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【题目】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 puzzled, 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! Everyone at 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 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 don'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 (习语) ."

Wow! How foolish I was ! Since then I began to learn more English idioms.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入填入提前括号内。

【1】The writer was puzzled (疑惑) because _________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him

B. the writer himself didn't understand the meaning of "You don't say!"

C. the foreigner was not polite

D. he felt he himself was foolish.

【2】What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idiom.

B. The writer's talking about the Great Wall.

C. The writer's question.

D. The foolish man.

【3】The story probably happened in ________.

A. China B. America C. England D. Japan

【4】The writer was puzzled__________ in the passage.

A. once B. twice C. three times D. many times

【5】The English idiom "You don't say!" means "__________".

A. All right! B. You're right. C. Thank you. D. Really?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 B

【5】 D

【解析】

本文讲述了作者和一个英国人交谈，当那位英国人说'You don't say!'，作者认为是不让说了。但是这是英语习语，表示真的吗？

【1】B

推理判断题。根据I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about."和He began to explain, " 'You don't say!' means 'Really?'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms (习语) ."可知作者感到迷惑，是因为他不理解'You don't say!'的意思，故选B。

【2】C

细节理解题。根据"Didn't you say 'You don't say'?" I asked again. Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly.可知那个外国人因为作者的问题而大笑，故选C。

【3】A

推理判断题。根据One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk.和Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it.可知他能在这里参观长城，故推断这是在中国，故选A。

【4】B

推理判断题。根据I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about."和I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"可知在文中，作者有两次感到困惑，故选B。

【5】D

细节理解题。根据He began to explain, " 'You don't say!' means 'Really?'.可知'You don't say!'的意思是“真的吗？”故选D。

认真阅读题干，根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk.和Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it.可知他能在这里参观长城，故推断这是在中国，故选A。