Question

Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”

One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable （有道理的）but the $29,999 is exactly the value （价值）of wisdom （智慧）and knowledge.

1.The factory turned to the German engineer because _______.

A. he had nothing to do in the factory

B. there were no other people in the factory

C. the workers could not repair the machine

D. the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine

2.According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______.

A. only one dollar B. $ 29.999

C. nothing D. less than the now part

3.The best title for the passage should be _______.

A. The Value of Knowledge B. Helpless Workers

C. The Expensive Machine D. The Lucky Factory

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章介绍了知识的重要性，知识是无价的这样一个故事。

1.The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help,可知工人们都修不了这机器。故选C。

2.The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”得知“新零件的成本是一美元，但是找到发现机器的问题的成本是29999美元。”。可知选B。

3.3】综合理解题.通读全文，此文主要讲述的是知识的重要性和知识是无价的。故选A。

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