A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, 36 my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I 37 to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about 38 I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head, saying, ‘You don’t say! You don’t say!’ I was 39 . I thought, perhaps this was not a 40 topic. Well, I’d 41 change the topic. So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? 42 the way, have you ever 43 there?’
‘Certainly. Everyone back home will 44 me if I leave China without seeing it. It is great!’
I said, ‘The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of 45 .’ But soon I was 46 again by his words, ‘ 47 !’ I couldn’t help but 48 , ‘Why did you ask me not to talk about it?’
‘Well, I 49 ask you to do so,’ he answered, gently surprised.
I said, ‘Didn’t you say “You don’t say”?’
Hearing this, the Englishman 50 to tears. He began to 51 , “‘You don’t say!” actually means ‘really?’ It is an 52 of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English 53 .’
Then I knew I had made a fool of 54 . Since then I have been more 55 with idioms
【小题1】A．thoughB．whenC．despiteD．because【小题2】A．decidedB．longedC．looked forwardD．happened【小题3】A．whatB．whenC．howD．where【小题4】A．pleasedB．angryC．scaredD．surprised【小题5】A．properB．interestingC．idealD．polite【小题6】A．toB．betterC．notD．like【小题7】A．OnB．InC．WithD．By【小题8】A．goneB．visitedC．seenD．been【小题9】A．look up toB．think highly ofC．be proud ofD．laugh at【小题10】A．funB．interestC．hard workD．China【小题11】A．encouragedB．shoutedC．interruptedD．disturbed【小题12】A．ReallyB．It was greatC．You don’t sayD．You are right【小题13】A．askB．to askC．askingD．asked【小题14】A．won’tB．don’tC．couldn’tD．didn’t【小题15】A．laughedB．criedC．movedD．came【小题16】A．explainB．shoutC．proveD．say【小题17】A．experienceB．expressionC．explanationD．example【小题18】A．learningB．idiomsC．languageD．phrases【小题19】A．meB．myselfC．himD．himself【小题20】A．curiousB．anxiousC．carefulD．worriedA
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解析：本文向我们讲述了作者因为不明白 “you don?t say”英语习语的确切含义而发生的一场笑话。
【小题1】A考查连词。根据句意“尽管老师一次次说英语习语重要，我还是没有注意”。根据两句之间的关系，应选A。
【小题2】D考查动词。我在路上碰巧happen遇见一个英国人。
【小题3】C考查连词。两个人相遇，然后开始交谈。我告诉他我是如何学英语的。
【小题4】D考查形容词。当外国人说“You don’t say”时，我理解的是“你不能说”，我很吃惊。所以应选D。
【小题5】A考查形容词。proper 合适的，适当的。作者认为这是一个不合适的话题，所以应选A。
【小题6】B考查固定短语。had better do sth. 最好做……。作者认为应该换一个话题，所以应用had better，选B。
【小题7】D考查解词。by the way 是固定搭配，顺便说一下。
【小题8】D考查动词。你曾经去过那儿吗？have been to some place去过某地。
【小题9】D考查动词短语。去了中国而未去过长城，会被人嘲笑，所以应选D。laugh at 嘲笑。
【小题10】B考查名词。 a place of interest名胜
【小题11】C考查动词。 interrupt打断。外国人一开始说“You don’t say”，我又被打断了。
【小题12】C考查习语。见46解析。
【小题13】B考查非谓语动词。couldn’t help but+动词原形，意思是：禁不住做某事。
【小题14】D考查助动词。我并没有让你那样做。do so 那样做，指的是让作者not to talk about it。
【小题15】A考查动词。外国人觉得作者误会了他的话，觉得很好笑，所以是笑得流出了眼泪。cry“哭”；move“感动”。
【小题16】A考查动词。他开始解释You don’t say的意思，所以应选A。explain“解释”；prove“证明，证实”。
【小题17】B考查名词。experience 经验；expression 表达；explanation 解释； example 例子。句意为：这是表示吃惊的一种表达方式，所以应选B。
【小题18】B考查名词。作者没有明白 “you don?t say”的含义，所以外国人建议作者注意英语成语的用法。
【小题19】B考查代词。 make fool of sb. 愚弄某人。作者没有听懂外国人说话的意思，所以感觉愚弄了自己。
【小题20】C考查形容词。对于习语用法更加小心。be careful with. . . 对……小心，细心。