Question

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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey. As the train was moving through a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows 1  . When the train reached a bend(弯道)，it slowed down and then a simple house 2  . It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it. The young man was also 3  by the scenery. On his return he 4  the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 5  of the train. He wanted to sell the house, but 6   would buy it.

7   the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for 8   because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the tired passengers would 9   the house.

He tried to 10  some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. At last the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 11  . To everyone’s surprise, the young man was afforded 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent.

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very 12 . Many people have got new ideas from it.

1.                A．excitedly        B．quietly         C．safely    D．clearly

2.                A．appeared       B．found          C．invented  D．came

3.                A．attacked        B．attracted        C．sticked   D．moved

4.                A．got on          B．turned on       C．got off    D．turned off

5.                A．track           B．passengers      C．conductors    D．noise

6.                A．nobody         B．someone        C．advertiser     D．everybody

7.                A．Gently          B．Quickly         C．Finally    D．Lately

8.                A．discovery       B．renting         C．staying   D．advertisement

9.                                  A．apply for   B．lack of

C．be interested in                    D．stay in

10.               A．work for        B．join in          C．connect with   D．look up

11.               A．messages       B．magazines       C．notices    D．slogans

12.               A．interesting      B．important       C．difficult   D．different

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.D

12.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中的年轻人因为在旅途中的一个意外发现，而让自己轻松地获得了一笔不小的财富。从而告诉了我们，在生活中注意发现身边的机会是多么的重要。

1.词义辨析。A．兴奋地；B．静静地；C．安全地；D．清楚地。联系上文描述，可知人们静静地看向窗外，故选B。

2.联系下文，可知一座简单的小房子出现了，故选A，出现。

3.结合语境可知这个年轻人同样被这幕景色吸引了，故选B，吸引。

4.联系下文，可知他在最近的车站下了车，故选C，下车。

5.结合语境可知这所房子的主人被火车的噪音所困扰，故选D，噪音。

6.联系上文及转折连词but，可知没有人买这所房子，故选A，没有人。

7.联系下文，可知这个年轻人最后买了这所房子，故选C，终于，最后。

8.联系下文描述，可知他认为这是个做广告的好地方，故选D，广告。

9.联系上文描述，可知此时的人们会对房子感兴趣。故选C，对……感兴趣。

10.短语辨析。A．为……工作；B．加入；C．与……联系；D．向上看，查阅。结合语境可知他努力同一些大公司联系，故选C。

11.词义辨析。A.信息；B．杂志；C．启事；D．标语，口号。联系上文，可知可口可乐公司在这里树立起了他们的广告标语，故选D。

12.联系上文，可知这样的发现对人是很重要的，故选B，重要的。

考点：故事类阅读