Question

Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn (旅店) at the foot of a hill.

One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.

They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They had expected that they would have to go to bed hungrily, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were surprised when the waiter asked whether they would take dinner there that night. “Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr. Smith. “Yes, certainly, sir, ” answered the waiter. “We serve it until half past nine. ”

“What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr. Smith. “Well, sir, ” answered the waiter. “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”

“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.” said Mr. Smith.

1.Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their holidays in ________.

New York B. London

C. New Jersey D. Washington

2.They went to London by ________.

A. sea B. plane

C. train D. bus

3.From the story we know that this was the ________ time for the Smiths to go to London.

A. first B. second

C. third D. fourth

4.What does the sentence “But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London” mean?

A. We can go to see the sights of London at any time.

B. We have enough time to see the sights of London.

C. We can see more sights of London.

D. We have little time to see the sights of London.

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了史密斯先生和夫人过去经常去新泽西度假。有一年，他们在生意中赚了很多钱，就坐飞机去了伦敦。有天晚上他们很晚到酒店，以为得饿着肚子睡觉了。但是酒店那个时间点还有提供的晚餐，后来服务员告诉他们酒店的情况，史密斯夫妇说如果这样的话，几乎没有留下任何时间给我们看看伦敦的名胜。

1.。根据Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past。可知史密斯先生和夫人在过去总是去新泽西度假。故选C。

2.。根据They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening.可知他们飞到伦敦抵达酒店很晚了。故选B。

3.。通读全文可知，他们是第一次去伦敦度假。故选A。

4.。根据But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London.可知但是，几乎没有留下任何时间给我们看看伦敦的名胜。故选D。

考点：考查故事类阅读。