英语短语用法复习知识点little by little/live up to
little by little一点一点地，渐渐地
例句Little by little the snow disappeared.
雪渐渐消失。
His English is improving little by little.
他的英语渐有提高。
He has changed year by year and little by little.
他随时间逐渐改变。
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live on靠······生活，以······为食；继续生活或存在
例句You can't live on 200 calories a day.
一天200大卡是维持不了生命的。
You can't live on bread alone.
你不能仅靠面包维生。
Mozart is dead but his music lives on.
莫扎特人已作古，但他的音乐作品却万世流传。

live up to达到预期标准；够得上；遵守
例句He finds it hard to live up to his ideals.
他认为很难按自己的理想办事。
Sales have not lived up to expectations this year.
今年的销售额不尽如人意。
You must live up to your promise.
你必须遵守自己的诺言。

All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building was to open a restaurant. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage(污物) kept backing up. So Mr Faggiano asked his two sons to help him dig a trench(沟) and uncover the problem. He predicted the job would take about a week. “We found some underground rooms, so we kept digging，” said Mr Faggiano, 60.
One week quickly passed, as the father and sons discovered a tomb of the Messapians, who lived centuries ago. Soon, the family discovered a room used to store grain by the ancient Romans.
Mr Faggiano did not initially tell his wife about the extent of the work. His wife soon became suspicious(怀疑的). “We had all these dirty clothes, every day，” she said. “I didn’t understand what was going on.”
After watching the Faggiano men pull away debris(碎片) in the back seat of the family car, neighbors also became suspicious and informed the authorities. Officials arrived and stopped the digging, warning Mr Faggiano against operating an unapproved archaeological(考古的) work site. Mr Faggiano responded that he was just looking for a sewage pipe.
A year passed. Finally, Mr Faggiano was allowed to continue his search for the sewage pipe on condition that officials observed the work. An underground treasure house came into view, as the family uncovered ancient vases, an ancient ring with symbols and more. Today, the building is the Faggiano Museum, an independent archaeological museum authorized by the government.
Mr Faggiano is now satisfied with his museum, but he has not forgotten about the restaurant. A few years later, he finally found his sewage pipe. It was, indeed, broken. He has since bought another building and is again planning for a restaurant. “I still want it，” he said of the restaurant. “I’m very stubborn.”
1. Why did Faggiano dig the trench?
A. To repair the toilet.
B. To lay a sewage pipe.
C. To find ancient treasure.
D. To bury some dirty clothes.
2. What did Faggiano find underground?
A. Groundwater.
B. A rough shelter.
C. An ancient tomb.
D. An old Roman city.
3. Why did Faggiano have to stop the digging for some time?
A. His wife didn’t allow him to do it.
B. He was unsatisfied with his sons’ work.
C. He didn’t get permission from the government.
D. His neighbors were annoyed about the noise pollution.
4. How did Faggiano deal with the first building he bought?
A. He sold it.
B. He repaired it.
C. He donated it to a charity.
D. He changed it into a museum.
答案与解析
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。为解决厕所堵塞问题而挖沟找管道的Faggiano无意中发现了一座古墓。
1. 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So Mr Faggiano asked his two sons to help him dig a trench and uncover the problem.”可知，Faggiano挖沟的目的是找出厕所堵塞的原因以便进行维修。
2. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the father and sons discovered a tomb of the Messapians, who lived centuries ago.”可知，Faggiano挖到了一座古墓。
3. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Officials arrived and stopped the digging, warning Mr Faggiano against operating an unapproved archaeological work site.”可知，Faggiano一度被迫停止挖掘工作是因为没有得到政府的批准。
4. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Today, the building is the Faggiano Museum, an independent archaeological museum authorized by the government.”和最后一段中的“Mr Faggiano is now satisfied with his museum”可知，Faggiano将原先买的那栋房子改成了博物馆。

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