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?”
小題1:The travelers passed the time on the train by talking about _______.

A．the journey

B．the train

C．themselves

D．wonderful things

小題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

小題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

小題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

小題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

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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
小題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。
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。