Question

A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it began to ran slower and then a white house came into ______. The house looked so ______ against the grey apartment buildings of the city that everybody on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers even began to talk about it.

The young man was also ______ 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 ______ the house, but no one would buy it, as the noise of the trains passing nearby made it ______ to live in.

The young man ______ to buy the house right then and there for $30,000. Later on, he used it for advertising, as the house faced the railway bend(弯道). The train had to ______ at the bend, giving the passengers plenty of ______to look at the house.

The young man went to several big companies and explained the ______ of placing advertisements on the side of the house. Finally, one company ______ to put some ads. 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.A.mind B.sight C.market

2.A.calm B.available C.different

3.A.afraid B.pleasant C.interested

4.A.sell B.buy C.protect

5.A.undoubted B.unsuitable C.unusual

6.A.wanted B.decided C.refused

7.A.turn down B.break down C.slow down

8.A.money B.time C.turn

9.A.news B.trouble C.advantage

10.A.warned B.agreed C.regretted

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本篇讲述一个年轻人在乘坐火车时看到一个商机，他买下一座坐落于火车拐弯处的房子，因为火车经过时的噪音使得这座房子不适合人居住，但火车拐弯时必须减速，使乘客们都会关注这座房子，年轻人以此说服一家大公司来投放广告，得到很大的回报。

1.句意：当火车拐过一个弯时，它开始慢下来，然后是一座白色的房子进入视野。

mind思想；sight视野；market市场；从文字的表层意思推断空格指火车拐弯时速度变慢，可以看到一座白色的房子；故选B。

2.句意：这所房子和城市的灰色公寓楼看起来很不一样火车上的每个人都转过头去看。

calm镇静的；available可获得的；different不同的；根据下文“everybody on the train turned to look at it”推断上文指这座房子有不同于其它房子的地方，才会吸引火车上的每个人都转过头去看；故选C。

3.句意：这个年轻人也对这所房子感兴趣。

afraid害怕的；pleasant令人愉快的；interested感兴趣的；根据下文“He decided to get off at the next station and make his way to the house”推断上文指这个年轻人也对这所房子感兴趣；故选C。

4.句意：房子的主人告诉他想卖掉房子，但没人要买，因为火车在附近经过的噪音使它不适合居住。

sell卖；buy买；protect保护；根据下文“but no one would buy it”推断上文指老人要卖房；故选A。

5.句意：房子的主人告诉他想卖掉房子，但没人要买，因为火车在附近经过的噪音使它不适合居住。

undoubted无疑的；unsuitable不合适的；unusual不寻常的；根据上文“the noise of the trains passing nearby”推断空格指火车经过时的噪音使房子不适合居住；故选B。

6.句意：年轻人决定就以$30,000买下这所房子。

wanted想要；decided决定；refused拒绝；根据下文“Later on, he used it for advertising”推断上文指年轻人决定买下这所房子；故选B。

7.句意：火车在转弯处得减速，这给乘客足够的时间看房子。

turn down调小（声音）；break down出毛病；slow down减速；根据常识，火车在转弯时要减速，故选C。

8.句意：火车在转弯处得减速，这给乘客足够的时间看房子。

money钱；time时间；turn转弯；根据上文“The train had to slow down at the bend”推断空格指乘客有足够的时间看房子；故选B。

9.句意：这个年轻人去了几家大公司解释了在房子的侧面贴广告的优势。

news新闻；trouble麻烦；advantage优势；根据下文“Finally, one company agreed to put some ads”推断上文指年轻人解释了在房子的侧面贴广告的优势，最终有一家公司同意投放一些广告；故选C。

10.句意：最后，一家公司同意投放一些广告。

warned想要；agreed同意；regretted遗憾；根据下文“The young man was paid $180,000 for three years of advertising.”可知有公司同意投放广告；故选B。