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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 astonished. 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 an appropriate topic(适当的话题). “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 magnificent.” 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 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 request 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.” Only then did I know 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.English idioms were not important |
B.I was not careful with English idioms |
C.my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them |
D.I had no interest in them |
A.he was not interested in the topic |
B.he was only interested in the Great Wall |
C.I had talked too much |
D.I had to stop talking |
A.interesting | B.important |
C.terrible | D.unlucky |
A.The Englishman left China without seeing the Great Wall. |
B.The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it. |
C.The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide. |
D.The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting. |
A.I thought the Englishman had made me a fool |
B.the Englishman became a real fool. |
C.I felt very silly |
D.I became more carefully in everything |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
解析
本文向我们讲述了作者因为不明白 “You don’t say”英语习语的确切含义而发生的一场笑话。
小题1:B。事实细节题。根据A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again(尽管老师对英语习语强调了很多次,但我还是没注意)可知作者对学英语习语是很粗心的,即答案为B。
小题2:A。事实细节题。根据I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic可知答案为A。
小题3:A。词义猜测题。阅读全文可知这是一次非常有趣的经历,amusing意为“有趣的”,即答案为A。
小题4:D。事实细节题。根据他的回答Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent! 可知答案为D。
小题5:C。推理判断题。根据Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself可知答案为C。
核心考点
试题【A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized(】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Surfing is no sport for weak persons. Swimming a quarter of a mile or more, and pushing a surfboard out to where the swells are just right for riding, can be real work. Then, at exactly the right moment, you climb up the wave and go fast across the face of a powerful swell with the white water jumping at your feet. The huge wave bites at your shoulder, threatening(威胁) at any moment to smash your flat. In the next several seconds, a cool head and lightning—quick action back to the pressure of the attacking wave will bring your board under control for that great ride down the back of the great, green mountain of water. Once on the beach, you know why surfing is growing in popularity as an international sport, and you’re glad to be a member of this new water world.
小题1:The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A.people around the world go surfing all the year round |
B.the definition(定义) of the sport |
C.how to surf in the sea |
D.where to surf around the world |
A.is not an easy sport | B.can be done by anyone |
C.should be done by everyone | D.does not require courage |
A.you must first swim a quarter of a mile to warm your body |
B.you will first ride on a board to reach the swells |
C.you must first put on your life-suits before doing surfing |
D.you must first swim to the swells with your board |
Puppies for Sale 待售的小狗
A store owner was putting a sign above his door that read “Puppies For Sale”. Signs like that have a way of 1 small children, and 2 enough, a little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign. “ 3 are you going to sell the puppies for?” he asked.
The store owner replied, “Anywhere from $30 4 $ 50.”
The little boy 5 in his pocket and pulled out some 6 . “I have $ 2.37,” he said. “ 7 I please look at them?”
The store owner 8 and whistled and out of the kennel (狗窝) came a lady, who ran down the aisle (过道) of his store 9 by five puppies. One puppy was 10 . Immediately the little boy singled out the puppy and said, “What’s 11 with that little dog?”
The store owner explained that the veterinarian (兽医) had 12 the little puppy and had discovered that it didn’t have a hip socket. It would always walk slowly and with difficulty. It would always be lame. The little boy became 13 “That’s the little puppy that I want to buy.”
The store owner said, “No, you don’t want to buy that little dog. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you.”
The little boy got quite upset. He looked 14 into the store owner’s eyes, pointing his finger and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs and I’ll pay 15 price. In fact I’ll give you $2.37 now, and 50 cents a month 16 I have him paid for.”
The store owner answered, “You really don’t want to buy this little dog. He is 17 going to be able to jump and play with you like the other puppies.”
To his surprise, the little boy reached 18 and rolled up his pant leg to show a badly twisted, crippled (残疾的) left leg 19 by a big metal brace (支架). He looked up at the store owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who 20 !”
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The young man told him everything. The manager felt __11___ for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea __12__ to him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great ___13___, the young man saw a vase __14__ into many pieces. The manager said, “I can help you. I shall order my servant to ___15___ it and take it to your fiancée. When he enters the room, he will ___16___ it.”
On the birthday of his fiancée the young man was very ___17___ Everything happened as he had ___18___. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was __19___ on everybody’s face. When the vase was unwrapped, the guests saw that ___20__ was packed separately.
1. A. happy B. rich C. poor D. angry
2. A. vase B. coat C. ring D. present
3. A. important B. necessary C. separate D. beautiful
4. A. way B. thought C. idea D. path
5. A. time B. thought C. money D. change
6. A. too expensive B. so cheap C. too big D. very beautiful
7. A. on B. out C. off D. over
8. A. It B. Which C. This D. One
9. A. a man B. him C. a girl D. his fiancée
10. A. when B. while C. since D. after
11. A. sorry B. sorrowful C. worried D. uneasy
12. A. stuck B. came C. helped D. struck
13. A. surprise B. excitement C. joy D. horror
14. A. burst B. broken C. got D. turned
15. A. wrap B. send C. buy D. pick
16. A. watch B. fall C. drop D. unwrap
17. A. exited B. surprised C. clam D. busy
18. A. planned B. told C. realized D. expected
19. A. expression B. anger C. horror D. fun
20. A. the vase B. the present C. all that D. each piece
After an hour’s flying I ___11___ black clouds ahead through my window. An electric sign flashed ___12___: “Fasten your seat belts, please,” one of the hostesses made a ___13___ request over the loudspeakers. She told us we were about to fly into a storm but ___14___ cheerfully there was nothing to worry ___15___. Suddenly, the plane ___16___ all over, dropped about twenty feet and seemed to hang on one ___17___. Then it rose twenty feet and there was a great flash of lightning. The three girls did their best to ___3___ pills for airsickness and ___19___ the passengers. Soon the sky became light again. The pilot had ___20___ to get above the storm.
1. A. at B. over C. to D. above
2. A. inside B. beside C. behind D. under
3. A. arrived B. entered C. climbed D. flew
4. A. asked B. noticed C. announced D. told
5. A. out B. inside C. in D. by
6. A. fetch B. hold C. keep D. get
7. A. impossible B. possible C. unable D. unsuitable
8. A. prettier B. stronger C. smaller D. heavier
9. A. before B. after C. until D. when
10. A. smooth B. forget C. correct D. drive
11. A. noticed B. looked C. watched D. realized
12. A. on B. up C. out D. in
13. A. general B. similar C. common D. sharp
14. A. smiled B. spoke C. added D. acted
15. A. at B. about C. on D. with
16. A. shake B. shaken C. shook D. shocked
17. A. edge B. line C. side D. wing
18. A. give out B. give off C. give up D. give back
19. A. save B. cool C. persuade D. comfort
20. A. succeeded B. flown C. planned D. managed
But that may not be true for the largest land animals on earth. Scientists have known that elephants in zoos often suffer from poor health. They develop diseases and they are even unable to have babies.
To learn more about how captivity (圈养) affects elephants, a team of international scientists compared the lifespans (寿命) of the zoo-born elephants with the lifespans of thousands of wild elephants. They also compared some Asian elephants living in zoos with some Asian elephants which work in logging camp (伐木场), over almost the same time period.
The team found that elephants born in zoos lived an average of 16.9 years, but elephants that died of natural causes lived an average of 56 years. Asian elephants followed a similar pattern. In zoos, they lived 18.9 years, while those in the logging camp lived 41.7 years.
Scientists don’t yet know why wild elephants seem to live so much better than their zoo-raised counterparts (同类). Georgia Mason, a biologist at the University of Guelph in Canada, who led the study, thinks stress and obesity (肥胖) may be to blame. Zoo elephants don’t get the same kind of exercise they would in the wild. Elephants’ social lives are also much different in zoos than in the wild, where they live in large family groups.
小题1:Most people believe that________.
A.animals in zoos should live a longer life |
B.zoos are not good for animals to live in |
C.zoos are not suitable for large animals |
D.captivity can affect animals in many ways |
A.to compare the lifespans of different animals |
B.to find out how captivity affects elephants |
C.to learn the lifespans of male and female elephants |
D.to compare the lifespans of elephants in different places |
A.Elephants born in zoos. |
B.Elephants that live in the wild. |
C.Elephants that work in logging camps. |
D.Female Asian elephants in logging camps. |
A.elephants in zoos suffer less stress than those in the wild |
B.elephants in zoos live an easy life |
C.social lives are not important to elephants |
D.zoo life can be stressful to elephants |
A.They face fewer problems. | B.They can find food more easily. |
C.They live in large social groups. | D.They are freer to move. |
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