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四川省成都市树德中学2024-2025学年高一上学期10月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Are you worried about moving up to Senior High school? It can be a new experience, but you shouldn’t worry. We’ve put together a guide on how to survive the first week.You’re not alone!Remember everybody else in your year is on the same boat. They may not realize it, but they’re just as nervous as you are. Moving to Senior High school is an opportunity, not a problem. Things are different and all you need to do is be polite and learn the new rules.Teachers are ready to help!If you’re unsure what to do or are worried about anything then you had better ask for help. Teachers are probably the best people to turn to as they’re experienced in helping new students. Some Senior High schools also have a “friends system”. If your school has this, then you will be paired with an older student. They will look out for you and help you if you have any problems or questions.All changeThere are lots of differences between Junior High school and Senior High school. You’ll have a homework diary or a student planner. You will have your lessons with different teachers in different rooms. You will have homework for different subjects on different days, so make sure you get organized. Make sure you have a copy of your school timetable written down so you know which rooms your classes are in and on which days you will have your different subjects.Other pointsIf you’ve got an elder brother or sister at the school then ask them for advice.Be yourself! It sounds simple, but people will know you much better if you just act naturally.Having early nights makes a difference and you’ll find it easier to get up in the morning! 1．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A．Other students have similar feelings to yours.B．Other students have to learn boating with you.C．Other students will help you solve your problems.D．Other students will teach you politeness and new rules.2．The new students turn to teachers first when having problems because_______.A．teachers won’t blame them as parents doB．teachers are good at helping solve problemsC．teachers are equal to every studentD．parents are too busy to help them3．What’s the purpose of the passage?A．To tell students the importance of learning.B．To warn students not to ignore friendship in Senior High school.C．To make a difference when moving up to Senior High school.D．To help new students to get used to the life in Senior High school.English is full of funny expressions that don’t always make sense. Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word, you may not understand the idiom because you don’t understand the culture behind it. Here are some English idioms based on animals.When children jump around and act silly, their parents may tell them to stop “monkeying around”.To “monkey around” means to do things that are not useful or serious, or to simply waste time.Many American families have and love pet dogs. But for some unknown reason, Americans use “dog” in a phrase that means to feel unwell. If you are “as sick as a dog”, you’re really, really sick.Sometimes you may also hear cats mentioned in conversations, “I told you to keep that secret, but you have just ‘let the cat out of the bag’!” You probably guessed it — that idiom means to reveal a secret or tell facts that were previously unknown.Dogs and cats don’t always get along, but they appear side by side in a commonly used idiom. When it rains heavily, people might say it’s “raining cats and dogs”．Heavy rain often ruins people’s plans for outdoor activities. But on a lovely day, you canhave a picnic. If a swarm (一群) of tiny bugs love your food and start to hover (盘旋) around you, it would be really annoying. That experience perfectly explains why people often tell someone who keeps bothering them to “stop bugging me”．Idioms are very common in both spoken and written English. If you want to have a better understanding of English, you have to learn idioms.4．According to Paragraph 1, which is right about idioms?A．Expressions which are based on animals.B．Expressions with rich cultural background.C．Expressions that always make sense.D．Expressions which are easy to understand.5．What can “monkeying around” be used to describe?A．Children jump around and waste time.B．Children do something useful and serious.C．Children play with monkeys with their parents.D．Children spend time playing with their family pets.6．What can be learned from the text?A．Dogs and cats always get along nicely.B．Bugs can be used to show your annoyance.C．Americans believe cats can give away secrets.D．Americans use the idiom “as sick as a dog” to describe a healthy man.7．How does the text mainly develop?A．By sharing experiences.B．By making comparisons.C．By giving examples.D．By listing figures.By the time she turned 18, Khadijah Williams had attended twelve schools. She had lived in shelters, in parks, and in motels, never in a permanent residence for more than a few months. She had been laughed at and looked down upon by students at a dozen schools who thought of her as “different”.Homeless since early childhood, Khadijah struggled all her life to hide her circumstances from teachers and fellow students. However, academic achievement proved to be a way for her to find confidence in herself again. For instance, at the age of 9, she placed in the 99th percentile on a state exam, and her teacher told her she was “gifted”. From that moment forward, Khadijah decided to do whatever it took to keep herself in that category. “I was so proud of being smart. I often heard my fellow students say, ‘You got the easy way out because you're homeless,’” she told The LA Times. “But I never saw it as an excuse about living a less successful life.”By the second year of high school, she realized that she could not succeed in getting the education she dreamed of without getting help to go beyond what her current school could offer. She talked to teachers and advisers who helped her apply for summer community college classes, scholarships, and enrichment programs. And in the 11th grade, when she enrolled at Jefferson High School, she decided to complete the rest of her school career there—a decision that meant taking a bus each morning at 4 a.m. and not getting home until 11 p.m.Here's the end of the story—when Khadijah poured the story of her life into her Harvard University college application, she was accepted.8．What makes Khadijah confident in herself?A．Her different personality.B．Her ability to live well alone.C．Her excellent performance in study.D．Her fellow students' encouragement. 9．What do many students think of Khadijah's being homeless?A．It's a really pitiful circumstance.B．It makes her more strong-minded.C．It offers her more ways to succeed.D．It's an excuse about working less hard. 10．What did Khadijah's teachers and advisers help her do?A．Pass a college entrance exam.B．Apply for more advanced education.C．Make a decision to complete high school.D．Become a top student in her current school.11．Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text?A．Twelve Schools Make a Successful StudentB．Being Different Means Having More ChancesC．Khadijah Williams: From Shelters to HarvardD．Khadijah Williams: Inspiration to Homeless PeopleFor those who can stomach it, working out before breakfast may be more beneficial for health than eating first, according to a study of meal timing and physical activity.Athletes and scientists have long known that meal timing affects performance. However, far less has been known about how meal timing and exercise might affect general health.To find out, British scientists conducted a study. They first found 10 overweight and inactive but otherwise healthy young men, whose lifestyles are, for better and worse, representative of those of most of us. They tested the men’s fitness and resting metabolic (新陈代谢的) rates and took samples (样品) of their blood and fat tissue.Then, on two separate morning visits to the scientists’ lab, each man walked for an hour at an average speed that, in theory, should allow his body to rely mainly on fat for fuel. Before one of these workouts, the men skipped breakfast, meaning that they exercised on a completely empty stomach after a long overnight fast (禁食). On the other occasion, they ate a rich morning meal about two hours before they started walking.Just before and an hour after each workout, the scientists took additional samples of the men’s blood and fat tissue.Then they compared the samples. There were considerable differences. Most obviously, the men displayed lower blood sugar levels at the start of their workouts when they had skipped breakfast than when they had eaten. As a result, they burned more fat during walks on an empty stomach than when they had eaten first. On the other hand, they burned slightly more calories (卡路里), on average, during the workout after breakfast than after fasting.But it was the effects deep within the fat cells that may have been the most significant, the researchers found. Multiple genes behaved differently, depending on whether someone had eaten or not before walking. Many of these genes produce proteins (蛋白质) that can improve blood sugar regulation and insulin (胰岛素) levels throughout the body and so are associated with improved metabolic health. These genes were much more active when the men had fasted before exercise than when they had breakfasted.The implication of these results is that to gain the greatest health benefits from exercise, it may be wise to skip eating first.12．The underlined expression “stomach it” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “______”.A．digest the meal easily B．manage without breakfastC．decide wisely what to eat D．eat whatever is offered13．Why were the 10 people chosen for the experiment?A．Their lifestyles were typical of ordinary people.B．Their lack of exercise led to overweight.C．They could walk at an average speed.D．They had slow metabolic rates.14．What happened to those who ate breakfast before exercise?A．They successfully lost weight.B．They consumed a bit more calories.C．They burned more fat on average.D．They displayed higher insulin levels. 15．What could be learned from the research?A．A workout after breakfast improves gene performances.B．Too much workout often slows metabolic rates.C．Lifestyle is not as important as morning exercise.D．Physical exercise before breakfast is better for health.After years of observing human nature, I have decided that two qualities make the difference between men of great achievement and men of average performance curiosity and discontent. I have never known an outstanding man who lacked either. And I have never known an average man who had both. The two belong together.Together, these deep human urges (驱策力) count for much more that ambition. Galileo was not merely ambitious when he dropped objects of varying weights from the Leaning Tower at Pisa and timed their fall to the ground. Like Galileo, all the great names in history were curious and asked in discontent, “Why? Why? Why?”Fortunately, curiosity and discontent don’t have to be learned. We are born with them and need only recapture them.“The great man,” said Mencius (孟子), “is he who does not lose his child’s heart.” Yet most of us do lose it. We stop asking questions. We stop challenging custom. We just follow the crowd. And the crowd desires restful average. It encourages us to occupy our own little corner, to avoid foolish leaps into the dark, to be satisfied.Most of us meet new people, and new ideas, with hesitation. But once having met and liked them, we think how terrible it would have been, had we missed the chance. We will probably have to force ourselves to waken our curiosity and discontent and keep them awake.How should you start? Modestly, so as not to become discouraged. I think of one friend who couldn’t arrange flowers to satisfy herself. She was curious about how the experts did it. How she is one of the experts, writing books on flower arrangement.One way to begin is to answer your own excuses. You haven’t any special ability? Most people don’t; there are only a few geniuses. You haven’t any time? That’s good, because it’s always the people with no time who get things done. Harriet Stowe, mother of six, wrote parts of Uncle Tom’s Cabin while cooking. You’re too old? Remember that Thomas Costain was 57 when he published his first novel, and that Grandma Moses showed her first pictures when she was 78.However you start, remember there is no better time to start than right now, for you’ll never be more alive than you are at this moment.16．In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ________.A．propose a definitionB．make a comparisonC．reach a conclusionD．present an argument17．What does the example of Galileo tell us?A．Trial and error leads to the finding of truth.B．Scientists tend to be curious and ambitious.C．Creativity results from challenging authority.D．Greatness comes from a lasting desire to explore.18．What can you do to recapture curiosity and discontent?A．Observe the unknown around you.B．Develop a questioning mind.C．Lead a life of adventure.D．Follow the fashion.19．What can we learn from Paragraphs 6 and 7?A．Gaining success helps you become an expert.B．The genius tends to get things done creatively.C．Lack of talent and time is no reason for taking no action.D．You should remain modest when approaching perfection.20．What could be the best title or the passage?A．Curious Minds Never Feel ContentedB．Reflections on Human NatureC．The Keys to AchievementD．Never Too Late to LearnSome individuals are born with a gift for public speaking. 21 Do you want to be a good public speaker? Here are some principles you must master.People want to listen to someone who is interesting, relaxed and comfortable. Too often when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the “public”at the expense of the “speaking. ”22 Focus on the speaking. Talk directly to your audience, be yourself and make a connection.Even the most successful public speaker will make mistakes. Yet, the only one who cares about any mistake is the one who is speaking. People’s attention wanders constantly. In fact,most people only absorb about 20 percent of a speaker’s message. So, don’t stop speaking when you make a mistake unless it’s a truly serious one. 23Your goal is not to be a perfect public speaker. 24 And like everything else in life, that takes practice. Remember, even world champion athletes practice their skills on a consistent basis.25 It’s rare to hear someone say, “I wish that speaker had spoken longer. “On the other hand, you probably can’t count the times that you’ve thought, “I’m glad that talk is over. It seemed to go on forever! “So surprise your audience. Always make your presentation just a bit shorter than anticipated. It’s better to leave your listeners wishing for more than shifting restlessly in their seats waiting for your speech finally to end.A．Do the opposite.B．You want to be an effective public speaker.C．You don’ t need to apologize for a minor slip.D．When it comes to public speaking, less is usually more.E．The objective of most speeches is to benefit the audienceF．Take the fear out of public speaking by focusing on your listenersG．However, the majority of people are effective speakers because they train to be.二、完形填空Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of 26 in our area during the summer season. Many forests are badly 27 by fires each year. That hot summer, not far from our shelter, a forest 28 fire. It was July, and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.Somehow, Luke rushed towards the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the 29 . In fact, I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had 30 in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and 31 me that Luke had succeeded in saving four cats who had been 32 by the flames (火焰). I 33 accompanied (陪伴) the fireman to the forest to get him back. 34 we got to the scene of the event, we didn’t see Luke. Then we heard the 35 of a dog barking (吠) in the forest. I 36 the barks was Luke’s. The firemen 37 the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured 38 . Thanks to Luke, four cats and a fireman were saved. This true story shows us that pets are loving and caring. We should love and 39 them. Little animals can do 40 things for humans.26．A．rain B．sun C．noise D．fires 27．A．damaged B．removed C．changed D．treated 28．A．made B．caught C．set D．burned 29．A．forest B．house C．area D．shelter 30．A．lost B．died C．appeared D．remained 31．A．warned B．reminded C．told D．promised 32．A．buried B．trapped C．controlled D．killed 33．A．immediately B．naturally C．slowly D．particularly 34．A．Since B．Unless C．When D．Until 35．A．call B．shout C．voice D．sound36．A．understood B．recognized C．treated D．imagined 37．A．recorded B．noticed C．followed D．wanted 38．A．fireman B．doctor C．farmer D．teacher 39．A．save B．raise C．protect D．hate40．A．fun B．huge C．little D．risky三、语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
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English IdiomsIdioms about animalsCatA cat has nine lives 猫有九条命(吉人天相)Cats hide their claws. 知人知面不知心A gloved cat catches no mice 不愿吃苦的人成不了大事业The cat shuts its eyes when stealing cream 掩耳盗铃A cat may look at a king. 小人物也应有些权利It rains cats and dogs. 下倾盆大雨, 大雨滂沱Let the cat out of the bag 说走了嘴see how the cat jumps 看风使舵, 随机应变The scalded cat fears cold water. 一朝被蛇咬, 三年怕井绳When the cat's away, the mice will play. 大王外出, 小鬼跳粱DogA staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词Every dog has his day 人人皆有得意时Let sleeping dogs lie 勿惹事生非All are not thieves that dogs bark at. 不要以貌取人Give a dog an ill name 人言可畏Fight dog, fight bear. 一决雌雄An old dog will learn no new tricks 老年人很难适应新事物To help a lame dog over a stile. 雪中送炭Better a living dog than a dead lion. 好死不如歹活FishNever offer to teach fish to swim. 切勿班门弄斧。
Go to the sea, if you would fish well. 不入虎穴，焉得虎子It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. 智者不上第二次当If water is noisy, there are no fish in it .夸夸其谈者无真才实学There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 海里的好鱼多的是.(强中更有强中手.) Fish begins to stink at the head.上梁不正下梁歪BirdIt’s an ill bird that fouls its own nest.家丑不可外扬Fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分A bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人Each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。
学位英语词汇、结构、语法专项提升练习1．We considered him to be our friend, _______ did many others he cheated.A．whoB．soC．asD．whichC【答案】C【详解】考查方式状语从句。
句意：我们认为他是我们的朋友，那些被他欺骗过的人也这样认为。
as在此是从属连词，引导方式状语从句，意思是“像……一样”，as前面的部分是主句，as引导的部分是从句。
如果用so，因为so是副词，所以两个分句需要有and连接。
故本题选C。
2．He would get to the university by Friday ______ today, which can ensure him of his speech.A．were he to leaveB．if he had leftC．did he to leaveD．had he leftA【答案】A考查虚拟语气。
句意：如果今天出发，他周五就可以达到那所大学，这样就可以确保他的演讲。
根据He would get to the university by Friday判断此处考查与现在事实相反的虚拟语气，从句应用一般过去时，即if he were to leave，又从句中有were时可省略if将其提到句首，即were he to leave，故选A项。
3．I certainly expect to be elected best student of the year. It’s real ly ________!A．a good SamaritanB．a wet blanketC．a feather in my capD．a piece of cakeC【答案】C考查名词。
A. a good Samaritan 心地善良的人；B. a wet blanket扫兴的人或物；C. a feather in my cap 值得骄傲的事；D. a piece of cake轻松的事。
英文谚语带动物的范文一：As we all know, animals play an important role in our lives. We can learn many life lessons from them, especially from the wisdom embodied in animal-related idioms in the English language. In this essay, I will discuss some of the most popular animal idioms and their meanings.First of all, let’s talk about the idiom “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” This idiom reminds us that it is better to hold onto something real and certain than to risk losing it by going after somethi ng that is uncertain. For example, it’s better to keep a good job than to quit and look for a better one and end up jobless. This idiom uses bird as an example because we often hunt birds for food and they are hard to catch. So, having one already in your hand is valuable.Secondly, there is the idiom “When pigs fly”. This is used to describe something that is impossible or extremely unlikely. For instance, if someone says, “I will finish writing my novel tonight,” and you reply, “Sure you will, when pigs fly,” you are telling the person that their goal is unrealistic.Thirdly, we have the idiom “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch”. This phrase means that you should not make plans based on something that may not happen. For example, if you applied to several Universities, you should not assume that you will get into all of them and start choosing classes for next year before you actually get accepted.There are many other animal-related idioms, each with its own story and meaning. These idioms not only provide a fun way to learn and remember new vocabulary, but also give us insight and wisdom to live our lives more meaningfully.点评：该范文围绕有关动物的英语谚语展开，第一段提出写作主题，明确中心思想；第二段逐一讲解三个常见动物谚语，并加入恰当的例子，进一步展示了谚语的应用及流畅性；第三段总结出其他类似的动物谚语，并简要表述谚语的作用及重要性。
动物词汇与中西方文化差异1.从英语习语中的动物词汇看中西文化的差异【摘要】动物词汇蕴含着丰富的文化信息，是民族文化的重要组成部分。
通过地理位置和自然环境、文化背景以及风俗习惯来分析了解英语习语中的动物用语，从而正确理解和使用动物习语，了解中西文化差异。
【关键词】动物词汇；习语；文化差异Analysis on the Chinese and English Cultural Differences From Idioms About Animal sAbstract This paper is to analyze the cultural differences from Chinese and English idioms about animals through geography, customs, aesthetics, and other aspects. It is concluded that importance should be attached to cultural aspects in language learning.Key words idioms about animals；cultural connotation；cultural differenc es世界上任何语言都是植根于特定的文化背景之中，反映着特定的文化内容。
语言是文化的一部分，同时又是文化的载体，语言与文化密不可分。
一个民族文化特点及其在社会生活中各方面表现出的民族心理必定会在语言上得到体现。
习语是承载着最丰富文化内涵的语言单位，从习语中人们可以获得很多有益的信息：关于一个民族的地理、历史、风俗、社会观念和态度等等。
中西习语语义有相同之处，而差异更多、更突出，习语语义的差异较为集中地体现了文化差异。
在源远流长的历史进程中，人类与动物相依共存，有着非常密切的联系，因此动物习语的使用频率极高，动物词语的运用往往反映出不同民族的审美情趣。
Some English Idioms About Animals1．go to the dogs 堕落The poor man went to the dogs after he lost his job．那可怜的人失业之后就堕落了。
2．make a pig of oneself 猛吃猛喝He always makes a pig of himself．他总是暴饮暴食。
3．smell a rat 感到不妙（rat老鼠）When he saw the policemen walking to him，he smelt arat．当他看到警察朝他走来时，就感到不妙。
4．hold one’s horses 耐心Hold your horses，we still have some time left．耐心点，我们仍然有时间。
5．get one’s goat 令某人生气／发火The students got his goat because they didn’t do theirhomework.学生们因为没有做家庭作业使他很生气。
6．do the donkeywork 做呆板的例行工作(donkey驴)He had to do the donkeywork．他不得不做那些呆板的工作。
7．put one’s monkey up 使某人生气Your last word put his monkey up．你最后一句话使他很生气。
8．kill two birds with one stone 一举两得He killed two birds with one stone by shopping and seeing thefilm．他既买了东西又看了电影，真是一举两得。
9．rise up with the lark 早起（lark云雀）Every day my mother rises up with the lark．我母亲每天都早起。
10．have a bee in one’s head 神经不正常、胡思乱想It seems that the woman has a bee in her head．那妇女看起来神经有点不正常。
11．have other fish to fry 有要紧的事要干I have no time now．I have other fish to fry．我现在没有时间，我有要紧的事要干。
12．like a duck to water 轻而易举He worked out the problem like a duck to water．他轻而易举地做出了这道题。
十二生肖在英语中的喻义在英语中，当谈个人出生的属相时，表达为What animal sign were you born under? 你属什么？I was born in the year of the Cock / Mine is the Coak. 我属鸡。
十二生肖的12种动物在汉语中只有一个：鼠：Rat，牛：Ox，虎：Tiger，兔：Hare，龙：Dragon，蛇：Snake，马：Horse，羊：Sheep，猴：Monkey，鸡：Cock，狗：Dog，猪：Boar。
鼠——Rat英语中用以比喻讨厌鬼，可耻的人，告密者，密探，破坏罢工的人；美国俚语指新学生、的下流女人。
当看到smell a rat这一词组时，是指人们怀疑在做错某事。
a rat race则表示激烈的竞争。
rats desert a sinking ship（船沉鼠先逃，这一谚语意指那些一遇到危险就争先寻求安全或一看见困难便躲得老远的人。
）牛——Ox涉及“牛”的汉语成语很多，如“对牛弹琴”、的“牛蹄之涔”等。
英语中涉及“Ox”的表达方式则不多。
用Ox － eyed形容眼睛大的人；用短语The black Ox has trod on sb’s foot表示灾祸已降临到某人头上。
虎——Tiger。
词组ride the tiger表示以非常不确定或危险的方式生活。
兔——Hare在英国俚语中，hare指坐车不买票的人。
与hare组成的词组有：make a hare of sb.愚弄某人。
start a hare。
在讨论中提出枝节问题。
例如：You start a hare ever time at the meeting.每次讨论你都提出与题无关的问题。
英语中有许多关于兔的谚语，如：1. First catch your hare.勿谋之过早（意指：不要过于乐观）。
2. You cannot run with the hare and hunt with hounde.不能两面讨好（意指：不要耍两面派）。
龙——Dragon以dragon组成的词组也多含贬义。
如dragon’s teeth ：相互争斗的根源；排列或多层的楔形反坦克混克混凝土障碍物。
the old Dragon：魔鬼。
蛇——Snake与snake组成的成语习语、的谚语有许多，简举几例：a snake in the grass.潜伏的敌人或危险。
to warm a snake in one’s bosom.养虎贻患，姑息坏人。
Takd heed of the snake in the grass.草里防蛇。
马——Horse英美国家的人很喜欢马，因此，用“horse”这个词组成的词组、的成语、的谚语非常之多，此举几例：1. get on the high horse.摆架子，目空一切。
2. work like a horse.辛苦的干活。
4. dark horse.竞争中出人意料的获胜者。
The voters were surprised when the dark horse won the nomination.那个无名小卒在竞争中获胜时，投票者无不大吃一惊。
羊——Sheep英语中指害羞而忸怩的人，胆小鬼，驯服的人。
有关sheep的谚语不少。
1. As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.偷羊偷羔都是绞（死）；偷大偷小统是贼（意指：一不做，二不休）。
2. There’s a black sheep in every flock.每一羊群里都会有一只黑羊，丑儿子家家有（意指：每个家里都会有个败家子。
）3. He that makes himself a sheep shall be eaten by the wolf.甘心做绵羊，早晚喂豹狼（人弱受人欺）。
4. The sheep who tallks peace with a wolf will soon be mutton.羊向狼乞求和平，很快就会变成羊肉（意指，切勿向敌人乞求和平）。
猴——Monkeymonkey作名词时指顽童、的淘气鬼，猴子似的人，易受欺的人。
如：What are you doing, you young monkey !你在干什么呀，小捣蛋鬼！monkey作动词时指胡闹、的瞎弄、的捣蛋。
如：Stop monkeying about with the TV set !不要瞎弄电视机！与monkey一词搭配的词组、的习语和俚语很多非常有趣。
如：put sb’s monkey up.使某人生气，激怒某人；Your last word has really put his monkey up.你最后一句话实在使他大为生气；又如：make a monkey of愚弄；a monkey with a long tail.抵押；get the monkey off.戒除吸毒恶习；have a monkey on one’s back.毒瘾很深。
鸡——Cock指首领，头目，神气十足的人，与cock组成的词组多姿多彩，如：Cock of the walk / school.支配别人的人；a cock of the loft / dunghill.在小天地中称王称霸的人；Live like fighting cocke.生活很好，尤指吃得好；Cock - and - bull story.荒诞的故事，无稽之谈。
用cock表达的谚语：It is a sad house where the hen crows louder than the cock.牝鸡司晨，家之不祥（意指：丈夫软弱而一切由妻子作主的家庭是不会幸福的，当然这是一种夫权思想）。
狗——Dogdog作名词时指无赖汉，坏蛋、的废物，不受喜爱（或欢迎）的人。
有时加形容词修饰可指各种人，如：You dirty dog !你这个坏小子！a lucky dog.幸运儿；a dumb dog.沉默不语的人，a sly dog.暗中寻欢的人和暗地里偷鸡摸狗的人；a dog in the manger.占着茅坑不拉屎的人。
用dog表达的谚语：1. Barking dogs seldom bite.吠犬不咬人（意指：对于高声发出恐吓，或惯于大声吼叫的人，勿须当真）。
2. Every dog has his day.凡人皆有得意日（意指：大家都有走运的一天）。
猪——Boar十二生肖英语让我们先从老鼠 rat 谈起. 所谓 smell the rat 就是说你觉得有些事情不对劲, 但一下子又想不起来倒底是哪裏有问题. 例如有人跟你说有一个工作月入十万, 工作轻松. 这种事你相信吗? 当然不, 这时你就可以说, I smell the rat. 有时候这句话也可以用在比较轻松的场合, 比如你看到有一男一女二人常走在一起, 言谈之间又似乎十分亲热. 你怀疑说他们二个人倒底是不是一对? 你就可以对你的朋友说 I smell the rat. 或是还有一句话蛮类似的, "Something here is fishy."另外 You are a rat 则是形容一个人是鼠辈. 这样的用法跟中文很像, 都是说一个人行事不光明磊落. 或是还有一种说法, He rats me out. 就是指他把我给卖了.2. Why buy the cow when the milk is free.何必为了一棵树而放弃整片森林.另外 cow 还有些特殊的用法, Have a cow 就是指生气而言, 例如你说, Don`t have a cow! 就是说, 唉呀. 你不要生气啦! 要是你说, She looks like a cow. 则是说人家长得很胖的意思.3. A leopard doesn`t change its spots. 江山易改, 本性难移.5. I am so hungry. I can eat a horse.我好饿, 我可以吃下一匹马.6.Monkey on my back 讲的是某样东西已经成了你的负担. 例如抽烟, 每天花钱买烟还要忍受抽烟所带来种种健康上的问题. 这时候你就可以说 Smoking is monkey on my back. 又比方说有人每天一直缠著你不放, 你觉得他很烦, 你就可以跟他说, You are monkey on my back.7. You chicken.你这个胆小鬼.chicken out 则是说因为胆子而落跑, 所以下次你看到别人因不敢坐云宵飞车时, 不妨亏他一下, Hey! Don`t chicken out!8. This is like chicken-and-egg.这就像是先有鸡还是先有蛋的道理.9. Those fighters just had a dog-fight in the sky.那些战斗机在天空中缠斗.记得 dog-fight 这个字好像是我补托福时学到的, 指的就是那种近距离的缠斗 (特别是指发生空战, 像电影 Top Gun 裏头那样精采的缠斗画面就叫 dog-fight. 我喜欢把它跟中文的 "狗咬狗满嘴毛" 相提并论.英文裏还有几个成语跟 dog 有关, 就是 This is adog-eat-dog world. (这是一个狗吃狗的世界) 我们中文裏讲人吃人的世界, 英文裏讲狗吃狗, 是不是有异曲同工之妙呢? 另外 Every dog has its day. 则是类似中文裏 "行行出状元" 的意思.10. Let`s pig out.让我们大吃一顿吧.看来不论中外都一致公认 "猪" 是一种好吃的动物. 不过中文裏说 "狼"吞"虎"咽, 英文中却说 pig out. 当然意思都是相同的.11.Bull market or bear market?Don`t give me that bull 意思就是, 别跟我来这套, 我不会相信你的.12. Hey, you turkey.喂, 你这个小鬼.这句话通常只对小孩子说的. 这个 turkey 在这裏并不特别代表什麼意思, 只是用来称呼小孩子. 有点类似中文裏, "小鬼" 的意思.13. She is a fox. She is foxy.她是很性感女郎, 她非常地性感.14.对方说话说的不清不楚, 或是你听不懂对方在说些什麼, 你就可以开玩笑地说, Cat got your tongue? 你的舌头打结了吗?15. She is a social butterfly.她是社交花蝴蝶.16. You let the small fish go to catch the big fish.放长线钓大鱼.关於 fish 还有几个大家常见的片语, 例如 Don`t fish in the trouble water 就是别混水摸鱼的意思. 而 feed the fish 则有晕船的意思, 这些各位可能都不知道吧.17. Once bitten twice shy.一朝被蛇咬, 十年怕草绳.举个简单的例子, 第一次去坐云霄飞车被吓到了, 第二次人家再找你去坐, 你就可以说, No, I am sorry. Once bitten twice shy.18. Fair for the goose is fair for the gander?对你公平的事不一定对我就公平. 19, You can lead a horse to water, but you can`t make him drink.师父引进门, 修行在个人。
