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Ⅳ. 阅读短文，选择最佳选项。
I had been learning English for 11 years, but I knew few English idioms. When I went to study in America last year, I had trouble communicating with Americans at times.
One day, I asked my roommate Kevin, “Shall we play soccer tomorrow?” He answered, “Let’s play it by ear.” I was so puzzled. “Can ears play soccer?” I asked. He explained,
“It means let’s see how things go. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy.”
Last October, I was waiting for the bus at a station. Beside me sat a young man. When he knew I was Chinese, he asked me something about the Great Wall. I told him, “The Great Wall is more than 20,000 kilometres long.” The man said, “You don’t say.” I was surprised. “There must be something wrong with him,” I thought. Later, I knew he meant “Really?”
I was once invited to my classmate’s home. He said to me, “Let your hair down.” I wondered, “I didn’t put my hair up.” Later my classmate told me he meant I could make myself relaxed in his home.
From then on, I realized English idioms had special meanings. It was wrong to translate them word by word.
1. Why did the writer go to America last year? （
A. He studied there.
B. He spent holidays there.
C. He did business there.
D. He visited his relatives there.
2. When Kevin says “Let’s play it by ear”, he wants to tell the writer
A. he is good at listening
B. he could play soccer with his ear
C. he refuses the writer’s suggestion
D. whether to play soccer depends on the weather
3. From the third paragraph, we can know
A. the writer wanted to take a train
B. the young man knew the Great Wall well
C. the young man was the writer’s good friend
D. the young man was surprised to know how long the Great Wall was
4. What’s the best title for the text? （
A. The Most Useful Language—English
B. The Importance of Knowing English Idioms
C. Differences Between Universities in America
D. How to Communicate with Americans
I had been learning English for 11 years, but I knew few English idioms. When I went to study in America last year, I had trouble communicating with Americans at times.
One day, I asked my roommate Kevin, “Shall we play soccer tomorrow?” He answered, “Let’s play it by ear.” I was so puzzled. “Can ears play soccer?” I asked. He explained,
“It means let’s see how things go. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy.”
Last October, I was waiting for the bus at a station. Beside me sat a young man. When he knew I was Chinese, he asked me something about the Great Wall. I told him, “The Great Wall is more than 20,000 kilometres long.” The man said, “You don’t say.” I was surprised. “There must be something wrong with him,” I thought. Later, I knew he meant “Really?”
I was once invited to my classmate’s home. He said to me, “Let your hair down.” I wondered, “I didn’t put my hair up.” Later my classmate told me he meant I could make myself relaxed in his home.
From then on, I realized English idioms had special meanings. It was wrong to translate them word by word.
1. Why did the writer go to America last year? （
A
）A. He studied there.
B. He spent holidays there.
C. He did business there.
D. He visited his relatives there.
2. When Kevin says “Let’s play it by ear”, he wants to tell the writer
D
. （D
）A. he is good at listening
B. he could play soccer with his ear
C. he refuses the writer’s suggestion
D. whether to play soccer depends on the weather
3. From the third paragraph, we can know
D
. （D
）A. the writer wanted to take a train
B. the young man knew the Great Wall well
C. the young man was the writer’s good friend
D. the young man was surprised to know how long the Great Wall was
4. What’s the best title for the text? （
B
）A. The Most Useful Language—English
B. The Importance of Knowing English Idioms
C. Differences Between Universities in America
D. How to Communicate with Americans
答案
1－4 ADDB
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据短文内容逐一分析各题：第1题定位作者去美国的原因，第2题理解习语含义，第3题抓取第三段关键信息，第4题总结短文主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段“When I went to study in America last year”，可知作者去美国是学习，选A。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段Kevin的解释“It means let’s see how things go. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy”，可知“play it by ear”指取决于天气，选D。
3. 细节理解题：根据短文第三段最后“Later, I knew he meant ‘Really?’”，可知年轻人对长城的长度感到惊讶，选D。
4. 主旨大意题：短文通过作者因不懂英语习语闹笑话的经历，最后总结英语习语有特殊含义，强调其重要性，选B。
【答案】
ADDB
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题围绕英语习语展开，考查学生对短文细节的查找和主旨的把握，需准确理解习语含义，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解题，需根据短文内容逐一分析各题：第1题定位作者去美国的原因，第2题理解习语含义，第3题抓取第三段关键信息，第4题总结短文主旨。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据短文第一段“When I went to study in America last year”，可知作者去美国是学习，选A。
2. 细节理解题：根据短文第二段Kevin的解释“It means let’s see how things go. The weather report says tomorrow is rainy”，可知“play it by ear”指取决于天气，选D。
3. 细节理解题：根据短文第三段最后“Later, I knew he meant ‘Really?’”，可知年轻人对长城的长度感到惊讶，选D。
4. 主旨大意题：短文通过作者因不懂英语习语闹笑话的经历，最后总结英语习语有特殊含义，强调其重要性，选B。
【答案】
ADDB
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题围绕英语习语展开，考查学生对短文细节的查找和主旨的把握，需准确理解习语含义，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
