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【題目】 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】

一個英國人帶游客游覽倫敦，每次遇到一個建筑，游客都會問建造時間，然后他會說他的國家建造同樣的建筑用的時間更少。這讓英國人哭笑不得。

【1】根據(jù)“They visited most famous buildings in the city. ”可知他們參觀了城里大多數(shù)的有名建筑，因此可推斷游客對這座城市的建筑非常感興趣。因此反意疑問句的回答應(yīng)該為Yes, he was.故答案為Yes, he was.

【2】根據(jù)“They visited most famous buildings in the city. ”可知他們參觀了城里大多數(shù)的有名建筑，并非是所有的建筑。問句為一般疑問句，回答是否定的。故答案為No, they didn't.

【3】根據(jù)兩個人的對話“‘This is the Tower of London.’‘I see. How long did it take you to build it?’‘About 500 years.’”可知倫敦塔的建造時間是500年右左。故答案為About 500 years.

【4】根據(jù)“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會問建造時間，為了顯示他的國家建造同樣的東西更快。故答案為they could do the same thing much more quickly in his country.

【5】根據(jù)“At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. ”可知英國人雖然不想表現(xiàn)出來，但是還是生氣了。問句為一般疑問句，肯定回答是Yes, he did. 故答案為Yes, he did.

【6】根據(jù)“At last, the Englishman became angry with the visitor though he tried not to show it. ”以及每次游客問建造時間他都會吹噓自己的國家這件事讓英國人很生氣。因此幾天后，當游客再次問建造時間時，應(yīng)該人用同樣的方式回答了他。故答案為Because he became angry with the visitor.