《2025年一本英语完形填空与阅读理解150篇八年级》

There are many expressions about food. People have used them 1to explain situations or pass along advice for long. How many food expressions do you know?
Cool as a Cucumber
The inside of a cucumber is cooler than its outside. People usually say that someone is “cool as a cucumber” 2if the person can stay calm no matter what happens. Most people know what a cucumber is. And that makes the expression 3easy to understand and remember.
An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
Apples contain (含有) lots of vitamin C, helping clean your teeth, and keeping you healthy in lots of other 4ways. They are very good for you. That's why parents sometimes 5encourage their children to eat the fruit by saying that it will cut back on visits to the doctor.
Couch Potato
Has someone ever 6called you a “couch potato”? It means you are spending too much time doing 7nothing but watching television. And you should get up and get some exercise. This expression has been around 8since the mid-1970s.
There's No Use Crying Over Spilled (溢出的) Milk
Using this expression, people often advise others not to waste time worrying about 9unlucky events that have already happened and cannot be changed. Instead, it's better to give 10attention to the present and the future.

答案： 1. to explain 2. if 3. easy 4. ways 5. encourage 6. called 7. nothing 8. since 9. unlucky 10. attention