2022中考英语复习精品资料超值阅读练习7 Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversationabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders. “Inmyopinion,”thefirstmansaid,“theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld'sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago,theyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidnothavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.” “IagreethatthepyramidsinEgyptarewonderful,”thesecondmansaid,“butIdonotthinktheyarethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Inseconds，theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.” Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked,“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld？” Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtime，andthenhesaid,“Well，Iagreethatthepyramidsarewonderful,andIagreethatcomputersarewonderful,too.However，inmyopinion,themostwonderfulthingintheworldisthisthermos.” Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup. Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos？”theyexclaimed.“Butthat'sasimplething.” “Oh,no，it'snot,”thethirdmansaid.“Inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshot.Inthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetherit'swinterorsummer？” 1.Theunderlinedword“thermos”meansinChinese“_____”. A.电冰箱B.洗衣机C.电风扇D.保温瓶 2.Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld'sgreatestwonderwasbecause_____.-3-\n A.theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderful B.theyallhaddifferentideas C.theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswereright D.thejourneyendedtoosoon 3.Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause_____. A.theywereverybeautiful B.theywereEgyptian C.theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletools D.theycoulddomathematicalcalculations 4.Thethirdmanthoughtathermoswasthemostwonderfulthingintheworldbecause_____. A.itlastedlongerthanthepyramids B.itcostlessthanacomputer C.hethoughtitknewwhetheritwaswinterorsummer D.theothertwomenweresurprisedwhenhetoldthemaboutit 5.Thethirdmanwasnotverycleverbecause_____.A.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtosay B.hedidnotunderstandhowathermosworksC.hedidnotthinkthepyramidswerewonderfulD.hedidnotknowanythingaboutcomputers -3-\n 【答案与解析】三个人在谈论世界上伟大的奇观。其中的一个人认为修建于几千年前的金字塔是最让人叹服的世界奇迹。其理由是：当时只有简单的原始工具，并没有我们现代化的设备和技艺精湛的工程师。第二个人则认为电子计算机金字塔更为奇妙。因为在它们的控制下人类已经登上月球并安全返回，并且计算机的运算速度实在惊人。第三个人的观点非常独特，他认为暖水瓶是最让人不可思议的发明。其他两个对他的话感到十分诧异。问其原因时，那人却说：冬天，把热水倒进去，它就能保温；夏天把冷饮倒进去时，它就能保持冰凉。它怎么知道是夏天还是冬天？” 1.D.最后一段：“冬天往里装热饮料，它能保温；夏天往里装冷饮料，它能保冷。”由此可猜测出thermos意为“保温瓶”。本题选D正确。 2.B.通读全文可知，对于“世界上最大的奇迹是什么”这一问题各有各自的观点，故本题选B正确。 3.C.第二段后两句即本题答案出处。本题选C正确。 4.C.本题选C正确，由短文最后一段可得出此答案。 5.B.从最后一段可知，第三个人对于保温瓶保温的原理不懂。故本题选B正确。-3-
