《2025年新课程同步练习册九年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅴ. 阅读理解
Three men travelling 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 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，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 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 travellers passed the time on the train by talking about B.
A. the journey
B. wonderful things
C. themselves
2. The three men could not agree on what the world's greatest wonder was because B.
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
3. The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because C.
A. they could do mathematical calculations
B. they were Egyptian
C. they had been built with very simple tools
4. The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because C.
A. it lasted longer than the pyramids
B. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it
C. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer
5. The third man was not very clever because B.
A. he did not know anything about computers
B. he did not understand how a thermos works
C. he did not think the pyramids were wonderful

答案： 1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.B