Question

A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), though my teacher told us the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be surprised. Gently shaking his head，shrugging his shoulders, he said，“You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic.” So I said to him. “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? By the way, have you ever been there?” “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide. “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are very proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted (打断) again by his words: “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised. I said, “Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say’？” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “ ‘You don’t say’ actually means ‘really!’ It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” I realized I had made a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions. Remember: what the English teachers said is always right to us students.

1.A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because       .

A．I had no interest in them

B．English idioms were very difficult

C．I did not realize the importance of them

D．my teacher didn’t tell us the importance of them

2.At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant       .

A．I had talked too much

B．I had to stop talking

C．he was not interested in the topic

D．he was only interested in the Great Wall

3.“… was shown in an amusing experience.” The word “amusing” probably means       .

A．interesting        B．important         C．terrible           D．unlucky

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

B．The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall.

C．The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

D．The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting.

5.After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___________.

A．I felt very silly

B．the Englishman became a real fool

C．I became more carefully in everything

D．I thought the Englishman had made me a fool

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者通过自己的一次非常有趣的经历，告诉我们英语习语的重要性，要记住英语老师对学生说的都是正确的。

1.细节题。根据文章A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher told us the importance again and again.可知，一年前，作者没有重视英语习语，是因为作者没有意识到他们的重要性。故选C

2.细节题。根据文章I was puzzled. I thought , perhaps this is not a right topic.可知，作者第一次听到“You don’t say,”他以为外国人对这个话题不感兴趣。故选C

3.细节题。根据文章中对故事的介绍可知，这是一次非常有趣的经历。所以，amusing的意思是interesting有趣的。故选A

4.细节题。根据文章中这个外国人说的话“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.”可知，这个外国人认为参观长城是一件非常值得的事情。故选D

5.细节题，根据文章I realized I had made a fool of myself.可知，当这个外国人解释了之后，作者感到自己的好蠢。故选A

考点：日常生活类记叙文