题目内容
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
1.C
2.A
3.D
4.D
5.C
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文主要描述的是一位在英国旅游的外国游客,总是说自己国家的建筑速度快,从而引起导游不满的故事.
1.根据第二段They visited most of the best known buildings in the city.描述,可知选C.
2.根据第一段“In my country we can build it in five months,”描述,可知选A.
3.根据Several days later they came to the House of Parliament(议会)可知他们花了几天时间来看了伦敦大部分的著名建筑物,故选D.
4.根据At last the Englishman got angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it.描述,可知选D.
5.根据最后一段“ I have no idea. It wasn’t there last night.”描述,可知他不想告诉这个游客议会大厦的名字,故选C.
考点:故事类记述文阅读
点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
Read the suggestions for making an English speech.
b. The audience have a hard time understanding what they hear. They need your help. Slow down, pause(停顿) and guide the audience through your talk. Remember that you should help the audience understand what you are saying.
c. Make your voice a little lower than normal. Listeners like to listen to a relatively(相对) deep voice.
d. When you talk, try to be as natural as possible. Don’t try to memorize your words and read or recite(背诵) them to your audience. You can use short notes to help you remember the important points.
e. You should know you and most of the people you talk to are different in many ways. Some of them may not know what you are talking about. Then speak to them on their terms and in their languages.
f. Concentrate on what you want to say. If you are always paying attention to gestures(手势),you will feel uncomfortable.
g. It’s true that there are some differences between American English and British English, but they’ll not cause much difficulty for listeners, so just speak the way you’re used to.
【小题1】Paul: I don’t think I can talk fluently(流利) because it’s difficult for me to remember all the words.
A.a | B.b | C.c | D.d |
A.a | B.c | C.e | D.f |
A.d | B.e | C.f | D.g |
A.b | B.d | C.f | D.g |
A.a | B.b | C.c | D.g |
【小题1】What is Li Ming’s dream ?
A. To invent a language machine. | B.To visit the moon |
C. To go to Beijing | D.To be a doctor |
A.May 12 | B.May 22 | C.July 2 | D.June 12 |
A.Wei Hua | B.Wang Hao | C.Joma | D.Wu Dong |
A.by train | B.by bus | C.by ship | D.on foot |
A.A doctor . | B.My dream (梦想) | C.An English teacher | D.My friend |
A: Summer holidays will begin next month. Are you going back to your hometown?
B: No, 【小题1】 .
A: What are you going to do?
B: Mum will take me to Beijing. 【小题2】
A: She will be very happy to see you.
B: Yes, we haven’t seen each other for several years.
A: 【小题3】
B: She is an English teacher. She is teaching in Beijing now. but last year she taught in Hong Kong.
A: 【小题4】
B: Yes, she has. She likes traveling. So, she always moves to different places to work.
A: Is she going to work in Dalian?
B: Yes. 【小题5】
A: That’s great.
A.Next year she is going to teach in our school. |
B.We’ll meet my aunt there. |
C.What does your aunt do? |
D.I went back last summer holiday. |
F.Is your aunt going to another place?
G.She has been to many places, hasn’t he?
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空,使短文完整正确(每个单词限用一次)
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