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(轉彎處), it slowed down(減速) 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】

試題分析：本文敘述了一個年輕人在坐火車旅行時，發(fā)現(xiàn)了一座簡單的房子。當乘客經(jīng)過漫長而有枯燥的旅途時，他們看到了這座房子，非常感興趣。于是，這位年輕人認為這座房子適合做廣告。不久，他花了30，000美元買下了這座房子。最后，可口可樂公司同意在這里做廣告，三年給了他180，000美元的租金。

這說明發(fā)現(xiàn)對成功來說是很重要的。

1. 在……上面， B. around 在周圍； C. through 從中間穿過； D. across從表面穿過。在荒野上是在表面上，故用介詞across,故選D。句意：當火車在荒野上行駛時。

2. 高興地；B. quietly 安靜地；C. safely 安全地；D. clearly干凈地。根據(jù) It was a long and boring journey.可知這是一個漫長而枯燥的旅行，故此處乘客應是靜靜地看著窗外，故選B。句意：乘客們安靜地向窗外看去。

3. 出現(xiàn)，不及物動詞； B. found 找到，及物動詞； C. discovered 發(fā)現(xiàn)，及物動詞；D. came來，不及物動詞。主語是a simple house，沒有賓語，故此處用不及物動詞，結合句意，房子不會動，故是在人們的視野里顯現(xiàn)出來，故用動詞appear,故選A。句意：當火車到達拐彎處，火車減速，一個簡單的房子出現(xiàn)了。]

4. 何時； B. that 那個； C. why 為什么；D. how如何。根據(jù)句型It’s easy that+從句.it是形式主語，that+從句是真正的主語，故此處用that,故選B。句意：很容易注意到火車上的每個人開始睜大眼睛“欣賞”這座房子。

5. 討論，談論； B. meeting 會議； C. subject 科目；D. competition競賽。結合上文，乘客看到了這座房子，因此開始談論這座房子，故用discussion。故選A。句意：有些乘客甚至開始談論它。

6. on 上車； B. looked for 尋找； C. got off 下課； D. waited for等待。根據(jù)found his 7to the house.可知他找到去這座房子的路，因此是下了火車，故選C。句意：在他回來時，他在最近的車站下了火車。

7. 地址；B. way 方法； C. key 鑰匙； D. trip旅行。One’s way to+地點“去某地的路”，故選B。句意：他找到去這座房子的路。

8. 軌道； B. conductor指揮 ； C. passenger 乘客； D. noise噪音。根據(jù) he was troubled by可知他感到麻煩的是不好的事，因此是火車的噪音，故選D。句意：這座房子的主人說他被火車的噪音所困擾。

9. 變化； B. paint 畫； C. sell 賣； D. mend修理。根據(jù)but nobody would buy it, 可知他要賣房子，故選C。句意：他想賣了這座房子，但是沒人買。

10. 不久； B. Yet 然而； C. Instead 而； D. After在……之后。結合上文，這個年輕人聽了房主的話之后不久買的，故用副詞soon，故選A。句意：不久這個年輕人花了30000美元。

11. 房間； B. place 地方； C. house 房子； D. land陸地。根據(jù)He wanted to 9the house, but nobody would buy it, 可知房東要賣這座房子，所以此處他買了這座房子，故選C。句意：不久這個年輕人花了30000美元買了這座房子。

12. 信息； B. relaxing 放松的；C. travelling 旅行； D. advertisement廣告。根據(jù)told them that could be used for advertisement.可知他要用這座房子來做廣告，故選D。句意：他認為這是一個做廣告的好地方。

13. 激動的；B. tired 疲倦的； C. surprised 驚訝的； D. worried擔心的。根據(jù)It was a long and boring journey.可知漫長而枯燥的旅途，乘客會疲倦，故用形容詞tired,故選B。句意：當火車慢慢從這里經(jīng)過時，疲倦的乘客會對這做房子非常感興趣。

14. 努力； B. had 有； C. agreed 同意； D. stopped停止。Try to do sth.“努力做某事”，故選A。句意：他努力和一些大公司聯(lián)系。

15. then 自從那時起； B. At last 最后,表示經(jīng)過努力獲得了結果； C. At least 至少； D. So far迄今為止。經(jīng)過他的努力，得到的結果，故用短語at last, 故選B。句意：最后，可口可樂公司接受了他，在這里張貼了他們的廣告牌。

考點：故事類短文。