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2013年中考英语复习阅读理解练习(二) Passage1 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_____. 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.hecouldnotthinkofanythingtos