Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders.

“ In my opinion,” the first man said, “ the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They didn’t have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.

“ I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “ But I don’t think they’re the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”

He turned to the third man and asked, “ What do you think is the greatest wonder in the world?”

The third man thought for a long time, then he said, “ Well, I agree that the pyramids are wonderful, and I agree that computers are wonderful, too. However, in my opinion, the most wonderful thing in the world is the thermos(保溫瓶).”

And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.

The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大聲說), “ But that’s a simple thing.”

“ Oh, no, it’s not,” the third man said, “ in the winter you put in a hot drink and it stays hot, in the summer you put in a cold drink and it stays cold. How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?”

1.The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

A．the journey

B．the train

C．themselves

D．wonderful things

2.The three men could not agree on what the world’s greatest wonder was because _______.

A．they could not think of anything very wonderful

B．they all had different ideas

C．they could not prove that their opinions were right

D．the journey ended too soon

3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _______.

A．they were very beautiful

B．they were Egyptian

C．they had been built with very simple tools

D．they could do mathematical calculations

4.The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _______.

A．it lasted longer than the pyramids

B．it cost less than a computer

C．he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer

D．the other two men were surprised when he told them about it

5.The third man was not very clever because _______.

A．he could not think of anything to say

B．he did not understand how a thermos works

C．he did not think the pyramids were wonderful

D．he did not know anything about computers

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

試題分析：

1.文章第一段Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders. wonder奇跡（n.）相當于 wonderful things，故選D。

2.第二段中第一個男人認為是金字塔，第三段中第二個男人認為是電腦，第五段第三個男人認為是保溫瓶，所以題中所問三個人不能在最偉大的奇跡上意見統(tǒng)一的原因是他們有不同的主意，故選B。

3.第二段第三行Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools.故選C。

4.文章最后兩行How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?保溫杯冬天保暖，夏天保持低溫。第三個人問“保溫杯怎么知道是冬天還是夏天呢？”這是他覺得保溫杯神奇的原因。故選C

5.第三個男人以為保溫杯能夠自己根據(jù)季節(jié)來調(diào)節(jié)溫度，而不知道真正的原因，所以說他不是很聰明。故選B。

考點：三個男人有關世界上最偉大的奇跡的對話，了解三人不同意見的原因。

點評：本文需要先讀懂文章后再做題目，在每個人的話中找到他們各自的觀點及給出的理由，這樣就迎刃而解了。而最后一個男人比較不聰明，因為他認為保溫杯是最偉大的奇跡，因為他以為保溫杯可以根據(jù)季節(jié)自行調(diào)節(jié)溫度。

 

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