阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项。
The
following is a true story. It shows that potential(可能性,潜力) discovered may lead to success.
A
young man traveled by train. As it was running across a 1 passengers looked out of 2 idly and aimlessly. When the train came near a
bend it 3 and then an unadorned (简陋的)house
came into 4. It was so obvious 5 the deserted landscape that everybody on the
train turned to " 6 " it with eyes wide open. Some passengers
7 began a discussion about it.
The
young man was also 8 by the scene. On his return he 9 the train at the nearest station and found his
10 to the house. Its 11 told him that troubled by the 12 of the train he wanted to sell the house but 13would
buy it.
Soon
after the young man 14thirty thousand dollars for the house,
regarding it as a 15 site for advertisement. It was facing the railway
16 where the train had to slow down and the 17 passengers would cast their eyes at the house
to 18 themselves.
He
managed to get 19 to big companies and tried his best to
convince them of the advantage of the place for 20 . Finally the Coca Cola Company took a lease
on(租用) it to
put up promotion signs. The young man was paid 180 thousand for a three year
rent.
(1)
A .
city
B .
station
C .
tunnel
D .
wilderness
(2)
A .
windows
B .
houses
C .
rooms
D .
planes
(3)
A .
broke down
B .
turned down
C .
slowed down
D .
put down
(4)
A .
being
B .
view
C .
use
D .
effect
(5)
A .
against
B .
on
C .
for
D .
to
(6)
A .
admire
B .
hear
C .
inspect
D .
see
(7)
A .
ever
B .
even
C .
still
D .
yet
(8)
A .
excited
B .
expressed
C .
shocked
D .
impressed
(9)
A .
got in
B .
got out
C .
got off
D .
put off
(10)
A .
way
B .
path
C .
road
D .
means
(11)
A .
loser
B .
employer
C .
boss
D .
owner
(12)
A .
sound
B .
noise
C .
voice
D .
saying
(13)
A .
nobody
B .
none
C .
nothing
D .
someone
(14)
A .
cost
B .
paid
C .
spent
D .
took
(15)
A .
favorable
B .
wrong
C .
best
D .
just
(16)
A .
station
B .
track
C .
carriage
D .
bend
(17)
A .
tired
B .
excited
C .
moved
D .
delighted
(18)
A .
express
B .
enjoy
C .
refresh
D .
seat
(19)
A .
close
B .
access
C .
down
D .
up
(20)
A .
promotion
B .
production
C .
sale
D .
advertisement
答案:(1)D;(2)A;(3)C;(4)B;(5)A;(6)A;(7)B;(8)D;(9)C;(10)A;(11)D;(12)B;(13)A;(14)B;(15)A;(16)D;(17)A;(18)C;(19)B;(20)D;