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[简答题]What is semantic unity of idioms
[填空题]Apart from the stylistic features, idioms manifest apparent rhetorical coloring in such aspects as of phonetic manipulation, lexical manipulation and ______.
[单项选择]A
The most important point about idioms is to understand that, their meaning is always different to the dictionary meaning of the words. They cannot be literally (字面地) translated and understood. Idioms are as difficult for the Chinese as for any other language learners.
What is an idiom
An idiom is an expression whose meaning cant be derived simply by hearing it. It is an expression with the following features:
1. It is fixed and is recognized by native speakers. You cannot make up your own!
2. It uses language in a nonliteral—metaphorical way.
The followings are examples:
1. Im up to my eyes in work at the moment.
2. I was over the moon when I heard shed had twins!
3. It broke my mothers heart to see her home burnt to the ground.
f you are up to your eyes, you are very busy. If you are over the moon, you are extremely happy about something. If something breaks your heart, you are very sad about it.
Why are idioms so importa
A. The context can help us to understand an idiom better.
B. It is fixed and used by native speakers frequently.
C. By following uptodate dictionaries, we can determine whether an idiom is still in fashion.
D. The best way to learn to use idioms is reciting one by one and translating them word by word.
[单项选择]Idioms adjectival in nature function as （ ）.
A. adjectives
B. attributes
C. modifiers
D. words
[单项选择]By "structural stability" of idioms, which of the following is right（）
A. Many idioms are grammatically analyzable.
B. The constituents of idioms can not be replaced at random.
C. The constituents of idioms can be deleted.
D. More constituents can be added to idioms without changing their meanings.
[简答题]The subtle genetic variations in people could contribute to ______.
[填空题]Variations among state insurance laws can cause problems for families. If you do (1) ______
your homework before moving to another state, you may find that your insurer has
dropped you or raised your monthly premiums on hundreds of dollars. Florida, for (2) ______
example, does not have a guaranteed-issue law, and the state’s program as the insurer
of last resort has not accepted new applicants in nearly 15 years despite of legislative (3) ______
efforts to reopen it. That comes as a shock to many early retirers moving to Florida, (4) ______
said Wayne Sakamoto, a health insurance agent in Naples who is also president of the
Florida Association of Health Underwriters. After being turned off by nearly every (5) ______
company that offers individual policies in Florida, the Johnsons was worried. They (6) ______
said that they were basically healthy for their age and that they took some medications (7) ______
--Mr. Johnson for high blood
