试题

试题 试卷

logo

题型:阅读选择 题类:模拟题 难易度:普通

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____________.

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.

A、less than half a year B、more than a month C、five hundred years D、forty years
(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 (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?
举一反三
阅读下面短文,判断下列句子是否符合短文内容,符合用(T)表示,不符合用(F)表示。
Dana M iller is a bus driver. She drives a bus in the city of Phladelphia. She works the night shift. That means she starts work at 10:00 at night and gets off at 6:00 in the morning. In the world of bus driving, this is sometimes called third shift. Dana has been driving a bus for 15 years. She started when she was 23 years old. She loves her job most of the time. She gets to meet all kinds of people.
There is the guitar player. He lugs(用力拉) his heavy guitar on the bus every Friday night. He plays at a nightspot downtown. People call him Get Low. That is because he likes to play the guitar on his knees. If the bus is not too crowded, Get Low plays in the back of the bus. The bus is seldom crowded at night. He likes to warm up on the bus before shows.
There is the woman who works at the pretzel(一种脆饼干) factory. Each day the “Pretzel Lady” brings Dana a bag of fresh, soft pretzels. They fill the bus with a wonderful smell!
Sometimes Dana's job is hard. It is hard when Dana sees people down on their luck(倒霉).
One time, a young woman left her sleeping baby on the bus. There was a note on the baby's blanket(毯子) asking for help. Dana had to call the police. Another time, a teenaged boy stole money from Dana on the bus. He had a fake(假的)gun. Dana thought it was real. She was very scared(害怕).
Occasionally(偶尔), driving a bus can be scary. But most of the time, driving a bus is great. Dana does not want to work anywhere else.
“How was your night?” Dana's husband likes to ask when she gets home. “Good music, good food, and a great view of the city,” she says.

返回首页

试题篮