Question

【题目】 A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it slowed down and then a small house came into sight. The house looked so different from the grey big buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers began to talk about it.

The young man was also interested in the house. He decided to get off at the next station and make his way to the house. The owner of the house told him that he was trying to sell the house, but no one would buy it. The young man decided to buy the house right then and there for $30,000. He used it for advertising (做广告), as the house faced the railway bend (弯道). The train had to slow down at the bend, giving the passengers plenty of time to look at the house.

The young man went to several big companies and explained the advantages of placing advertisements on the side of the house. Finally, one company agreed. The young man was paid $180,000 for three years of advertising.

In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.

【1】Why did everybody on the train look at the small house? (不超过15个词)

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【2】What did the owner want to do with the house? (不超过10个词)

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【3】What can we learn from this passage? (不超过10个词)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Because it looked so different from the grey big buildings of the city.

【2】He was trying to sell the house. / He wanted to sell the house.

【3】Turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.

【解析】

这是个小故事。讲述的是在火车经过的拐弯处有一栋与众不同的房子，火车上的乘客都会因为好奇而多看它一眼。主人试图卖掉它，但是没有人买。有个乘客了解后，以高价租了三年用来做广告。揭示的主题是在这个世界上，化不利为有利是成功的关键。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段“The house looked so different from the grey big buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it.”这所房子看上去与城市里灰色的高楼大厦大不相同，所以火车上的每个人都转过身来看着它。故答案是Because it looked so different from the grey big buildings of the city。

【2】细节理解题。根据第二段“The owner of the house told him that he was trying to sell the house, but no one would buy it.”，房子的主人曾试图卖掉它，故答案是He was trying to sell the house. / He wanted to sell the house.

【3】主旨大意题。这是篇故事阅读，文章的最后一段是主旨段“In this world, turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success.”意思是在这个世界上，化不利为有利是成功的关键。故答案是Turning disadvantages into advantages is the key to success。