Question

A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York．The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game．The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks．

The programmer persists and explains that the game is really easy and has a lot of fun．He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5．Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5．" Again, the engineer politely refuses and tries to get to sleep．

The programmer, now somewhat anxious, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $50!" This catches the engineer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment（折磨） unless he plays, so he agrees to the game．

The programmer asks the first question．"What's the distance from the earth to the moon?'' The engineer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer．Now, it's the engineer's turn．He asks the programmer, "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?" The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look．He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references．After about an hour, he wakes the engineer and hands him $50．The engineer politely takes the $50 and turns away to try to get back to sleep．The programmer, more than a little angry, shakes the engineer and asks, "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away and goes back to sleep．

1.What's the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Conversation                  B．A Fun Game

C．A Trick During The Flight            D．A Question Without Answer

2.What kind of person is the programmer according to what he said?

A．Confident．             B．Selfish．                  C．Greedy．               D．Generous．

3.What can we infer according to the last sentence?

A．The engineer has little money with him．

B．Actually the engineer doesn't know the answer, either．

C．The engineer is bored with programmer．

D．The engineer beats the programmer at last．

4.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A．In the beginning the engineer is not interested in the game．

B．The engineer is too sleepy to want to play the game．

C．At last the engineer gains $45 from the programmer．

D．Nobody knows the answer to the engineer's question．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：一個程序員和一位工程師在從洛杉磯到紐約的長途飛行，坐到一起。程序員靠著工程師，問他是否愿意玩一個有趣的游戲。工程師只是想小睡片刻，他禮貌的拒絕了。程序員很執(zhí)著 。說，“好吧，如果你不知道答案你付我5美元，如果我不知道答案，我會付你50美元！”這引起了工程師的注意，他認(rèn)為除非他玩，否則就會沒完沒了，所以他就同意玩這個游戲了。

程序員問第一個問題。“從地球到月球的距離是多少？”工程師拿出五美元交給程序員�，F(xiàn)在，輪到工程師提問。他問“什么上山時是三條腿，下山時四？”程序員抬頭看著他，一臉困惑。他拿出筆記本電腦搜索他所有的參考文獻。大約一個小時后，他給了工程師50美元。程序員，非常生氣，問，“那答案是什么？”工程師一言不發(fā)地就把手伸進錢包，又遞給程序員5美元，然后扭過頭睡著了。

1.主題歸納題。根據(jù)開頭可知，一個程序員和一位工程師在從洛杉磯到紐約的長途飛行中，玩了一個好玩的游戲，和B項意思一致。

2.推理判斷題。 根據(jù)文章的內(nèi)容可知，程序員認(rèn)為沒有自己回答不出的問題，才說了那樣的話。Confident自信；Selfish自私；Greedy貪婪；Generous慷慨。如果慷慨，就不會有查電腦和再問一遍的情況發(fā)生了。所以選A。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù) 文章中說的，如果工程師不知道答案，他只需付5美元，當(dāng)他在被問了第二次時，又拿出5美元，說明事實上他自己也不知道答案。所以選B。

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的意思可知：程序員問了2個工程師不知道的問題，工程師應(yīng)該付10美元，工程師問了一個程序員不知道的問題，得到50美元。，應(yīng)該得到40美元。所以C錯。選C。

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