
d) John got the tiger's share y6nP=g|')>  
2. If there is a big problem which is very important but nobody wants to talk about it, we can say that there is: ______. 0n{.96r0R  
a) an octopus around the light RNi%6A1  
b) an elephant in the room \IE![=p\w  
c) a tiger under the bed HohCb4do  
d) a zebra in the kitchen rS{}[$Zpl  
3. This idiom means you are going to pay very close attention to someone's behaviour. iX$G($[l(  
a) to watch like a tiger D`T;j[SsS#  
b) to watch like a lion  !BsQJ_H  
c) to watch like a shark ~Jk&!IE2  
d) to watch like a hawk P9/ (f$=  
4. Someone bad who is pretending to be good can be described as ______. ^+SE_-+]  
a) a tiger in a clown's hat 7q+D}+ Xf  
b) a wolf in sheep's clothing fZ$
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c) a scorpion in a jacket T&lgWOls  
d) a wasp in a bee's coat TI'v /=;)  
5. Without my glasses, I can't see anything. I'm ______. =vbG'_[7  
a) as blind as a mole 053bM)qW  
b) as short-sighted as a zebra QWk3y"5n<  
c) as blind as a bat YIg(^>sq  
d) as short-sighted as a snake cD0rU8x  
6. Someone who is very clumsy is like ______. {Sf[<I  
a) a lion in kindergarten }:0_%=)N<  
b) a fish in a barrel ob\-OMNs@  
c) a rabbit in headlights K6k
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d) a bull in a china shop inWLIXC,  
答案 ,X.[37  
1) a, 2) b, 3) d, 4) b, 5) c, 6) d. z:>cQUYl