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.”
小题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小题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小题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小题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小题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
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:D
小题5:C
题目分析：这篇短文主要描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.
小题1:根据第二段They visited most of the best known buildings in the city.描述,可知选C.
小题2:根据第一段“In my country we can build it in five months,”描述,可知选A.
小题3:根据Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)可知他们花了几天时间来看了伦敦大部分的著名建筑物,故选D.
小题4:根据At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.描述,可知选D.
小题5:根据最后一段“ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”描述,可知他不想告诉这个游客议会大厦的名字,故选C.
点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。