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A year ago，I paid no attention to English idioms (习语), 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 (打断) 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.
【小题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

【小题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

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

A．interesting

B．important

C．terrible

D．unlucky

【小题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.

【小题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

【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】D
【小题5】A

解析试题分析：这篇短文讲述了我和一位外国人在一次交谈中，由于对于英语习惯用语不太了解，造成的一个小误会。从而告诉我们学习英语习语的重要性.
【小题1】段落大意题。根据 第一段描述,可知是因为我没有意识到他们的重要性,故选C.
【小题2】细节理解题。根据下文I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a right topic.描述,可知我认为这个外国人对这个话题不感兴趣，故选C.
【小题3】段落大意题。根据第二段描述,可知此处指的是一段有趣的经历,故选A,有趣的.
【小题4】细节理解题。根据“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful.”可知这个英国人参观过长城，并且认为她很值得参观。故选D.
【小题5】细节理解题。根据I realized I had made a fool of myself.描述,可知选A.
考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。