"Hit" is a small word but it has a lot of power. Baseball players hit the ball. Missiles hit an airplane. A car hits a tree. "Hit" also joins with other words to create many colorful expressions. One is hit the road. It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road." Another common expression is hit the spot. At first it meant hitting a spot at the center of a target with an arrow. Someone who did so was satisfied with his shooting. Now, hitting the spot usually means that a food or drink is especially satisfying. Another expression involving hit is hit bottom. Something that has hit bottom can go no lower. If the price of shares of a stock hits bottom, it might be the time to buy it. Its value can only go up. When a student' s grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books. Hit the books is another way to saying it is time to study. Not hitting the books could lead to an unpleasant situation for a student. The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades. Someone who hits the ceiling, the top of the room, is violently angry. A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary. To build something of wood, you usually need a hammer. That is what you use to hit nails into the pieces of wood to hold them together. When you hit the nail on the head, exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly. And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right. If you are tired after hitting all those nails on the head, then it is time to hit the hay. Hitting the hay simply means going to bed. That is a good idea. I think I will hit the hay now. 1. When Tom tells you his grades hit bottom, it means ___. A. Tom hasn' t done well in school. B. Tom has achieved all he wished. C. Tom has read many books. D. Tom has made rapid progress. 2. How will your father react if you get home at 2 a. m. after drinking too much? A. He will hit the nail. B. He will hit the ceiling. C. He will hit the road. D. He will hit the wood. 3. If you are tired, you can say " ____ " to express you want to go to bed. A. hit the spot B. hit the books C. hit ceiling D. hit the hay 4. What can be the best title for the text? A. Hit and its story. B. American expressions C. Hit and American customs D. Words and their function
"Hit" is a small word but it has a lot of power. Baseball players hit the ball. Missiles hit an airplane. A car hits a tree.
"Hit" also joins with other words to create many colorful expressions. One is hit the road. It means to travel or to leave a place, as suggested in this song, "Hit the Road." Another common expression is hit the spot. At first it meant hitting a spot at the center of a target with an arrow. Someone who did so was satisfied with his shooting. Now, hitting the spot usually means that a food or drink is especially satisfying.
Another expression involving hit is hit bottom. Something that has hit bottom can go no lower. If the price of shares of a stock hits bottom, it might be the time to buy it. Its value can only go up. When a student' s grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books. Hit the books is another way to saying it is time to study.
Not hitting the books could lead to an unpleasant situation for a student. The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades. Someone who hits the ceiling, the top of the room, is violently angry. A wife may hit the ceiling because her husband forgot their wedding anniversary.
To build something of wood, you usually need a hammer. That is what you use to hit nails into the pieces of wood to hold them together. When you hit the nail on the head, exactly on its top, it goes into the wood perfectly. And when someone says your words or actions hit the nail on the head, he means what you said or did was exactly right.
If you are tired after hitting all those nails on the head, then it is time to hit the hay. Hitting the hay simply means going to bed. That is a good idea. I think I will hit the hay now.
1. When Tom tells you his grades hit bottom, it means ___.
A. Tom hasn' t done well in school.
B. Tom has achieved all he wished.
C. Tom has read many books.
D. Tom has made rapid progress.
2. How will your father react if you get home at 2 a. m. after drinking too much?
A. He will hit the nail.
B. He will hit the ceiling.
C. He will hit the road.
D. He will hit the wood.
3. If you are tired, you can say " ____ " to express you want to go to bed.
A. hit the spot
B. hit the books
C. hit ceiling
D. hit the hay
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A. Hit and its story.
B. American expressions
C. Hit and American customs
D. Words and their function
题目解答
答案
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. A
解析
考查要点：本题主要考查对英语习语（idioms）的理解和应用能力，需要结合上下文推断习语的含义，并联系语境选择正确选项。此外，最后一题考查对文章整体主旨的把握。
解题核心思路：
- 定位关键句：根据问题中的关键词（如“hit bottom”“hit the ceiling”等）快速定位原文相关段落。
- 理解习语含义：结合上下文解释习语的引申义，而非字面意思。
- 排除干扰项：通过逻辑关系和语境排除不符合语境的选项。
破题关键点：
- 第1、2、3题：需准确记忆文章中对习语的定义（如“hit bottom”指“不能再差”，“hit the ceiling”表示“非常生气”）。
- 第4题：需抓住文章核心——围绕“hit”这一单词展开的习语讲解，而非泛泛的“美国表达”或“习俗”。
第1题
关键句：When a student's grades hit bottom it is time to hit the books.
解析：
- “hit bottom”原意为“到达底部”，文中引申为“成绩不能再差”，需努力学习（hit the books）。
- 选项A“没学好”符合语境，其他选项与“成绩差”无关。
第2题
关键句：The father or mother may hit the ceiling when they see the low grades.
解析：
- “hit the ceiling”意为“非常生气”，父亲看到凌晨2点醉酒回家的孩子会生气。
- 选项B正确，其他选项与“生气”无关。
第3题
关键句：It is time to hit the hay. Hitting the hay simply means going to bed.
解析：
- “hit the hay”是“去睡觉”的委婉说法，选项D正确。
第4题
关键句：文章围绕“hit”这一单词展开，介绍其作为动词和习语的用法。
解析：
- 选项A“Hit和它的故事”最贴合文章内容，其他选项范围过大或偏离主题。