Question

An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “What’s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “That’s the Tower of London.” “I see. How long did it take to build it?” “About 500 years.” “In my country we can build it in five months,” Shortly after that they came to St. Paul’s Cathedral(大教堂). “Very interesting!” said the visitor. “How long did it take to build it ?” “Near forty years.” said the Englishman. “In my country we can finish it in forty days at most,” said the visitor. This went on all day.

They visited most of the best known buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked what it was and how long it took to build it. Then he said that they could do the same thing much faster in his country.

At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”

1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day.

A. The Tower of London

B. St. Paul’s Cathedral

C. Some famous buildings in the city

D. The whole city of London

2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____ to build the Tower of London.

A. less than half a year B. forty days

C. five hundred years D. fifty days

3.It took them a few days to see ______.

A. some of the best known buildings in England

B. several best known places in England

C. many famous houses in the city of London

D. most of the best known buildings in London

4.The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______.

A. didn’t want to say anything

B. tried to show it to the visitor

C. had no time to tell the visitor

D. tried not to show it to the visitor

5.The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____.

A. he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before

B. he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it

C. he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name

D. he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是一位在英国旅游的外国游客，总是说自己国家的建筑速度快，从而引起导游不满的故事。

1.根据短文“They visited most of the best known buildings in the city.”的描述可知，这位英国人带领外国游客参观了城市的一些著名建筑。故应选C。

2.根据短文“In my country we can build it in five months,”的描述可知，修建伦敦塔需要五个月。结合选项可知应选A。

3.根据短文“Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)”的描述可知，他们花了几天时间来看了伦敦大部分的著名建筑物。故应选D

4.根据短文“At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.”的描述可知，这为英国人虽然生气了，但是他尽量不表现出来。结合选项可知应选D。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。