Question

閱讀理解 　　Three men traveling on a train began a conversation 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 did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today．” 　　“I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I do not think they are the greatest wonder．I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids．They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely．In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations 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, and 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 this thermos．” 　　And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up． 　　The other two men were very surprised．“A thermos?”they exclaimed．“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's winter or summer?” (1) The underlined word “thermos” means in Chinese “ ________ ”． [　　] A． 電冰箱 B． 洗衣機 C． 電風扇 D． 保溫瓶 (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

答案：1．D;2．B;3．C;4．C;5．B;
解析：

(1)	最后一段：“冬天往里裝熱飲料，它能保溫；夏天往里裝冷飲料，它能保冷．”由此可猜測出thermos意為“保溫瓶”．本題選D正確．
(2)	通讀全文可知，對于“世界上最大的奇跡是什么”這一問題各有各自的觀點，故本題選B正確．
(3)	第二段后兩句即本題答案出處．本題選C正確．
(4)	本題選C正確，由短文最后一段可得出此答案．
(5)	從最后一段可知，第三個人對于保溫瓶保溫的原理不懂．故本題選B正確． 　　三個人在談論世界上偉大的奇觀．其中的一個人認為修建于幾千年前的金字塔是最讓人嘆服的世界奇跡．其理由是：當時只有簡單的原始工具，并沒有我們現代化的設備和技藝精湛的工程師．第二個人則認為電子計算機金字塔更為奇妙．因為在它們的控制下人類已經登上月球并安全返回，并且計算機的運算速度實在驚人．第三個人的觀點非常獨特，他認為暖水瓶是最讓人不可思議的發明．其他兩個對他的話感到十分詫異．問其原因時，那人卻說：冬天，把熱水倒進去，它就能保溫；夏天把冷飲倒進去時，它就能保持冰涼．它怎么知道是夏天還是冬天？”