Question

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(保温瓶).”

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

The other two men were very surprised. “ A thermos?” they exclaimed(大声说), “ 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

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.文章第一段Three men traveling on a train began a conversition about the world's greatest wonders. wonder奇迹（n.）相当于 wonderful things，故选D。

2.第二段中第一个男人认为是金字塔，第三段中第二个男人认为是电脑，第五段第三个男人认为是保温瓶，所以题中所问三个人不能在最伟大的奇迹上意见统一的原因是他们有不同的主意，故选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.故选C。

4.文章最后两行How does the thermos know whether it is winter or summer?保温杯冬天保暖，夏天保持低温。第三个人问“保温杯怎么知道是冬天还是夏天呢？”这是他觉得保温杯神奇的原因。故选C

5.第三个男人以为保温杯能够自己根据季节来调节温度，而不知道真正的原因，所以说他不是很聪明。故选B。

考点：三个男人有关世界上最伟大的奇迹的对话，了解三人不同意见的原因。