A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher stressed th

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher stressed th

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A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher stressed 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 astonished. Gently shaking his head and 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 back home 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 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.
Always remember: what the English teachers say is always right to us students.
小题1:A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because _______.
A.I didn’t have the slightest interest in them
B.English idioms are not important
C.My teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of them
D.I was not careful with English idioms
小题2:At first, on hearing “You don’t say,” I thought the foreigner meant _______ .
A.I had talked too much
B.he was not interested in the topic
C.he was only interested in the Great Wall
D.he had something to tell me
小题3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
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.
小题4:After the Englishman explained the idiom, _______. 
A.I felt very silly
B.the Englishman became a real fool
C.I thought he had made me a fool
D.I became more careful in everything

答案

小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
解析
文章讲述的是作者以前学习英语的时候不注意英语习语,后来闹了一个笑话,从此意识到了英语习语的重要性。
小题1:事实细节题,根据第二段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可知,作者以前不注意英语的习语。
小题2:推理判断题,根据第二段I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not a proper topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic可知,他认为对方对此话题不感兴趣。
小题3:推理判断题,根据第二段Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was wonderful可知,对方认为长城值得参观,并且去了以后认为很棒。
小题4:事实细节题,根据第二段Only then did I know I had made a fool of myself可知。
举一反三
I don’t want to talk about being a woman scientist again. There was a time in my life when people asked constantly for stories about what it’s like to work in a field dominated (controlled) by men. I was never very good at telling those stories because truthfully I never found them interesting. What I do find interesting is the origin of the universe, the shape of space, time and the nature of black holes.
At 19, when I began studying astrophysics(天体物理学), it did not bother me in the least to be the only woman in the classroom. But while earning my Ph.D. at MIT and then as a post-doctor doing space research, the issue started to bother me. My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens (镜片) of gender (性别) politics. So were my failures. Sometimes, when I was pushed into an argument on left brain versus (相对于) right brain, or nature versus nurture (培育), I would instantly fight fiercely on my behalf and all womankind.
Then one day a few years ago, out of my mouth came a sentence that would eventually become my reply to any and all provocations (挑衅) : I don’t talk about that anymore. It took me 10 years to get back the confidence I had at 19 and to realize that I didn’t want to deal with gender issues. Why should curing sexism be yet another terrible burden on every female scientist? After all, I don’t study sociology or political theory.
Today I research and teach at Barnard, a women’s college in New York City. Recently, someone asked me how many of the 45 students in my class were women. You cannot imagine my satisfaction at being able to answer, 45. I know some of my students worry how they will manage their scientific research and a desire for children. And I don’t dismiss those concerns. Still, I don’t tell them “war” stories. Instead, I have given them this: the visual of their physics professor heavily pregnant doing physics experiments. And in turn they have given me the image of 45 women driven by a love of science. And that’s a sight worth talking about.
小题1:Why doesn’t the author want to talk about being a woman scientist again?
A.She is fed up with the issue of gender discrimination (歧视). 
B.She feels unhappy working in male-dominated fields.
C.She is not good at telling stories of the kind.
D.She finds space research more important.
小题2:From Paragraph 2, we can infer that people would attribute (把…归因于) the author’s failures to ________.
A.the burden she bears in a male-dominated society
B.her involvement in gender politics
C.her over-confidence as a female astrophysicist
D.the very fact that she is a woman
小题3:What did the author constantly fight against while doing her Ph.D. and post-doctoral research?
A. Lack of confidence in succeeding in space science.
B. Unfair accusations from both inside and outside her circle.
C. People’s fixed attitude toward female scientists.
D. Widespread misconceptions about nature and nurtured.
小题4:What does the image the author presents to her students suggest?
A.Women students needn’t have the concerns of her generation.
B.Women can balance a career in science and having a family.
C.Women have more barriers on their way to academic success.
D.Women now have fewer problems pursuing a science career.

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
There once was a happy monkey in the jungle. He was wandering all days, eating delicious fruit when hungry and    36   when tired. One day he came upon a house, where he saw a bowl of the most beautiful   37  . He took one in each hand and ran back into the forest.
The monkey tried to eat them, but hurt his teeth. The apples were made of wood, but they were beautiful, and when the other monkeys said that they  38  them, he held onto them even tighter.
The monkey admired his new possessions proudly as he wandered the jungle. The two apples glistened (闪亮) red in the    39  , and seemed perfect to him. He became so attached to them that he didn’t even notice his    40   at first.
A fruit tree reminded him, but he felt the apples in his hands. He couldn’t bear to set them down to reach for the fruit. In fact, he couldn’t    41  , either, if he was to defend his apples. This proud, but less happy monkey continued to walk along the forest trails (小路).
The apples became    42  , and the poor little monkey thought about leaving them behind. He was tired and hungry; he couldn’t climb trees or collect fruit with his hands    43  . What if he just let go (释放)?
Letting go of such    44   things seemed crazy, but what else could he do? He was so tired. Seeing the next fruit tree and smelling its fruit, the monkey stopped. He   45   the wooden apples and reached up for his meal. He was happy again.
Like that little monkey, we    46   carry things that seem too valuable. Letting go of them seems crazy. But    47  : only with open hands can we receive something else.
小题1:
A.walkingB.shoutingC.restingD.crying
小题2:
A.bananasB.pearsC.stonesD.apples
小题3:
A.pickedB.carriedC.sawD.enjoyed
小题4:
A.rainB.sunC.shadeD.wind
小题5:
A.appearance B.hunger
C.dangerD.home
小题6:
A.stopB.lookC.relaxD.breathe
小题7:
A.heavierB.largerC.tallerD.cheaper
小题8:
A.fullB.dirtyC.wetD.flat
小题9:
A.inexpensiveB.delicious
C.strangeD.valuable
小题10:
A.finished B.droppedC.soldD.passed
小题11:
A.alwaysB.seldomC.neverD.sometimes
小题12:
A.copyB.writeC.rememberD.Hope

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A high school history teacher once told us, “if you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.” __1___ teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily __2___.
It is possible that we simply do not stay in one place long enough for __3___ friendship to __4__. However, there can be _5__ disagreement on the need for each of us to think carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendships are considered very important, but we need to have clear in our _6__ the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close or __7_ at arm’s length? Do we want to __8_ ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are _9__ enough---and that’s right. But at some point we need to _10__ that our expectations are the same as our friends’ expectations. The sharing of _11__ experience _12__ our tears as well as our dark dreams is the surest way to deepen friendships. But it __13_ be undertaken(进行)slowly and carried on only if there are _14__ of interest and action in return.
What are some of the _15__ of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships __16_ time. Another “major difficulty” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other, including his time and attention, Similarly, friendships __17___actions in return, in __18__ words, you must give as much as you take. Finally there is a question of taking care of . Unless you spend __19__ time together, talking on the phone, writing letters doing things together, friendships will die __20__
小题1:
A.KnowledgeB.TeachersC.ExperienceD.Parents
小题2:
A.understoodB.formedC.realizedD.produced
小题3:
A.trueB.commonC.deeplyD.actual
小题4:
A.designB.intendC.developedD.appear
小题5:
A.anyB.someC.noD.none
小题6:
A.hearthB.thoughtsC.actionsD.minds
小题7:
A.remainedB.leftC.keptD.stayed
小题8:
A.ownB.shareC.oweD.spare
小题9:
A.thatB.veryC.quiteD.not
小题10:
A.make sureB.rememberC.expectD.check out
小题11:
A.socialB.ordinaryC.goodD.personal
小题12:
A.includesB.to includeC.includingD.included
小题13:
A.canB.mustC.willD.need
小题14:
A.marksB.sightsC.scenesD.signs
小题15:
A.difficultiesB.differencesC.advantagesD.things
小题16:
A.costB.spendC.askD.take
小题17:
A.requireB.requestC.dependD.suggest
小题18:
A.someB.manyC.otherD.different
小题19:
A.lessB.comfortableC.reasonableD.a lot
小题20:
A.forB.awayC.outD.from

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My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling  36  after his death. He was all I had. When he  37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never  38  I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I  39  got four grown children and eight grandchildren.
I was  40  about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they  41  me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters  42  me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and  43  I was also concerned about the  44  that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand  45  I fit into the family?
At our first extended family gathering, I  46  our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a  47  look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious.  48  sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑),he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our  49  grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new  50 .
People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that  51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died,  52  now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I  53  got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are  54  with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as  55  any other “regular” grandma I know.
小题1:
A.disappearedB.deepenedC.improvedD.worsened
小题2:
A.diedB.returnedC.recoveredD.divorced
小题3:
A.dreamedB.foundC.forgotD.regretted
小题4:
A.unwillinglyB.merelyC.naturallyD.surely
小题5:
A.excitedB.crazyC.curiousD.anxious
小题6:
A.doubtedB.praisedC.likedD.changed
小题7:
A.challengedB.askedC.promisedD.tested
小题8:
A.as a resultB.in other wordsC.from then onD.in the end
小题9:
A.troubleB.behavior C.choiceD.fact
小题10:
A.whenB.whereC.whatD.why
小题11:
A.allowedB.noticedC.ignoredD.hated
小题12:
A.frightenedB.sadC.happyD.confused
小题13:
A.GenerallyB.EventuallyC.GraduallyD.Suddenly
小题14:
A.newB.extraC.distantD.great
小题15:
A.causeB.partnerC.roleD.job
小题16:
A.containsB.determinesC.meansD.matters
小题17:
A.andB.butC.orD.so
小题18:
A.everB.stillC.onceD.never
小题19:
A.decoratedB.replacedC.coveredD.filled
小题20:
A.proudB.busyC.carefulD.healthy

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The passengers on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have thought I was strange. In particular a gentleman sitting opposite me was always staring at me, looking at the cheese bread on the floor in front of me and then staring back at me. A passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop, but the gentleman might not think so. “Next stop, St. Patrick Station” — my stop was quickly coming up. I had few minutes to either take the cheese bread, which nobody else was claiming, or left it there.
In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would others on the subway think of me if I took the cheese bread? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I was stealing?” The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed questions. Actually, they were just my own thoughts. Though I would leave the subway, walk a block to my office, get settled at my desk, and sit comfortably in my office for the whole day, I couldn’t get rid of the enormous sense of guilt and regret.
My thoughts once pushed me towards pride and ignorance, but finally I had to admit I was wrong. This missing cheese bread could be a gift for a homeless person who suffered from cold and hunger. So why not overcome a little bit of my pride and pass along so much kindness?
Just as the doors opened at my stop, I grabbed the cheese bread and left the subway. It felt awesome, but I didn’t care if people were looking at me or what they were thinking. Instead of going directly to my office as usual, I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s park, where I often saw a homeless man sitting outside. I always wanted to give him something, but only today I walked toward him, who wrapped himself in a sleeping bag. I was full of satisfaction, and so did the homeless man, I thought.
小题1:The gentleman kept staring at the author because _______.
A.he wanted to talk to the author
B.the author appeared too nervous
C.the author was going to get off
D.he might think the author dropped the bread
小题2:The underlined word “self-imposed” in paragraph 2 probably means “_______”.
A.easily obtainedB.deliberately created
C.strongly supportedD.completely unaccepted
小题3:Why did the author grab the cheese bread when he got off?
A.He noticed that no one was looking at him.
B.He didn’t want to see the cheese bread to go to taste.
C.He valued kindness more than his own pride.
D.He remembered a homeless man at that very moment.

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