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【題目】A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized 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 astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say!” “You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate 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 is magnificent.” 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 again by his order, “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking. 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.” Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself. Since then, I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions.

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

A. English idioms were too difficult to master

B. I did not realize the importance of them

C. My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance

D. I had no interest in English learning

【2】When I first heard “You don’t say!”, I thought .

A. the Englishman was not interested in the topic

B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall

C. I had talked too much

D. I had to stop talking at once

【3】We can learn from the second paragraph that .

A. the Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall

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

C. the Englishman wanted me to act as his guide

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

【4】After the Englishman explained the idiom,

A. the Englishman made me a fool

B. the Englishman made a fool of himself

C. I felt very silly

D. I felt proud of my understanding

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】試題分析：本文作者通過自己的一次非常有趣的經(jīng)歷，告訴我們英語習語的重要性。

【1】B細節(jié)理解題：從文章的第一段的：A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again..可以看出一年前作者不重視英語習語，是因為作者沒有意識到習語的重要性，故選B。

【2】A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三行“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic可知作者第一次聽到“You don’t say!”時，他認為外國人對這個話題不感興趣。故選A。

【3】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第五行外國人說的話：“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It is magnificent.”可知這個外國人認為參觀長城是一件非常值得做的事情，故選B。

【4】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段倒數(shù)第二句：Only then did I realize I had made a fool of myself.可知當時作者感到自己好蠢，故選C。

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