题文
A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized 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, shrugging his shoulders, he said,“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate 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 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 importantB．I had no interest in English learningC．my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance of themD．I cared little about the teacher’s instruction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 only interested in the Great WallC．he was not interested in the topicD．I had to stop talking小题3:The underlined word “amusing” in paragraph 1 means_________.A．funnyB．importantC．luckyD．terrible小题4:After the Englishman explained the idiom, _________.A．I thought the Englishman had made me a foolB．the Englishman became a real foolC．I felt very sillyD．I became more careful in everything小题5: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. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:D
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: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D。
小题2:事实细节题。根据I thought perhaps this is not an appropriate topic可知答案为C。
小题3: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:事实细节题。根据only then did I know I had made a fool of myself可知答案为C。
小题5:推理判断题。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。
点评：本文考查了细节题推理题，要求考生仔细阅读全文，做好相应的标志，以提高阅读的效率和速度。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A year ago, I paid n.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
