One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”

I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

A.English idioms.

B.The writer’s question.

C.Their talking about the Great Wall

D.The writer’s way of learning English

2.Where does the story most probably happen?

A.In China.

B.In America.

C.In England.

D.In Japan.

3.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

A.Thank you

B.Excuse me

C.OK

D.Really

4.What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

A.improve his spoken English

B.speak with foreigners in a polite way

C.pay attention to English idioms

D.be brave enough talking with foreigners

5.The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

A.the difference

B.the popularity

C.the grammar rule

D.the change

 

某学校的心理咨询老师对来访的五位学生出现的问题提出了有交往的建议(A~E)。
请将这些问题与建议配对。
(     )1. I'm easy to have a cold because of the changeable(多变的) weather. If I'm ill, I have to take
            medicine. I hate taling medicine and I'm unhappy.
(     )2. I argued with my best friend yesterday. I'm angry and disappointed. Should we go on to be
            friends with each other or end the friendship between us?
(     )3. I love painting but my parents let me join the guitar club. I try my best to practice the guitar
            but I can't play it well. I want to study painting.
(     )4. I can't remember English words. My problem is: If I learn a word today. I'll forget it tomorrw.
           I'm very upset because I have a bad memory.
(     )5. I'm getting fatter and fatter. I'm so fat that I have to rest after a few walks. How can I lost my
            weight?
A. If you are really interested in painting, you should tell your parents about it. You can tell them you
     will make much progress in painting because "Interest is the best teacher".
B. I think you should eat less meat, more fruit and vegetables. And you should do exercise every day.
    It can help lose wight and make you healthy.
C. I think you could have a good talk with your friend. If you are right, you should let your friend know
     why he is wrong. If you're wrong, you should say sorry to your friend. Don't end the friendship
     between you.
D. Why not try your best to take more exercise? It's good for yourhealth. If you are strong enough, the
     lilness will be away from you.
E. A good way to remember English words is to read English stories every day. If you do, you'll
    remember English words well.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying,“You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled(困惑的), and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly. When I’m back home, everyone will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “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.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain,“‘You don’t say!’means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

根据短文内容,判断正(T)误(F)。

(   )56.The foreigner didn’t want to listen to the writer to talk about how he was studying English.

(   )57.The writer was puzzled because the foreigner knew the Great Wall very well.

(   )58.The foreigner thought the Great Wall was wonderful.

(   )59.Perhaps the story happened in China.

(   )60.When the foreigner used the idiom“You don’t say!”, he meant“Stop talking!”

 

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