阅读理解TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects-likebeesforexample.Beesalwaysappeartobebusymovingaroundtheirhomesorhives.Infactyoumightsayyourhousewasabeehiveofactivityifyourwholefamilywa

　　阅读理解

　　TherearemanyAmericanexpressionsaboutinsects-likebeesforexample.Beesalwaysappear

　　tobebusymovingaroundtheirhomesorhives.Infactyoumightsayyourhousewasabeehiveof

　　activityifyourwholefamilywashelpingyouclean.Youalsomightsayyoumadeabeelinefor

　　somethingifyouwentthererightaway.

　　Hereisanexpressionaboutbeesthatisnotusedmuchanymorebutwelikeitanyway.Wethink

　　itwasfirstusedinthenineteentwenties.Ifsomethingwasthebestofitskindyoumightsayitwasthe

　　bee'sknees.Nowweadmitthatwedonotknowhowthisexpressiondeveloped.Infactwedonot

　　evenknowifbeeshaveknees!

　　Ifyourfriendcannotstoptalkingaboutsomethingbecauseshethinksitisimportantyoumightsay

　　shehasabeeinherbonnet.Ifsomeoneasksyouapersonalquestionyoumightsay"thatisnoneof

　　yourbeeswax".Thismeansnoneofyourbusiness.

　　Speakingofpersonalquestionsthereisanexpressionpeoplesometimesusewhentheirchildren

　　ask"wheredobabiescomefrom?"Parentswhodiscusssexandreproductionsaythisistalkingabout

　　thebirdsandthebees.

　　Hornetsarebeelikeinsectsthatsometimesattackpeople.Ifyouarereallyangryyoumightsayyou

　　aremadasahornet.

　　Butterfliesarebeautifulinsectsbutyouwouldnotwanttohavebutterfliesinyourstomach.That

　　meanstobenervousabouthavingtodosomethinglikespeakinginfrontofacrowd.Youwouldalso

　　notwanttohaveantsinyourpants.Thatistoberestlessandunabletositstill.

　　1.WhenTomspendshisweekendcleaninghishousewecansayheisasbusyas________.

　　A.aninsect

　　B.ahornet

　　C.abutterfly

　　D.abee

　　2.WhichofthefollowingexpressionscanNOTbeoftenheardindailylife?

　　A.Makeabeeline.

　　B.Thatisnoneofyourbeeswax.

　　C.It'sthebee'sknees.

　　D.Myhouseisabeehiveofactivity.

　　3.WhenyousaytoMary"youhaveabeeinyourbonnet"whatdoyoureallymean?

　　A.Sheshouldstoptalkingaboutsomething.

　　B.Youcareaboutherverymuch.

　　C.Sheisindangerandneedshelp.