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A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (習語), 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 (打斷) 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.
【小題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

【小題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

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

A．interesting

B．important

C．terrible

D．unlucky

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】A
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文講述了我和一位外國人在一次交談中，由于對于英語習慣用語不太了解，造成的一個小誤會。從而告訴我們學習英語習語的重要性.
【小題1】段落大意題。根據 第一段描述,可知是因為我沒有意識到他們的重要性,故選C.
【小題2】細節理解題。根據下文I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic.描述,可知我認為這個外國人對這個話題不感興趣，故選C.
【小題3】段落大意題。根據第二段描述,可知此處指的是一段有趣的經歷,故選A,有趣的.
【小題4】細節理解題。根據“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.”可知這個英國人參觀過長城，并且認為她很值得參觀。故選D.
【小題5】細節理解題。根據I realized I had made a fool of myself.描述,可知選A.
考點：考查日常生活類短文閱讀。