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(议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."

1.The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.

2.The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____________to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

3.The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he______________

4.The Englishman's last answer showed he______________.

5.The best title (标题) for this passage is_______________.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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(议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."
【小题1】The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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

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

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

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

　　An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London.“What's that strange building?”asked the visitor.“That's the tower（塔）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 came 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 thing 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（议会大厦）and the visitor asked his usual question,“What's that?”The Englishman answered,“I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

(1）The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________.

A．the Tower of London

B．St. Pault's Cathedral

C．some famous buildings in London

D．the whole city of London

(2）The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to build St. Pault's Cathedral.

(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

(4）The Englishman's last answer should be ________.

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

(5）The best title（标题）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

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　　An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “ What' s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “ That's the Tower (塔) 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. Shortly after they came St. Paul' s Cathedral. “ 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 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 (议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question,“ What's that?”The Englishman answered,“ I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

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

2．The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to buildSt. Paul's Cathedral.

[　　]

A．less than half a year

B．forty days

C．five hundred years

D．fifty days

3．It took them a few days to see ________.

[　　]

A．many 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 famous buildings in London

4．The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

[　　]

A．didn't want to say anything

B．tried not to show the visitor around the city

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．tried not to let the visitor know it

5．The Englishman' s last answer showed

[　　]

A．he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he did not 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

阅读理解

　　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 came 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 thing 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 (议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question, “What's that?” The Englishman answered, “I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

1．The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around ________.

[　　]

A．the Tower of London

B．St. Pau's Cathedral

C．some famous buildings in London

D．the whole city of London

2．The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

[　　]

3．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

阅读理解

　　An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. “ What' s that strange building?” asked the visitor. “ That's the Tower (塔) 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. Shortly after they came St. Paul' s Cathedral. “ 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 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 (议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question,“ What's that?”The Englishman answered,“ I've no idea. It wasn't there last night.”

(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

(2) The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to buildSt. Paul's Cathedral.

[　　]

A．less than half a year

B．forty days

C．five hundred years

D．fifty days

(3) It took them a few days to see ________.

[　　]

A．many 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 famous buildings in London

(4) The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he ________.

[　　]

A．didn't want to say anything

B．tried not to show the visitor around the city

C．had no time to tell the visitor

D．tried not to let the visitor know it

(5) The Englishman' s last answer showed

[　　]

A．he was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before

B．he could say nothing because he did not 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

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　　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 came 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 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(议会大厦)and the visitor asked his usual question, “What’s that?”The Englishman answered: “I’ve no idea．It wasn’t there last night. ”

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

2．The visitor said that in his country it would take them ________ to build St. Paul’s Cathedral.

[　　]

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

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

5．The best title 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?

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． l  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  2  , they came to St．Paul’s Cathedral(圣保罗大教堂)．

“Very interesting!” said the visitor．

“How long did it take to build it?”

“Nearly forty  3  ” said the Englishman．

“In my country we can finish it  4  forty days, ”said the visitor．

They 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  5  it was and how long it took to build it．Then he said that they could do the same thing much  6  in his country． 7  the Englishman got angry  8 the visitor though he tried not to show it．A few days later they came to the House of  Parliament(议会大厦)and the visitor asked the  9  question．“What’s that?” The Englishman answered．“I’ve no  10 ．It  wasn’t there last night．”

1．A．How often        B．How soon              C．How long             D．How much

2．A．after             B．before                   C．1ater                      D．as soon as

3．A．dollars                   B．days                    C．yuan                      D．years

4．A．with                      B．in                        C．after                             D．on

5．A．when                    B．what                    C．where                    D．how

6．A．quickly                  B．faster                   C．slowly                   D．more slowly

7．A．At first                  B．At last                  C．At the end              D．By the end

8．A．of                         B．to                        C．about                     D．with

9．A．same                     B．exactly                 C．difficult                  D．easy

10．A．money                 B．knowledge           C．idea                       D．tour

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.”

1. 1.

   The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around _______ one day

   1. A.
      The Tower of London
   2. B.
      St. Paul’s Cathedral
   3. C.
      Some famous buildings in the city
   4. D.
      The whole city of London
2. 2.

   The visitor said that in his country it would take them ______ to build the Tower of London

   1. A.
      less than half a year
   2. B.
      forty days
   3. C.
      five hundred years
   4. D.
      fifty days
3. 3.

   It took them a few days to see ______

   1. A.
      some of the best known buildings in England
   2. B.
      several best known places in England
   3. C.
      many famous houses in the city of London
   4. D.
      most of the best known buildings in London
4. 4.

   The Englishman was angry by the end of the day, but he ______

   1. A.
      didn’t want to say anything
   2. B.
      tried to show it to the visitor
   3. C.
      had no time to tell the visitor
   4. D.
      tried not to show it to the visitor
5. 5.

   The Englishman’s answer to the question of the last place showed_____

   1. A.
      he was sorry that he hadn’t seen the building before
   2. B.
      he could say nothing because he didn’t know anything about it
   3. C.
      he was angry and didn’t want to tell the visitor its name
   4. D.
      he didn’t know how to tell the visitor the name of the building

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(议会大厦) and the visitor asked his usual question. "What's that?” The Englishman answered, "I've no idea. It wasn't there last night."

1. 1.

   The Englishman showed the foreign visitor around____________.

   1. A.
      the Tower of London
   2. B.
      St. Paul's Cathedral
   3. C.
      some famous buildings in London
   4. D.
      the whole city of London
2. 2.

   The visitor said that in his country it would take them ____________to build St. Paul's Cathedral.

   1. A.
      less than half a year
   2. B.
      more than a month
   3. C.
      five hundred years
   4. D.
      forty years
3. 3.

   The Englishman was very angry by the end of the day, but he______________

   1. A.
      tried not to let the visitor know it
   2. B.
      tried not to show the visitor around the city
   3. C.
      had no time to tell the visitor
   4. D.
      didn't want to say anything
4. 4.

   The Englishman's last answer showed he______________.

   1. A.
      was sorry that he hadn't seen the building before
   2. B.
      could say nothing because he didn't know anything about it
   3. C.
      was not happy and decided to give him a surprising answer
   4. D.
      didn't know how to tell the visitor the name of the building
5. 5.

   The best title (标题) for this passage is_______________.

   1. A.
      English history
   2. B.
      Around London
   3. C.
      What's that strange building?
   4. D.
      How long did it take to build it?