Question

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holiday in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill.

One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around the famous city.

They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “ Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr. Smith. “Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine.”

“What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr. Smith. “Well, sir,” answered the waiter, “we serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”

“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London,” said Mr. Smith.

1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holiday in ________.

A. New York    B. London    C. New Jersey    D. Washington

2.When Mr. and Mrs. Smith had a lot of money, they decided to go to ________.

A. their hometown    B. the capital of England    C. New Jersey    D. a small city in England

3.They went to London by ________.

A. sea    B. plane    C. train    D. bus

4.From the story we know this was the ________ time for Mr. and Mrs. Smith to go to London.

A. first    B. second    C. third    D. fourth

5.What does the last sentence of the passage mean?

A. Mr. Smith thought they could go to see the sights of London at any time.

B. Mr. Smith thought they had enough time to see the sights of London.

C. Mr. Smith thought they could see more sights of London.

D. Mr. Smith thought they had little time to see the sights of London.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.D

【解析】短文大意： 史密斯夫妇过去总是在新泽西度暑假，住在山脚下的一家小客栈里。然而，有一年，史密斯先生的生意上赚了很多钱，所以他们决定去伦敦度假，发现在伦敦旅店餐饭供应与新泽西的不同。

1.采用“寻读”的阅读方法，根据第一段Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holiday in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill.可知，史密斯夫妇过去总是在新泽西度假。故选：C。

2.根据第二段第一句One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around the famous city.可知，他们决定去伦敦度假。故选：B。

3.带着问题阅读，在原文中找到，定位在第三段第一句They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening.可知，他们乘飞机去的。故选：B。

4.根据第一段和全文内容，可知他们是第一次来伦敦。故选：A。

5.根据句意“我们几乎没有什么时间在伦敦观光了”可知，史密斯先生认为他们很少有时间去游览伦敦的名胜。故选：D。