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大学英语精读一作业（三）参考答案 注意：以下题目为样卷，实际考试中题目顺序可能会随电脑抽样有所调整，请注意看清题目再做选择。 单选第一部分：交际用语（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）Oh, the box is too heavy. 答案：Can I help you to carry it Dont take too long at the coffee shop. Its 14:15. 答案：I See. We have 30 minutes left. Ami, I want this report typed today. 答案：Itll be ready in the afternoon, sir Excuse me. Is this table taken? 答案：Yeah. Im saving these seats for friends Is this the motel you mentioned? 答案：Yes, its as quiet as we expected 第二部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）Passage 1 ????Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the worlds greatest wonders.???? In my opinion, the first man said, the Egyptian pyramids（埃及金字塔）are the worlds 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 did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.???? I agree that the pyramids in Egypt are wonderful, the second man said, but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. In seconds, they carry out mathematical calculations 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 this thermos. And he took a thermos out of his bag and held it up.???? The other two men were very surprised. A thermos? they exclaimed. But thats a simple thing.???? Oh, no，its 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 its winter or summer？（271 words） ? The underlined word thermos in Chinese mean