A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(强调) 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 proper 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 backhome 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 stopped 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 surrised．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 Eng lish idioms．” Only then did I know how foolish I had been．Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expressions．
(1)
A year ago, ________．
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A．
both the author and his/her teacher didn't think English idioms were important
B．
the author was not careful with English idioms
C．
the author's teacher didn't emphasize the importance of them
D．
the author was interested in English idioms
(2)
At first, on hearing “You don't say”, the author thought the foreigner meant ________．
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A．
he was not interested in the topic
B．
he was only interested in the Great Wall
C．
the author had talked too much
D．
the author had to stop talking
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
This Englishman had no time to visit the Great Wall．
B．
This Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after the author talked about it．
C．
This Englishman wanted the author to act as his guide．
D．
This Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting．
(4)
After the Englishman explained the idiom “You don't say”, ________．
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A．
the author thought the Englishman had made him a fool
B．
the Englishman became a real fool
C．
the author felt very foolish
D．
the author became more careful in everything
Reading comprehension．
Ang Lee the director of “Brokeback．Mountain” , won the Best Director Award at the 78th Academy Awards Lee is the first Chinese to receive the honour , considered the highest in American cinema and the most influential worldwide．
“I’m deeply proud of him” , guched Kate Wang , granddaughter of Wang Dulu , whose marual arts novel inspired lee’s “Crouching Tiger , Hidden Dragon” in 2000．
“Ang Lee’s movie is very touching．It’s simple but perfect , ” commented Zhang Yuan , a Chinese film director of the “Sixth Generation” “I sincerely congratulate him．He is the pride of all Chinese directors everywhere”
Despite the Best Director Award , the film “Brokeback Mountain” lost to “Crash” in the Best Picture．It was widely seen as an upset because “Brokeback” had been winning all kinds of prizes , from the Golden Bear in Venice , to the Golden Globe and the Independent Spirit Awards , and was seen by most observers as shoo - in for the highest Oscar．
An anonymous (匿名的) posting on Sina com summed up what many moviegoers expressed in one way or another , “Now that Ang Lee has got all the big international awards , Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige need not compete for the title of No．1 Chinese Director anymore”
Other voices were less congratulatory．Dayyan Eng , a Chinese American who started his filmmaking career in Beijing , did not think “Brokeback” is as good as “The Ice Storm” an Ang Lee film from 1997．
Liu Miaomiao , a director of independent films , rationalized that Hollywood would not give the top award to “Brokeback” because of political reasons．
Sai Ren , a film critic with CCTV6 , a film channel , noted that Lee’s achievement had little to do with Chinese cinema．He suggested that people watch the show just to enjoy it．
(1)
According to the passage , Ang Lee is the first Chinese who ________．
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A．
was awarded the Best Actor at the 78th Academy Awards
B．
made a martial arts film in the world
C．
won the Best Director in the World．
D．
won the Best Director Award at Oscar
(2)
What does the underlined word “shoo - in” mean in the third paragraph?
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A．
sharp arrow
B．
certain winner
C．
fashionable film
D．
best picture
(3)
It can be infrred from the passage that ________．
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A．
“Brokeback Mountain” is not as good as “Crash”
B．
It is unfair that the Best Picture was given to “Crash”
C．
Observers laid great hope on “Brokeback Mountain” for the Best Picture
D．
It was a great upset that “Brokeback Mountain” had won all kinds of prizes
(4)
Which of the following may be the best title for the passage ?
