A year ago I paid no attention to English idioms, 36 my teacher said again and again that it was important.
One day, I happened to 37 an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to 38 . As I was talking about how 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 is 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 45 ” It was great. I said, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. It is a place of 46 .” Soon I was interrupted again by his words, “ 47 !” I couldn’t 48 asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?” “Well, I didn’t ask you to do 49 ”, 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 53 English idioms.”
Then I knew I had made fool of 54 . Since then I have been more 55 with idioms.
【小题1】A．thoughB．whenC．ifD．as【小题2】A．lookB．meetC．pick upD．find out【小题3】A．walkB．talkC．playD．go【小题4】A．pleasedB．angryC．afraidD．surprised【小题5】A．properB．strangeC．safeD．polite【小题6】A．toB．betterC．notD．like【小题7】A．OnB．InC．AllD．By【小题8】A．goneB．visitedC．seenD．been【小题9】A．look atB．think ofC．send forD．laugh at【小题10】A．itB．themC．anythingD．something【小题11】A．funB．interestC．businessD．mountain【小题12】A．ReallyB．GoodC．You don't sayD．You are right【小题13】A．beB．helpC．thinkD．do【小题14】A．thisB．soC．anythingD．me a favor【小题15】A．laughedB．criedC．movedD．came【小题16】A．explainB．shoutC．proveD．say【小题17】A．experience B．expressionC．explanationD．example【小题18】A．forB．toC．atD．in【小题19】A．meB．myselfC．himD．somebody【小题20】A．helpfulB．popularC．carefulD．satisfiedA
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解析：文章讲述虽然我的老师一遍又一遍说英语习语重要，我都不注意它，一次和英国人的对话让我对英语习语有了新的认识，让我对习语不敢掉以轻心。
【小题1】考查连词：A. though虽然，B. when当…时候，C. if 如果，D. as正如，因为，虽然我的老师一遍又一遍说英语习语重要，我都不注意它，这两句话是转折关系，选A
【小题2】考查动词和动词短语：A. look看，B. meet遇见，C. pick up收听，接送，捡起，D. find out弄清，查明，有一天我碰巧在街上遇到一个英国人，选B
【小题3】考查动词：A. walk步行，B. talk谈话，C. play玩，打比赛，D. go去，从后面的句子：As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner shook his head,可知他们很快谈起话来，选B
【小题4】考查形容词：A. pleased高兴的，B. angry生气的，C. afraid害怕的，D. surprised惊讶的，从后面的句子：perhaps this is not a 40 topic.可知作者很惊讶，选D
【小题5】考查形容词：A. proper适合的，B. strange 奇怪的，C. safe 安全的，D. polite礼貌的，英国人说：“You don’t say! You don’t say!”作者还以为这是不适合的话题，选A
【小题6】考查词组：A. to去，B. better 更好，C. not不是，D. like喜欢，象，我最好换一个话题。Had betterdo“最好做…”选B
【小题7】考查介词：A. On在…上面，B. In在…里面，C. All所有的，D. By通过，by the way顺便说一下，选D
【小题8】考查动词：A. gone去，B. visited参观，C. seen看见，D. been是，你去过长城吗？have been to曾经去过，have gone to已经去了，选D
【小题9】考查动词短语：A. look at看，B. think of想到，C. send for派人请，D. laugh at嘲笑，如果我离开中国没有去过那里，人们会嘲笑我的，选D
【小题10】考查代词：A. it它，B. them他们，C. anything 任何事，D. something某件事，这里用it代替the Great Wall，选A
【小题11】考查名词：A. fun乐趣，B. interest兴趣，C. business 商业，D. mountain山，a place ofinterest名胜，长城是世界奇观之一，是一个名胜，选B
【小题12】考查上下文串联：A. Really真地，B. Good 好，C. You don't say真的？D. You are right你是对的，从前面的句子：“You don’t say! You don’t say!”可知这次又被这句话打断了，选C
【小题13】考查动词：A. be是，B. help帮助，C. think思考，D. do做，couldn’t help doing情不自禁的做…，选B
【小题14】考查上下文串联：A. this这个，B. so因此，C. anything任何是，D. me a favor帮忙，英国人说，“我没有让你这么做”，选B
【小题15】考查动词：A. laughed笑，B. cried哭，C. moved感动，D. came来，从后面的to tears可知英国人眼泪都笑出来了，.选A
【小题16】考查动词：A. explain解释，B. shout叫喊，C. prove 证明，D. say说话，后面是“'You don't say' actually means 'really?'.这是英国人的解释，选A
【小题17】考查名词：A. experience经历，B. expression表达，表情，C. explanation解释，D. example例子，这是惊讶的表达，选B
【小题18】考查词组：A. for为了，B. to给，C. at在…地方，D. in，pay attention to注意，选B
【小题19】考查代词：A. me我，B. myself我自己，C. him他，D. somebody有人，我知道我很傻，选B
【小题20】考查形容词：A. helpful有帮助的，B. popular流行的，C. careful仔细的，D. satisfied满意的，be careful with小心（做/处理）某物，经过这次教训作者对英语习语很小心，选C