Three engineers and three accountants (会计) are traveling by train to a conferenc

题文

Three engineers and three accountants (会计) are traveling by train to a conference.At the station，the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.“How are three people going to travel on only one ticket？” asks an accountant.“Watch and you’ll e，” answers an engineer.They all board the train.The accountants take their respective ats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and clo the door behind them.Shortly after the train has departed，the conductor comes around collecting tickets.He knocks on the restroom door and says，“Ticket，plea.” The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.The conductor takes it and moves on.The accountants e this and agree it is quite a clever idea.So after the conference，the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money.When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip.To their astonishment，the engineers don’t buy a ticket at all.“How are you going to travel without a ticket？”asks one puzzled accountant.“Watch and you’ll e，” answers an engineer.When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby.The train departs.Shortly afterward，one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding.He knocks on the door and says，“Ticket，plea.”小题1:The three engineers buy only a single ticket becau________.A．only one of them need buy a ticketB．the three accountants buy tickets for themC．they just want to save moneyD．they are too poor to buy more tickets小题2:The underlined word departed in the third paragraph means________.A．started outB．paratedC．stoppedD．arrived小题3:We can infer from the passage that________.A．the accountants are not as clever as the engineersB．the accountants are cleverer than the engineersC．the engineers are not as clever as the accountantsD．the engineers are as clever as the accountants小题4:Which one of the following is TRUE according to this passage?A．only one engineer is in the restroom when the conductor collects the ticket.B．At first the three accountants know why the three engineers buy one ticket.C．On the return trip the three accountants buy three tickets again.D．On the return trip the three engineers don’t buy any ticket. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:C小题2:A小题3:D小题4:A

解析

小题1: C解析 细节理解题。由第四段第二句中的save some money可知，这三个工程师只买一张火车票也是为了省钱。小题2: A解析 词义猜测题。结合故事情节的发展及本段中的“the conductor comes around collecting tickets”可推知，这里指火车“开动”了。小题3: D解析 细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，返程时三个工程师一张票也没买。小题4: A解析 推理判断题。根据两次买票的情况，一方面我们觉得这个故事幽默有趣，另一方面工程师确实比会计师在逃票方面技高一筹。

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