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(議會)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What is that?” The Englishman answered, “ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”
小題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

小題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

小題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

小題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

小題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

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:D
小題5:C

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述的是一位在英國旅游的外國游客,總是說自己國家的建筑速度快,從而引起導游不滿的故事.
小題1:根據第二段They visited most of the best known buildings in the city.描述,可知選C.
小題2:根據第一段“In my country we can build it in five months,”描述,可知選A.
小題3:根據Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(議會)可知他們花了幾天時間來看了倫敦大部分的著名建筑物,故選D.
小題4:根據At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.描述,可知選D.
小題5:根據最后一段“ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”描述,可知他不想告訴這個游客議會大廈的名字,故選C.
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