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?

New rules and behavior standards(行为规范) for middle school students came out in March. Middle schools are going to use a new way to decide who the top students are. The best students won't only have high grades. The following are some of the new rules.

Tell the truth. Have you ever cheated(作弊) in an exam? Don't do it again! That's not something honest students should do.

Do more at school. Good students love animals and care for other people. April is Bird Loving Month in China. Is your school doing anything to celebrate it? You should join! In that way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them.

Be open to new ideas. Have you ever thought people could live on the moon? Maybe you'll find another earth in space in the future. Everyone's new ideas are important.

Protect yourself. Has a thief ever taken money from one of your classmates? Don't let it happen to you. If you have to go back home late, you should let your parents know.

Use the Internet carefully. The Internet can be very useful for your study. But some things on the Internet aren't for kids, so try to look at the good webpage. You can use the webpage for fun or homework.

1.What should you do if you have to go back home late?

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2.What should the top students do to new ideas?

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3.What can the children use the good webpage for?

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4.把短文第一自然段中画线句子翻译成汉语。

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5.给短文拟一个恰当的标题。

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I would never forget what I learnt from the day when I left the school. On the last day our teacher told us something______that I would like to share with you.

He began by drawing a______standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car and a few friends inside the circle.

He asked, “Can anyone tell me what this is?” In a long silence, one student decided to ______ his idea, “The world?” The teacher said, “That’s close; this is your Comfort Zone(舒适区). ______ your circle you have all the things that are ______ to you. Your home, your family, your______ and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any______ .”

“Can anyone tell me what happens when you step ______ this circle?” A strong silence came over the room. The same student suddenly replied, “You are afraid”. ______ student said, “You make mistakes”. The silence continued and our teacher smiled and said, “When you make mistakes ______ can the result be?” The first student shouted. “You ______ something.

“Exactly, you are learning.” Our teacher turned to the blackboard and drew an arrow(箭头) ______ from the man to the outside of the circle. He went on saying, “When you leave your Comfort Zone, you put ________ out there, in a situtation that you are not ______ with. The result is that you learn ______ that you did not know, you enlarge your knowledge to become a better person.” He turned again to the blackboard and drew a ______ circle around the original(原来的) circle, and______ a few new things like more friends, a bigger house etc.

“A lesson from this story is that if you stay inside your Comfort Zone you will ______ be able to open your eyes to the outside world and learn.______ you step out of your Comfort Zone you will finally ______ your circle bigger, to challenge your mind and grow to be stronger, and all in all be a better person”.

1.A. personal B. natural C. educational D. traditional

2.A. tree B. lamp C. horse D. man

3.A. take B. show C. argue D. write

4.A. Inside B. Outside C. Beside D. Alongside

5.A. important B. helpful C. friendly D. useless

6.A. teacher B. boss C. leader D. friends

7.A. noise B. danger C. disagreements D. arguments

8.A. forward B. back C. into D. out of

9.A. Other B. The others C. Another D. Others

10.A. how B. which C. what D. where

11.A. lose B. learn C. want D. miss

12.A. pointing B. flying C. connecting D. leaving

13.A. yourself B. himself C. themselves D. ourselves

14.A. busy B. strict C. comfortable D. popular

15.A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything

16.A. big B. small C. bigger D. smaller

17.A. increased B. added C. canceled D. divided

18.A. often B. always C. sometimes D. never

19.A. Where B. When C. How D. Who

20.A. make B. help C. become D. change

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