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." said the visitor. A short time after that, they come to St. Paul's Cathedral (大教堂)."Very interesting, "said the visitor, "How long did it take to build it?  Nearly forty years." said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in forty days." 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 things much faster in his country. At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(議會(huì)大廈) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."
小題1:The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.
A．the Tower of London
B．St. Paul's Cathedral
C．some famous buildings in London
D．the whole city of London
小題2:The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____________to build St. Paul's Cathedral.
A．less than half a year
B．more than a month
C．five hundred years
D．forty years
小題3:The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he______________
A．tried not to let the visitor know it
B．tried not to show the visitor around the city
C．had no time to tell the visitor
D．didn't want to say anything
小題4:The Englishman's last answer showed he______________.
A．was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before
B．could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it
C．was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer
D．didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building
小題5:The best title (標(biāo)題) for this passage is_______________.
A．English history
B．Around London
C．What's that strange building?
D．How long did it take to build it?

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London.可知答案為D
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容In my country we can finish it in forty days." said the visitor可知答案為B
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.可知答案為A
小題4:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容. A few days later they came to the House of Parliament(議會(huì)大廈) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."可知答案為C
小題5:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容大意可知答案為D
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