Question

Once a young man was travelling by train. It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving a wilderness (荒野) ? the passengers looked out of the windows . When the train reached a bend(转弯处), it slowed down(减速) and then a sim­ple house . It was so easy to notice everybody on the train turned to "en­joy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he the train at the nearest station and found his to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the of the train. He wanted to 9the house, but nobody would buy it,

the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the . He thought it was a good place for because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past the passengers would be very interested in the house.

He to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was offered 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to success Many people have got new ideas from it.

1.A.over B. around C. through D. across

2.A.happily B. quietly C. safely D. clearly

3.A.appeared B. found C. discovered D. came

4.A.when B. that C. why D. how

5.A.discussion B. meeting C. subject D. competition

6.A.got on B. looked for C. got off D. waited for

7.A.address B. way C. key D. trip

8.A.Track B. conductor C. passenger D. noise

9.A.change B. paint C. sell D. mend

10.A.Soon B. Yet C. Instead D. After

11.A.room B. place C. house D. land

12.A.information B. relaxing C. travelling D. advertisement

13.A.excited B. tired C. surprised D. worried

14.A.tried B. had C. agreed D. stopped

15.A.Since then B. At last C. At least D. So far

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.D

13.B

14.A

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个年轻人在坐火车旅行时，发现了一座简单的房子。当乘客经过漫长而有枯燥的旅途时，他们看到了这座房子，非常感兴趣。于是，这位年轻人认为这座房子适合做广告。不久，他花了30，000美元买下了这座房子。最后，可口可乐公司同意在这里做广告，三年给了他180，000美元的租金。

这说明发现对成功来说是很重要的。

1. 在……上面， B. around 在周围； C. through 从中间穿过； D. across从表面穿过。在荒野上是在表面上，故用介词across,故选D。句意：当火车在荒野上行驶时。

2. 高兴地；B. quietly 安静地；C. safely 安全地；D. clearly干净地。根据 It was a long and boring journey.可知这是一个漫长而枯燥的旅行，故此处乘客应是静静地看着窗外，故选B。句意：乘客们安静地向窗外看去。

3. 出现，不及物动词； B. found 找到，及物动词； C. discovered 发现，及物动词；D. came来，不及物动词。主语是a simple house，没有宾语，故此处用不及物动词，结合句意，房子不会动，故是在人们的视野里显现出来，故用动词appear,故选A。句意：当火车到达拐弯处，火车减速，一个简单的房子出现了。]

4. 何时； B. that 那个； C. why 为什么；D. how如何。根据句型It’s easy that+从句.it是形式主语，that+从句是真正的主语，故此处用that,故选B。句意：很容易注意到火车上的每个人开始睁大眼睛“欣赏”这座房子。

5. 讨论，谈论； B. meeting 会议； C. subject 科目；D. competition竞赛。结合上文，乘客看到了这座房子，因此开始谈论这座房子，故用discussion。故选A。句意：有些乘客甚至开始谈论它。

6. on 上车； B. looked for 寻找； C. got off 下课； D. waited for等待。根据found his 7to the house.可知他找到去这座房子的路，因此是下了火车，故选C。句意：在他回来时，他在最近的车站下了火车。

7. 地址；B. way 方法； C. key 钥匙； D. trip旅行。One’s way to+地点“去某地的路”，故选B。句意：他找到去这座房子的路。

8. 轨道； B. conductor指挥 ； C. passenger 乘客； D. noise噪音。根据 he was troubled by可知他感到麻烦的是不好的事，因此是火车的噪音，故选D。句意：这座房子的主人说他被火车的噪音所困扰。

9. 变化； B. paint 画； C. sell 卖； D. mend修理。根据but nobody would buy it, 可知他要卖房子，故选C。句意：他想卖了这座房子，但是没人买。

10. 不久； B. Yet 然而； C. Instead 而； D. After在……之后。结合上文，这个年轻人听了房主的话之后不久买的，故用副词soon，故选A。句意：不久这个年轻人花了30000美元。

11. 房间； B. place 地方； C. house 房子； D. land陆地。根据He wanted to 9the house, but nobody would buy it, 可知房东要卖这座房子，所以此处他买了这座房子，故选C。句意：不久这个年轻人花了30000美元买了这座房子。

12. 信息； B. relaxing 放松的；C. travelling 旅行； D. advertisement广告。根据told them that could be used for advertisement.可知他要用这座房子来做广告，故选D。句意：他认为这是一个做广告的好地方。

13. 激动的；B. tired 疲倦的； C. surprised 惊讶的； D. worried担心的。根据It was a long and boring journey.可知漫长而枯燥的旅途，乘客会疲倦，故用形容词tired,故选B。句意：当火车慢慢从这里经过时，疲倦的乘客会对这做房子非常感兴趣。

14. 努力； B. had 有； C. agreed 同意； D. stopped停止。Try to do sth.“努力做某事”，故选A。句意：他努力和一些大公司联系。

15. then 自从那时起； B. At last 最后,表示经过努力获得了结果； C. At least 至少； D. So far迄今为止。经过他的努力，得到的结果，故用短语at last, 故选B。句意：最后，可口可乐公司接受了他，在这里张贴了他们的广告牌。

考点：故事类短文。