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
小題1:
A．thoughB．whenC．despiteD．because
小題2:
A．decidedB．longedC．looked forwardD．happened
小題3:
A．whatB．whenC．howD．where
小題4:
A．pleasedB．a(chǎn)ngryC．scaredD．surprised
小題5:
A．properB．interestingC．idealD．polite
小題6:
A．toB．betterC．notD．like
小題7:
A．OnB．InC．WithD．By
小題8:
A．goneB．visitedC．seenD．been
小題9:
A．look up toB．think highly ofC．be proud ofD．laugh at
小題10:
A．funB．interestC．hard workD．China
小題11:
A．encouragedB．shoutedC．interruptedD．disturbed
小題12:
A．ReallyB．It was greatC．You don’t sayD．You are right
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)skB．to askC．a(chǎn)skingD．a(chǎn)sked
小題14:
A．won’tB．don’tC．couldn’tD．didn’t
小題15:
A．laughedB．criedC．movedD．came
小題16:
A．explainB．shoutC．proveD．say
小題17:
A．experienceB．expressionC．explanationD．example
小題18:
A．learningB．idiomsC．languageD．phrases
小題19:
A．meB．myselfC．himD．himself
小題20:
A．curiousB．a(chǎn)nxiousC．carefulD．worried

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:A 
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:B
小題19:B
小題20:C
本文向我們講述了作者因為不明白 “you don?t say”英語習(xí)語的確切含義而發(fā)生的一場笑話。
小題1:A考查連詞。根據(jù)句意“盡管老師一次次說英語習(xí)語重要，我還是沒有注意”。根據(jù)兩句之間的關(guān)系，應(yīng)選A。
小題2:D考查動詞。我在路上碰巧happen遇見一個英國人。
小題3:C考查連詞。兩個人相遇，然后開始交談。我告訴他我是如何學(xué)英語的。
小題4:D考查形容詞。當(dāng)外國人說“You don’t say”時，我理解的是“你不能說”，我很吃驚。所以應(yīng)選D。
小題5:A考查形容詞。proper 合適的，適當(dāng)?shù)摹Ｗ髡哒J(rèn)為這是一個不合適的話題，所以應(yīng)選A。
小題6:B考查固定短語。had better do sth. 最好做……。作者認(rèn)為應(yīng)該換一個話題，所以應(yīng)用had better，選B。
小題7:D考查解詞。by the way 是固定搭配，順便說一下。
小題8:D考查動詞。你曾經(jīng)去過那兒嗎？have been to some place去過某地。
小題9:D考查動詞短語。去了中國而未去過長城，會被人嘲笑，所以應(yīng)選D。laugh at 嘲笑。
小題10:B考查名詞。 a place of interest名勝
小題11:C考查動詞。 interrupt打斷。外國人一開始說“You don’t say”，我又被打斷了。
小題12:C考查習(xí)語。見46解析。
小題13:B考查非謂語動詞。couldn’t help but+動詞原形，意思是：禁不住做某事。
小題14:D考查助動詞。我并沒有讓你那樣做。do so 那樣做，指的是讓作者not to talk about it。
小題15:A考查動詞。外國人覺得作者誤會了他的話，覺得很好笑，所以是笑得流出了眼淚。cry“哭”；move“感動”。
小題16:A考查動詞。他開始解釋You don’t say的意思，所以應(yīng)選A。explain“解釋”；prove“證明，證實”。
小題17:B考查名詞。experience 經(jīng)驗；expression 表達(dá)；explanation 解釋； example 例子。句意為：這是表示吃驚的一種表達(dá)方式，所以應(yīng)選B。
小題18:B考查名詞。作者沒有明白 “you don?t say”的含義，所以外國人建議作者注意英語成語的用法。
小題19:B考查代詞。 make fool of sb. 愚弄某人。作者沒有聽懂外國人說話的意思，所以感覺愚弄了自己。
小題20:C考查形容詞。對于習(xí)語用法更加小心。be careful with. . . 對……小心，細(xì)心。
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A．a(chǎn)ir pollution is not serious
B．a(chǎn)nyone can live to be 107
C．country people should move to the city
D．walking is a healthful exercise

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When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything． Five years later, our little girl, Becky,   21  our family．I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy．I worked hard to see that they  22 ．
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 23  childhood illnesses．I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench （板凳）" during Little League football games．I worried about Becky when she   24  the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us．I stayed   25  late t night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the 26 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time．_27_, they always arrived home safe and sound 28 I had to take such measures．
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I  29  him after a late arrival．The day the boys moved away to college was a   30  day indeed．I worried about their being able to take care of themselves．Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our  31  rang in the middle of the night． It startled （驚醒）us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o'clock in the morning．" 32  must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there  33  a police officer．
"You need to  34  your sons," he seriously announced．I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was  35．A line outside had been accidentally （偶然） cut．Roy and I jumped into the car and  36  to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   37  so badly that he could hardly dial the number．
On the first  38 , Chad answered the telephone．"What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver （聽筒）．
"We were worried about you," Chad told him．"We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't   39  We called the police and asked them to go and check on you．"
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us．And they were the ones who   40  had to call the police．
小題1:
A．completedB．visitedC．testedD．a(chǎn)ppreciated
小題2:
A．didB．hadC．wereD．would
小題3:
A．seriousB．commonC．unusualD．incurable
小題4:
A．hitB．threwC．gotD．missed
小題5:
A．downB．upC．outD．in
小題6:
A．planB．a(chǎn)dviceC．worryD．thought
小題7:
A．StrangelyB．ProbablyC．LuckilyD．Exactly
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)fterB．whenC．beforeD．since
小題9:
A．threatenedB．toldC．surprisedD．reminded
小題10:
A．niceB．embarrassingC．happyD．sad
小題11:
A．phoneB．clockC．a(chǎn)larmD．doorbell
小題12:
A．SomethingB．AnythingC．EverythingD．Nothing
小題13:
A．stoodB．greetedC．turnedD．came
小題14:
A．callB．emailC．seeD．educate
小題15:
A．goneB．uselessC．deadD．stolen
小題16:
A．rushedB．headedC．wentD．moved
小題17:
A．lookingB．shakingC．sufferingD．seeing
小題18:
A．nightB．a(chǎn)rrivalC．tryD．ring
小題19:
A．talkB．a(chǎn)nswerC．wakeD．care
小題20:
A．frequentlyB．suddenlyC．a(chǎn)ctuallyD．rarely

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