Question

【题目】任务型阅读。阅读下列短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

A young man traveled by train. As it was running across a wild land, the passengers looked out of windows without aims.

When the train came near a turning, it slowed down and then a simple house came into view. It was the only house the passengers saw on such a long journey. Everybody on the train admired it with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a discussion about it.

The young man was also impressed by the scene. On his return, he got off the train at the nearest station from the house and found his way there. Its owner told him he was troubled by the noise of the train and that he wanted to sell the house but nobody would buy it.

Soon the young man paid 30,000 dollars for the house, thinking it a wonderful place for advertisement. It faced the railway turning, where the train had to slow down and the bored passengers would cast their eyes at the house to refresh their minds.

The young man tried to contact big companies and make them realize the place was the perfect for advertisement. Finally the Coca-Cola Company put up an advertisement on the house. The young man got 180,000 dollars for three year’s rent.

Good chances always hide somewhere around us, waiting for those who are careful and smart enough to find them.（改编于《初中英语读本9A》）

Where the railway 【1】
The thing	A simple house	The only one the passengers saw on a 【2】 journey.
The 【3】	The passengers	◆Everybody thought 【4】 of it with eyes wide open. ◆Some passengers even 【5】 it.
	The owner	◆He was 【6】 by the noise of the train. ◆He wanted to sell the house but 【7】 would buy it.
	The young man	◆He got off the train and found his way there; ◆He 【8】 the house for 30,000 dollars; ◆He rented the house to Coca-Cola Company for its 【9】 .
The theme	Good chances always hide somewhere around us, waiting for those who are 【10】 and smart enough to find them.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】turns

【2】long

【3】people/persons

【4】highly

【5】discussed

【6】troubled

【7】nobody

【8】paid

【9】advertisement

【10】Careful

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个机会与成功之间的故事。长途火车上的人们在漫长的旅途中终于见到了一座房屋，火车上的一位年轻人在附近的车站下车找到这座房子。主人正愁火车太吵想要卖出房子，而年轻人认为这是一个很好的广告位，于是花三万美元买下了这座房屋，后来他联系各大公司，提供广告位出租，最后可口可乐公司花十八万美元租下三年。故事告诉人们：机会就在我们身边，等着那些够细心和聪明的人们去找到。

【1】turns 铁道转变处。由第二段的第一句：When the train came near a turning, 可知本故事发生在火车转变处。故填：turns。

【2】long 由文中的:It was the only house the passengers saw on such a long journey. 可知，这是在这次长途旅行中人们所见到的唯一的一座房子。故填：long。

【3】people/persons 第二栏里的：the passengers, the owner, the young man都是人，故填：people/persons

【4】highly 由文中的：Everybody on the train admired it with eyes wide open.可知，人们见到房屋时，眼睛睁得大大地欣赏着。think highly of 看重，敬重。故填：highly.

【5】discussed 由第二段最后一句： Some passengers even began a discussion about it.可知一些乘客甚至开始讨论起来。故填：discussed.

【6】troubled 由文中的这句： Its owner told him he was troubled by the noise of the train 可知，房主被火车的噪声所烦恼，故填：troubled.

【7】nobody 由第三段最后一句： Its owner told him he was troubled by the noise of the train and that he wanted to sell the house but nobody would buy it.可知主人想要卖掉房子，可是没有人买。故填：nobody。

【8】paid 由文中的：Soon the young man paid 30,000 dollars for the house可知年轻人付了三千美元买下了房子。故填：paid.

【9】advertisement 由文中的： Finally the Coca-Cola Company put up an advertisement on the house.可知最后可口可乐公司在他的房屋上打了广告。故填：advertisement。

【10】Careful由短文最后一段Good chances always hide somewhere around us, waiting for those who are careful and smart enough to find them.可知机遇始终是那些细心而且够聪明的人的。故填：careful.