Question

【题目】 An Englishman was showing a foreign visitor around London. "What's this strange building?" asked the visitor. "This is the Tower of London." "I see. How long did it take you to build it?" "About 500 years." "In my country we can set it up in five months," said the visitor. Soon they came to St. Pail's Cathedral. "Very wonderful!" said the visitor. "How long did it take you to build it?" "Almost 40 years," said the Englishman. "In my country we can finish it in 40 days at most," said the visitor. This continued all day. They visited most famous buildings in the city. Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked the same questions. Then he said that they could do the same thing much more quickly in his country. At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. A few days later, they came to the House of Parliament and the visitor asked his usual question, "What's it?"

The Englishman answered, "I have no idea. It wasn't there last night."

【1】The visitor wasn't interested in the buildings in London, was he?

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【2】Did they visit all the famous buildings in the city?

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【3】How long did it take to set up the Tower of London?

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【4】Why did the visitor always say it took less time to build the same building in his country?

Because he wanted to show that __________________________________________________________________

【5】Did the Englishman become angry?

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【6】Why did the Englishman said, "It wasn't there last night"?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, he was.

【2】No, they didn't.

【3】About 500 years.

【4】they could do the same thing much more quickly in his country.

【5】Yes, he did.

【6】Because he became angry with the visitor.

【解析】

一个英国人带游客游览伦敦，每次遇到一个建筑，游客都会问建造时间，然后他会说他的国家建造同样的建筑用的时间更少。这让英国人哭笑不得。

【1】根据“They visited most famous buildings in the city. ”可知他们参观了城里大多数的有名建筑，因此可推断游客对这座城市的建筑非常感兴趣。因此反意疑问句的回答应该为Yes, he was.故答案为Yes, he was.

【2】根据“They visited most famous buildings in the city. ”可知他们参观了城里大多数的有名建筑，并非是所有的建筑。问句为一般疑问句，回答是否定的。故答案为No, they didn't.

【3】根据两个人的对话“‘This is the Tower of London.’‘I see. How long did it take you to build it?’‘About 500 years.’”可知伦敦塔的建造时间是500年右左。故答案为About 500 years.

【4】根据“Every time they saw a new one, the visitor asked the same questions. Then he said that they could do the same thing much more quickly in his country. ”可知游客每次看到建筑物都会问建造时间，为了显示他的国家建造同样的东西更快。故答案为they could do the same thing much more quickly in his country.

【5】根据“At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. ”可知英国人虽然不想表现出来，但是还是生气了。问句为一般疑问句，肯定回答是Yes, he did. 故答案为Yes, he did.

【6】根据“At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. ”以及每次游客问建造时间他都会吹嘘自己的国家这件事让英国人很生气。因此几天后，当游客再次问建造时间时，应该人用同样的方式回答了他。故答案为Because he became angry with the visitor.