18．An American architect （建筑师） was visiting London．He wanted to see all the famous buildings there so he stopped a taxi and asked the driver to take him to all the old and famous buildings in London．
The driver drove him to the Tower of London．
"This is the Tower of London．It was a prison （监狱） in the old days，"he said．
"It is so small．In America we could build this in a day．"said the American．
The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey．He said，
"This is a famous church．Kings and queens（国王与王后） get married here．
The American looked at the old building and said，
"Huh…we could build this in two days．"
The driver decided to take the American to a bigger church so he drove him to St Paul's Cathedral．He stopped outside the church and said，
"This is the most famous church in England．The great architect Christopher Wren built this church．"
The American got out of the taxi and looked at the church．
"Huh．We could build this church in three days，"he said．
Next the driver took the American to the House of Parliament．
"This is where British politicians （政治家） meet…"
"Huh．"The American said，"We could build this in four days．"
The driver said nothing and drove past Buckingham Palace，the home of Queen Elizabeth．As the taxi passed the palace，the American said，
"Hey!What is this building？I have never seen such a beautiful one．"
The taxi driver looked at the palace and said，
"I don't know．It wasn't there this morning．"
51．How many old and famous buildings in London are mentioned （提及） in the passage？D
A．Two
B．Three
C．Four
D．Five
52．Where do the British kings and queens get married？D
A．In the Tower of London．
B．In St Paul's Cathedral．
C．In the House of Parliament．
D．In Westminster Abbey．
53．According to the American architect，they could build St Paul's Cathedral inC．
A．one day
B．two days
C．three days
D．four days
54．When the American saw Buckingham Palace，heA．
A．got a great surprise
B．felt very disappointed
C．said nothing and went away
D．said they could build this in five days in America．
55．From the story we can see the American architect wasB．
A．honest
B．proud
C．modest
D．hard-working．
分析 文章大意：这篇文章主要介绍了一个傲慢的美国建筑师访问伦敦时发生的故事，从中我们可以看到一个机智的司机．他想看看所有著名的建筑所以他拦住一辆出租车，要求司机带他去伦敦所有著名的古建筑．当司机带他去伦敦塔时，他说美国一天便可建造出；当司机带他去国王和王后结婚的威斯敏斯特教堂时，他说他们两天内便可建造出；当司机带他去圣保罗大教堂时，美国建筑师说他们三天便可建造出；之后司机带他去了国会大厦，他说他们可以四天建造出；司机也没有说什么，当他们开车经过白金汉宫时，他惊叹于这座漂亮的建筑，询问司机是什么建筑物时，司机回答："我也不知道，早上它还不在这里"！多么机智的司机啊！
解答 51．答案D．细节理解题．根据文章，提及了"Tower of London，Westminster Abbey，St Paul's Cathedral，the House of Parliament，Buckingham Palace"共五个著名的伦敦古建筑，故选D．
52．答案D．细节理解题．根据"The taxi driver took the American to Westminster Abbey．He said，"This is a famous church．Kings and queens（国王与王后） get married here．"可知英国国王和王后在威斯敏斯特教堂结婚，故选D．
53．答案C．细节理解题．根据""Huh．We could build this church in three days，"he said"可知美国建筑师认为他们可以三天建出圣保罗大教堂，故选C．
54．答案A．细节理解题．根据"Hey!What is this building？I have never seen such a beautiful one．"可知美国建筑师从未见过如此漂亮的建筑，他感到无比惊讶，故选A．
55．答案B．理论推断题．根据全文可知，当司机带他去那些伦敦著名古建筑时，他认为他们可以很快建造出这些建筑，可知他认为这些都不足为奇；后文"This is where British politicians （政治家） meet…""Huh．"The American said，"We could build this in four days．"，当司机为他介绍国会大厦时，司机未说完，他便打断说他们可以四天建造出来，因此综合起来可推断出他是傲慢的，骄傲的，自大的，故选B．
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