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

 

A) 根据所读内容,在文章后第62—71小题的空格里填入恰当的单词。每个空格只填1个单词。

Venice, a city in the northeast of Italy, is famous throughout the world for its buildings and romantic canals (运河). But in February every year, people come to Venice for another reason. The city carnival fills the place with excitement and fun. This year, the celebration runs from February 4 to 21.

Colorful costumes have always played a very important role in the Venetian carnival. The carnival happens at the start of the Christian fasting (斋戒) period of Lent. It was traditionally a time to go a bit crazy with eating, drinking, dancing and dressing up before the fast began. People used masks to hide their social identity so that the nobility(贵族) would look no different from the commoners.

Today the carnival is largely for the tourists. “Venetians don’t dress up for Carnival after the age of 10.” Giuseppina Giudice, who has lived in the city all her life, told the Guardian. “All we see of Carnival is a river of strangers who flow into town to feel ‘Venetian’. They fill it, buy a cheap mask and leave with nothing but photographs of St Mark’s Square.”

Some locals want to bring back the original (最初的) feel of Carnival. In 2009, two social networking groups started organizing their own carnival. Visitors were invited. But there were no expensive tickets or fancy ball dresses---- just an old-fashioned Italian street party. “Tourists are welcome to our party ---- the more we can show them about the real Venice rather than the postcard Venice, the better,” Matteo Secchi, one of the organizers, told the Guardian.

Topic: Carnival in Venice

Location

Venice lies    1.    of Italy.

2.

This year people    3.    the carnival from February 4 to 21.

Traditions

﹡It’s a time to go    4.    with eating, drinking, dancing and dressing up before fasting begins.

﹡People always wear colorful costumes and    5.    to hide their social identity.

6.situations

﹡Today the festival is largely for every    7.   .

﹡Some locals want to bring back the original   8.     of Carnival.

﹡In 2009, two social networking groups    9.    their own carnival. They wanted to show what an old-fashioned Italian street    10.    should be like.

 

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