Ⅰ.阅读理解 Below is adapted from an English dictionary. Use the dictionary to answer the following questions. figure /fig?/noun, verb ●noun 1.［C,often pl.］ a number representing particular amount, especially one given in official information: the trade/sales figures 2.［C］a symbol rather than a word representing one of the numbers between 0 and 9: a six?figure salary 3.［pl.］(informal) the area of mathematics that deals with adding, multiplying, etc. 4.a person of the type mentioned: Gandhi was both a political and a religious figure in Indian history. 5.the shape of a person seen from a distance or not clearly 6.a person or an animal as shown in art or a story: a wall with five carved figures in it 7.［C］the human shape, considered from the point of view of being attractively thin: doing exercise to improve one’s figure 8.［C］a pattern or series of movements performed on ice: figure?skating ［IDM］be/become a figure of fun: be/become sb. that others laugh at cut a…figure: (of a person) to have a particular appearance He cut a striking figure in his dinner jacket. put a figure on sth.: to say the exact price or number of sth. a fine figure of man/woman: a tall, strong?looking and well-shaped person figure of speech: a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meanings in order to create a particular mental image or effect figure head: someone who is the head or chief in name only (with no real power or authority) ●verb 1.to think or decide that sth. will happen or is true:I figured that if I took the night train, I could be in Scotland by morning. 2.to be part of a process, situation, etc. especially an important part: My opinion of the matter didn’t seem to figure at all. 3.to calculate an amount or the cost of sth.:We figured that attendance at 150,000. ［PHRV］1.figure in: to include (in a sum): Have you figured in the cost of hotel? 2.figure on:to plan on; to expect sth.to happen: I haven’t figured on his getting home too late. 3.figure out: to work out; understand by thinking: Have you figured out how much the trip will cost? ［IDM］It/That figures! (informal): That seems reasonable, logical and what I expect. 1.I didn’t really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a . A. figure of eight B. figure head C. figure of speech D. a fine figure 2.—She was coming late again. -- ! That’s typical of her. A. It figures her out B. It figures C .It cuts a poor figure D. She is a figure of fun 3.What does “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” mean? A. Add the numbers B. Have sports C. Try not to get fat D. Watch games The Truth Can Set You Free I recently got pulled over for speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadn’t been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit. “Can I see your license and registration?” the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pennsylvania driv ... ...
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