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趣味英语题托福选题
Question1
Whatletterisnextinthissequence?
M,A,M,J,J,A,S,O,__
注释:
lettern.字母
sequencen.序列
Question2
What’sfullofholesbutstillholdswater?
注释:
befullof…充满了
holen.孔,洞;
stillad.仍然
holdvt.抓住,保持住
spongen.海绵
Question3
Whatislightasafeather,buteventhestrongestmancannotholditmorethanaminute?
注释:
feathern.羽毛
evenad.甚至
breathn.一口气
Question4
Amansays,"Brothersandsisters,haveInone,butthatman'sfatherismyfather'sson."Whoishepointingat?
Question5
Alight-tightwoodenboxhasthreeswitchesontheoutsidethatcontrolthreelightbulbsontheinside.Whentheboxisclosedyoucanturntheswitchesonoroffbutwhenyouopentheboxhowcanyoutellwhichswitchcontrolseachbulbwithouttouchingtheswitches?
Question6
Johnny'smotherhadfourchildren.ThefirstwasApril,thesecondwasMay,andthethirdwasJune.Whatwasthenameofherfourthchild?
Question7
Therewasanairplanecrash,everysinglepersondied,buttwopeoplesurvived.Howisthispossible?
注释:
airplanecrash
singlea.单个的; 未婚的,单身的
survivevi.幸存
possiblea.可能的
Question8
BeforeMountEverestwasdiscovered,whatwasthehighestmountainintheworld?
注解:
Mt.Everest 珠穆朗玛峰
discovervt.发现
Question9
WhydidNedKellyrobonlytherich?
Question10
What'sthehardestthingaboutlearningtorideahorse?
注释:
此题的妙处在于thehardest一词有最难的,同时也有最硬的意思。
Question11
Adoctorandabusdriverarebothinlovewiththesamewoman,anattractivegirlnamedSarah.Thebusdriverhadtogoonalongbustripthatwouldlastaweek.Beforeheleft,hegaveSarahsevenapples.Why?
Question12
Whichiscorrecttosay,"Theyolkoftheeggarewhite,"or"Theyolkoftheeggiswhite?
"
Question13
Whattreeisalwaysverysad?
Question14
Whatweatherdomiceandratsfear?
Question15
WhyarepeopletiredonAprilFool'sDay?
Question16
WhatcountryispopularonThanksgivingDay?
Question17
Whyisanemptypursealwaysthesame?
Question18
Whencanyougetwaterwithanet?
Question19
Whatisfullwhenit'susedandemptywhenit'satrest?
Question20
Whatdoeverycouplehaveincommon?
Riddles
1.Imagineyouareinasinking(正在下沉的)rowboatsurrounded(包围)bysharks.Howwouldyousurvive(求生)?
2.Whatcamefirst,thechickenortheegg?
3.WhileonmywaytoSt.Ives
Isawamanwith7wives
Eachwifehad7sacks
Eachsackhad7cats
Eachcathad7kittens
Kitten,cats,sacks,wives
HowmanyweregoingtoSt.Ives?
4.Themakerdoesn'twantit.
Thebuyerdoesn'tuseit.
Andtheuserdoesn'tseeit.
Whatisit?
5.Whattwothingscanyounevereatforbreakfast?
6.Whyisitsoeasytoweigh(称)fish?
7.Whatkindofnut(坚果)hasnoshell(壳)?
8.Ifyouhaveit,youwanttoshareit.Ifyoushareit,youdon'thaveit.Whatisit?
9.Themoreyouhaveofit,thelessyousee.Whatisit?
10.Whatbookwasonceownedbyonlythewealthy,butnoweveryonecanhaveit?
Youcan'tbuyitinabookstoreortakeitfromalibrary.
11.Whatgetswhiterthedirtierthatitgets?
12.Whathastobebrokenbeforeitcanbeused?
13.Whatdoesnomanwant,yetnomanwantstolose?
14.Howmanybricks(砖头)doesittaketocompleteabuildingmadeofbrick?
15.Whatgoesupandnevercomesdown?
16.Whathasfeetandlegs,andnothingelse?
17.Whatisthemoonworth?
18.Whatgrowswheniteats,butdieswhenitdrinks?
19.Whatstayswhereitiswhenitgoesoff?
20.Youheardmebefore,yetyouhearmeagain.ThenIdie,'tilyoucallmeagain.Whatam
I?
21.Thereisamanstandingoveradeadbodyinacoffin,andanothermanwalksinandasks,
who'sinthecoffin(棺材).Thefirstmanreplies(回答),brothersandsisters,Ihavenone,butthis man'sfatherismyfathersson.Who'sinthecoffin?
22.Ifyouwereinadarkroomwithacandle,awoodstove(火炉),amatchandagaslampwhichdo youlightfirst?
23.Nosoonerspokenthanbroken.Whatisit?
24.Somemonthshave30days,somemonthshave31days;howmanyhave28?
25.Takeoffmyskin--Iwon'tcry,butyouwill!
WhatamI?
26.Themoreitdries,thewetteritgets.Whatisit?
27.Themoreyoutake,themoreyouleavebehind.Whatarethey?
28.Thereisaclerkatthebutchershop,heisfivefeetteninchestall,andhewearssize13
sneakers.Hehasawifeand2kids.Whatdoesheweigh?
29.Whatcangoupandcomedownwithoutmoving?
30.Whatcanyoucatchbutnotthrow?
31.Whatonewordhasthemostlettersinit?
32.WhatstartswithaT,endswithaT,andhasTinit?
33.Whattravelsaroundtheworldyetstaysinonecorner?
34.Whattwowordscontainthemostletters?
35.What'sthedifferencebetweenhereandthere?
36.Whichmovesfaster:
heatorcold?
37.Youanswerme,althoughIneveraskyouquestions.WhatamI?
38.Youcan'tkeepthisuntilyouhavegivenit.
39.Thereisanancientinventionstillusedinsomepartsoftheworldtodaythatallowspeopletoseethroughwalls.Whatisit?
40.Whatquestioncansomeoneaskalldaylong,alwaysgetcompletelydifferentanswers,andyetalltheanswerscouldbecorrect?
41.ForwardIamheavy,butbackwardIamnot.WhatamI?
42.Whatdoyoufillwithemptyhands?
43.Whatobjecthaskeysthatopennolocks,spacebutnoroom,andyoucanenterbutnotgoin.
44.Whatgetslargerasyoutakemorefromit?
45.Whatquestionscanyounevereveranswerwitha"yes"?
1)
Howmanyadditionsigns(添加符号)shouldbeputbetweendigits(数字)ofthenumber1andwhereshouldweputthemtogetatotal(总数)of99?
2)
Divide(分割)thefaceoftheclockintothreepartswithtwolinessothatthesum(总数)ofthenumbersinthethreepartsareequal(相等).
3)
Amanhastobeatworkby9:
00a.m.andittakeshim15minutestogetdressed(穿衣),20minutestoeatand35minutestowalktowork.Whattimeshouldhegetup?
4)
Replace(替换)eachblank(空)withthecorrectdigit(数字).
43_2
45_
_127
---------
8893
5)
Inthefirstyearofproduction(制作)aplaysells1572tickets,initssecondyearitsells1753tickets,initsthirdyearitsells152lessthaninitssecondyear.Howmanyticketsaresoldin3years?
6)
Scientists(科学家)havejustdiscovered(发现)peopleonNeptune(海王星).Thereare3villages,2citiesand1supercityonNeptune.Thesearethepopulations(人口)in1994and1996.
19941996
Eilosa129204
Vertu308292
Pridi9050
Dedrun500600
Antran700693
Maran12001500
List(列出)theplacesinorderof(以…顺序)increasing(增加)size(大小)in1994and1996.
Inwhichyearwasthepopulationoftheplanet(星球)greater?
7)
Rachel,KimandShawnwenttoCubaforavacation.OnthewaytoCuba,theplanemadethetripin315minutes.Onthereturntrip,theflight(航班)took216minutes.TheystayedinCubafor3629minutes.Estimate(估计)howlongthetriptooktothenearest10.
Howlongdidthetripreallytake?
8)
Themass(质量;重量)oftheGreatPyramid(大金字塔)is557tgreaterthanthatoftheLeaningTowerofPisa(比萨斜塔).StoneHenge(巨石阵)hasamassof2695twhichis95tlessthantheLeaningTowerofPisa.ThereoncewasaGreaterPyramidwhichhadamasstwicethatoftheGreatPyramid,whatwasthemassoftheGreaterPyramid.
9)
TheweatherduringPithPossum'svacationwasstrange.Itrainedon15differentdays,butitneverrainedforawholeday.
∙Rainymorningswerefollowed(跟随;紧跟)byclearafternoons.
∙Rainyafternoonswereproceeded(继续)byclearmornings.
∙Therewere12clearmorningsand13clearafternoonsinall.
∙Howlongwasthevacation?
10)
Thisstairway(楼梯)ismadeofcubes(立方体).Howmanycubeswouldbeneededtomakethesteps(台阶)9stepshigh?
11)
IfJaneisolderthanKim,KimisolderthanShawn.ShawnisyoungerthanJaneandRachelisolderthanJane
Listthepeoplefromoldesttoyoungest.
12)
Thereare12peopleinaroom.6peoplearewearingsocksand4peoplearewearingshoes,3peoplearewearingboth.Howmanypeopleareinbare(赤裸的)feet?
13)
Onemorninggrasshopper(蚱蜢;蚂蚱)felldownahole2metersdeep.Hewouldclimb1/4ofametereverydaybutatnighthesliddown(滑下)1/8pfameter.Atthisrate,howmanydaysuntilthegrasshoppergetsout?
14)
Anicecreamstand(小摊)hasninedifferentflavors(口味;味道).Agroupofchildrencometothestandandeachbuysadoublescoopcone(两勺的冰激凌筒)withtwoflavorsoficecream.Ifnoneofthechildrenchoosethesamecombination(组合)offlavors,andeverydifferentcombinationofflavorsischosen(选择),howmanychildrenarethere?
FLAVOURS
1Vanilla
2Maple
3Chocolate
4Tiger
5Raspberry
6Strawberry
7Coffee
8MoonMist
9CherryVanilla
15)
Placethedigits9,4,7,6,5,1,intheboxesinordertogetthelargestresult(结果).
[][]x[][]+[]x[]=?
16)
Fourboysworktogetherpainting(粉刷)housesforthesummer.Foreachhousetheypainttheyget$256.00.Iftheboysworkfor4monthsofsummerandtheirexpenses(花销,花费)are$152.00permonth,howmanyhousesmusttheypaintforeachofthemtohaveonethousanddollarsattheendofthesummer?
17)
Inherfirstyearadogbreeder's(饲养员)dogsproduce(产下)2puppies(小狗;幼犬).Inhersecondyearherdogsproducethree-timesasmanypuppies.Inherthirdyearherdogsproduce5timesasmanypuppiesasthefirstyear.Howmanypuppieswillthebreederhaveproducedinherfirst3years?
Ifshesellsthepuppiesfor$200.00each,howmuchwillshehavemade?
18)
Agrocerystore(杂货店)hasabakesale(甜点义卖会)onbananas.Ifyoubuysixbananasyougetthesaleprice(折扣价).Ifthegrocer(杂货商)has489banan