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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

【答案】

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。

点评：本文需要先读懂文章后再做题目，在每个人的话中找到他们各自的观点及给出的理由，这样就迎刃而解了。而最后一个男人比较不聪明，因为他认为保温杯是最伟大的奇迹，因为他以为保温杯可以根据季节自行调节温度。

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Three friends, Tom, David and John, came to New York for their holiday. They stayed in a very large hotel. Their room was on the 45^th floor.

In the evening, the three men went to the cinema and came back to the hotel very late.

“I’m very sorry,” said the man of the hotel, “but our lifts(电梯) do not work tonight. If you don’t want to walk up to your room, I’ll make beds for you in the hall(大厅). ”

“No, thanks,” said Tom, “we don’t want to sleep in the hall. We will walk up to the 45^th floor. But I know how to make it easier. On the way to our room, I’ll tell you some jokes. Then you, David, will sing us some songs. Then you, John, will tell us some stories, all right?”

So they began to walk upstairs. Tom told them many jokes. David sang them some songs. At last they came to the 34^th floor. They were tired and had a rest.

“Well,” said Tom. “Now it’s your turn, John. After all these jokes and songs, tell us a long and interesting story with a sad ending. ”

“OK, I’ll tell a sad story,” said John, “It’s not long but very sad. I forgot to bring the key to our room with me. It’s still in the hall. ”

1.The three friends came to New York to .

A．sing songs B．tell jokes C．spend their holiday D．find work

2.They had to walk up to their room because .

A. there was something wrong with the lifts B. the man of the hotel wanted them to do that

B. they wanted to take exercise D. they came back very late

3. said he knew how to make it easier for them to walk up to their room.

A．The man of the hotel B．Tom C．David D．John

4.They felt very sad at last because .

A．they were tired B．they lost their key in the cinema

C．the man didn’t make beds for them D．they didn’t have the key to the room with them

5.The best title (标题) for this passage is “ ”.

A．A sad story B．A long journey C．A large hotel D．A bad lift

Several years ago，a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker，another owned one of the largest companies in the world，and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country，and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”

“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ”

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you. ‘ ”

1.This story happened in _______.

A．England B．America C．Japan D．Australia

2.There are _______ in this passage.

A．three men and one woman B．two men and two women

C．three women and one man D．four women

3.The following is true EXCEPT_________.

A．The banker thought any visitor to the White House was really important.

B．The owner of the very large company thought the visitor would be important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call

C．The owner of many buildings thoughtthe visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor.

D．the reporter knew the way to find out who was the most important.

Many people are waiting for the train. Some are reading the newspaper and some are saying goodbye to their friends.

Mr. Wang, Mr. Li and Mr. Chen are talking so happily that they don’t know the train is going to leave. The guard says to them, “Hurry up! The train is going to leave.” The three men hear the guard. Two of them jump onto the train quickly before it moves. Mr. Wang is left behind. He looks very sad. The guard says to him, “Don’t feel bad. The next train will come in ten minutes.” “ I know,” Mr. Wang says, “It is my train . My friends only come to say goodbye to me.”

1.Mr. Wang ,Mr. Li and Mr. Chen are talking at the station.

2.There are only three men at the station.

3.Mr. Wang jumps onto the train.

4.Mr. Chen and Mr. Li are Mr. Wang’s friends.

5.Mr. Chen and Mr. Li really want to jump onto the train.

On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

1.Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?

2.What was the metal box used for?

3. Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?

4. How long did they travel in the end?

What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)

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