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 |
