【阅读理解An阅读理解AnEnglishmanwasshowingaforeignvisitoraroundLondon."What'sthatstrangebuilding?"askedthevisitor."That'stheTowerofLondon.""Isee.Howlongdidittaketobuildit?""About500years.""Inmycountr】
阅读理解An
阅读理解 AnEnglishmanwasshowingaforeignvisitoraroundLondon."What'sthatstrangebuilding?"askedthevisitor.
"That'stheTowerofLondon.""Isee.Howlongdidittaketobuildit?""About500years.""Inmycountrywecan
builditinfivemonths,"saidthevisitor.
ShortlyafterthattheycametoSt.Paul'sCathedral(圣保罗大教堂)."Veryinteresting!"saidthevisitor."How
longdidittaketobuildit?""Nearly40years,"saidtheEnglishman."Inmycountrywecanfinishitin40days,"
saidthevisitor.
Thiswentonallday.Theyvisitedmostofthebestknownbuildingsinthecity.Everytimetheysawanewone,
thevisitoraskedwhatitwasandhowlongittooktobuildit.Thenhesaidthattheycoulddothesamethingmuch
fasterinhiscountry.AtlasttheEnglishmangotangrywiththevisitor,buthetriednottoshowit.Severaldayslater
theycametotheHouseofParliament(议会大楼)andthevisitoraskedhisusualquestion,"What'sthat?"The
Englishmananswered,"I'venoidea.Itwasn'ttherelastnight."1.TheEnglishmantoldthevisitorittook_____ tobuildtheTowerofLondon.A.about500years
B.aboutfivedays
C.aboutfivemonths
D.aboutfiveyears2.Thevisitorsaidthatinhiscountryitwouldtakethem_____ tobuildSt.Paul'sCathedral.A.lessthanhalfayear
B.fortydays
C.fivehundredyears
D.thirtydays3.Ittookthemafewdaystosee_____.A.manyofthebestknownsportsinEngland
B.severalbestknownplacesinEngland
C.manyfamouspeopleinthecityofLondon
D.mostofthefamousbuildingsinLondon4.TheEnglishmanwasveryangryattheendoftheday,buthe _____.A.didn'twanttoseeanything
B.triednottoshowthevisitoraroundthecity
C.hadnotimetotellthevisitor
D.triednottoletthevisitorknowit5.TheEnglishman'slastanswershowed_____.A.hedidn'tknowhowtotellthevisitoritsname
B.hewassorrythathehadn'tseenthebuildingbefore
C.hecouldsaynothingbecausehedidn'tknowan