12.Choose the best answer:(根据短文内容,选择最恰当的答案 6% )
An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor the sight of 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 500years."
"In my country we could have built it in 5months."said the visitor.
Shortly after that they came to St.Pauls'Cathedral.大教堂"Very interesting!"shouted the visitor."how long did it take to build it?"
"Nearly 40years,"answered the Englishman.
"In my country we could have built it in 40days at most."said the visitor.This went on all day.They visited most of the best known buildings in the city.Finally the Englishman tried his best not to show his anger.Several days later they came to the House of Parliament议会 and the visitor asked his usual question,"What's that?"
"I have no idea.It wasn't there last night."the Englishman answered.
51.The Englishman showed the foreign visitorB in the city.
| A.a famous sight | B.famous buildings |
| C.a famous park | D.a famous house |
52.The visitorB all day along.
| A.talks big | B.has a big talk |
| C.was always talking big | D.had never talked |
53.The visitor thought it had taken Londoners 伦敦人A to build those buildings.
| A.quite a long time | B.a short time |
| C.less time | D.more time |
54.They went around LondonD.
| A.the whole morning | B.the whole afternoon |
| C.the whole night | D.the whole day |
55.Was the Englishman angry at last?C
| A.Yes,he did. | B.No,he didn't. |
| C.Yes,he was. | D.No,he wasn't. |
56.When the Englishman said,"It wasn't there last night,"he meant the House of Parliament was builtC.
| A.last week | B.last month |
| C.in a day | D.last year. |