专题升级训练十八 阅读表达(二)
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(2012山东潍坊二模)
(第1、2、5题每题3分，第3题4分，第4题2分，满分15分)
[1] Some expressions describe people who are important，or who at least think they are.One such expression is bigwig.
[2] In the seventeenth century，important men in Europe began to wear false hair，called wigs.As years passed，wigs began to get bigger.The size of a man's wig depended on how important he was.The more important he was—or thought he was—______.Today，the expression bigwig is used to make fun of a person who feels important.People never tell someone he is a bigwig.They only use the ex pression behind his back.
[3] Big wheel is another way to describe an important person.A big wheel may be the head of a company，a political leader，a famous movie star.They are big wheels because they are powerful.What they do affects many people.Big wheels give the orders.Other people carry them out.As in many machines，a big wheel makes the little wheels turn.Big wheel became a popular expression after World WarⅡ.It probably comes from an expression used for many years by people who fix parts of cars and trucks.They said a person rolled a big wheel if he was important and had influence.
[4] The top of something is the highest part.So it is not surprising that top is part of another expression that describ es an important person.The expression is top banana.A top banana is the leading person in a comedy
