Threementravelingonatrainbeganaconversitionabouttheworld'sgreatestwonders.

“Inmyopinion”thefirstmansaid“theEgyptianpyramidsaretheworld’sgreatestwonder.Althoughtheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsagotheyarestillstanding.Andremember:thepeoplewhobuiltthemhadonlysimpletools.Theydidn’thavethekindofmachinerythatbuildersandengineershavetoday.

“IagreethattheEgyptianpyramidsarewonderful”thesecondmansaid“ButIdon’tthinkthey’rethegreatestwonder.Ibelievecomputersaremorewonderfulthanthepyramids.Theyhavetakenpeopletothemoonandbroughtthembacksafely.Theycarryoutmathematicalcalculationsinsecondsthatwouldtakeapersonahundredyearstodo.”

Heturnedtothethirdmanandasked“Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestwonderintheworld?”

Thethirdmanthoughtforalongtimethenhesaid“WellIagreethatthepyramidsarewonderfulandIagreethatcomputersarewonderfultoo.Howeverinmyopinionthemostwonderfulthingintheworldisthethermos(保温瓶).”

Andhetookathermosoutofhisbagandhelditup.

Theothertwomenwereverysurprised.“Athermos?”theyexclaimed(大声说)“Butthat’sasimplething.”

“Ohnoit’snot”thethirdmansaid“inthewinteryouputinahotdrinkanditstayshotinthesummeryouputinacolddrinkanditstayscold.Howdoesthethermosknowwhetheritiswinterorsummer?”

小题1:Thetravelerspassedthetimeonthetrainbytalkingabout_______.A．thejourneyB．thetrainC．themselvesD．wonderfulthings小题2:Thethreemencouldnotagreeonwhattheworld’sgreatestwonderwasbecause_______.A．theycouldnotthinkofanythingverywonderfulB．theyallhaddifferentideasC．theycouldnotprovethattheiropinionswererightD．thejourneyendedtoosoon小题3:Thefirstmanthoughtthepyramidswerethemostwonderfulthingsintheworldbecause_______.A．theywereverybeautifulB．theywereEgyptianC．theyhadbeenbuiltwithverysimpletoolsD．theycoulddomathematicalcalculation