Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

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

As the train was moving _______ a lonely field, the people on the train looked out of the windows    _______ . But when the train reached a bend (转弯处), it became _______ and then people _______ a simple house. It was so easy to find that everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes   _______ open. Some people even began to _______   about it. The young man was also_______  at the house.

On his return he   _______ the train at the nearest station and found his_______ to the house. Its owner said the _______ of the train was trouble to him. He wanted to _______ the house, but nobody would buy it.

Soon the young man spent 30, 000 dollars on the    _______ . Because it was facing the railway bend, he _______  it was a good place for advertisement(广告). When the train moved slowly past, the    _______ people on the train would be very interested in the house.

He tried to talk with some big companies and told them they could used it for advertisement. _______ the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone’s surprise, the young man got 180, 000 dollars for a three-year rent (租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that thinking of ideas is very important.

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

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

3.A. happy     B. tired    C. slow     D. fast

4.A. saw       B. heard     C. felt    D. watched

5.A. brightly  B. wide     C. slowly   D. high

6.A. talk      B. speak    C. tell     D. say

7.A. amazed   B. sad       C. good    D. bad

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

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

10.A. colour   B. whisper    C. song    D. noise

11.A. buy      B. draw      C. sell     D. borrow

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

13.A. wondered B. taught     C. remembered D. believed

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

15.A. At first B. At last    C. At least   D. As usual

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个做广告的房子。以前当人们坐火车进行一次漫长而又无聊的旅行，在拐弯处的房子引起了人们的注意。有一个年轻人发现了这个房子的价值，买下了它，用它来做广告。后来，可口可乐公司在这座房子张贴广告。这个故事告诉我们新想法的思考是非常重要的。

1.D考查介词及语境的理解。A. over 越过，在正上方； B. around 在周围；C. out外面；D. across在表面穿过；句意：当火车正在偏僻的田野里穿越时，火车上的人们安静地向窗外看。field田野，因此此处表示在表面上穿过，故用介词across。故选D。

2.B考查副词及语境的理解。A. happily 高兴地；B. quietly安静地；C. safely安全地；D. clearly清楚地；句意：当火车正在偏僻的田野里穿越时，火车上的人们安静地向窗外看。根据It was a long and boring journey.可知这个旅途又长又无聊，因此人们是安静地，故选B。

3.C考查形容词及语境的理解。A. happy 高兴的；B. tired 疲倦的； C. slow 慢的；D. fast快的；句意：当火车到了拐弯处，变得慢下来。根据when the train reached a bend (转弯处),可知火车拐弯时应是速度慢下来，故用形容词slow。故选C。

4.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. saw看见； B. heard听见； C. felt感觉； D. watched观看；句意：当火车到了拐弯处时，它慢下来了，然后人们看见一座简单的房子。根据宾语是a simple house可知应是看见一座房子。故选A。

5.B考查形容词和副词及语境的理解。A. brightly明亮地； B. wide 宽阔的；C. slowly 缓慢地；D. high高的；句意：很容易发现火车上的每个人都高兴的睁大眼睛。修饰眼睛睁得大，故用形容词wide。故选B。

6.A考查动词及语境的理解。A. talk谈论； B. speak 说话，强调说某种语言；C. tell 告诉；D. say说，强调说话的内容；句意：有些人甚至开始谈论它。talk about“谈论”，故选A。

7.A考查形容词及语境的理解。A. amazed惊讶的； B. sad悲伤的； C. good 好的；D. bad坏的；句意：那个年轻人对那座房子也感到惊讶。be amazed at“对……感到惊讶”，故选A。

8.C考查动词短语及语境的理解。A. got on 上车；B. looked for寻找；C. got off 下车；D. waited for等待；句意：在他返回的途中他在最近的车站下车。根据found his 44 to the house可知他去找去那座房子的路，因此他是下了火车。故选C。

9.B考查名词及语境的理解。A. address地址； B. way 方法；C. key 钥匙；D. trip旅行；句意：在他返回的途中他在最近的车站下车，然后找到去那座房子的路。the way to +地点“去某地的路”；故选B。

10.D考查名词及语境的理解。A. colour 颜色；B. whisper 私语； C. song 哥； D. noise噪音；句意：它的主人说火车的噪音对他来说是麻烦。根据was trouble to him对他来说是麻烦，可知此处影视火车的噪音。故选D。

11.C考查动词及语境的理解。A. buy 买； B. draw 画画； C. sell卖；D. borrow借；句意：他想卖掉那座房子，但是没有人买。根据but nobody would buy it.可知表示想卖掉房子。故选C。

12.C考查名词及语境的理解。A. room 房间； B. place 地方； C. house 房子；D. land陆地；句意：不久那个年轻人花了3万美元买了那座房子。结合上文，可知他买了那座房子，故选C。

13.D考查动词及语境的理解。A. wondered 想知道；B. taught 教；C. remembered 记住；D. believed相信；句意：因为它正面对着火车道的拐弯处，他相信这是一个做广告的好地方。根据When the train moved slowly past, the 49 people on the train would be very interested in the house. 可知火车拐弯时，车速慢下来，因此人们会对拐弯处的那座房子感兴趣，故他相信人们会对这座房子上的广告感兴趣。 故选D。

14.B考查形容词及语境的理解。A. excited激动的； B. tired 疲倦的；C. surprised 惊讶的；D. worried担心的；句意：当火车慢慢地开过时，火车上疲倦的人们会对这座房子感兴趣。根据It was a long and boring journey.可知路途长，因此人们会感到疲倦。故选B。

15.介词短语及语境的理解。A. At first 首先；B. At last 最后；C. At least至少；D. As usual像平常一样；句意：最后可口可乐公司定下这座房子张贴他们的广告。此处表示那个年轻人买下了那座房子，最后有可口可乐公司要在这座房子做广告。故此处为at last。故选B。

考点：故事类短文。