One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  w

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 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 do you ask me not to talk about it? ”
“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.
“Did 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(惯用语).”
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.
【小题1】The writer was puzzled because                  .
A.the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.
B.the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”
C.the foreigner was not polite.
D.the writer was very clever
【小题2】What made the foreigner laugh?
A.The English idiomsB.The writer’s talking about the Great Wall
C.The writer’s explanation D.The writer’s question
【小题3】The story probably happened in                  .
A.ChinaB.AmericaC.EnglandD.Canada
【小题4】The writer was puzzled                  in the passage.
A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.four times
【小题5】The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “               
A.Thank you B.OKC.ReallyD. Sorry

答案


【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】A
【小题1】B
【小题1】C解析:

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