中考英语复习阅读理解练习二.docx

2013年中考英语复习阅读理解练习（二）
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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