《2025年通城学典组合训练八年级英语全一册人教版辽宁专版》

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A young man was on a train. As the train turned a corner, it 1 down and then a big house came into sight. The house looked so different from the grey apartment buildings of the city that 2 on the train turned to look at it. Some passengers on the train showed great interest and began to talk about it. The young man was 3 interested in the house. He decided to 4 at the next station and make his way to the house. When he got there, the 5 of the house told him that he was trying to sell the house. But no one would buy it, as the noise of the trains 6 nearby made it unsuitable to live in.
The young man 7 to buy the house right then and he spent $30,000 on it. He used it for advertising, as the house faced the railway bend(弯道;拐弯). The 8 had to slow down on the bend, giving the passengers plenty of time to look at the house.The young man went to several big companies and 9 the advantages of placing advertisements on the side of the house. 10, one company agreed to place some ads. The company paid the young man $180,000 for three years of advertising.
(C)1. A. wrote
B. put
C. slowed
D. pulled
(A)2. A. everybody
B. somebody
C. anybody
D. nobody
(A)3. A. also
B. else
C. either
D. only
(B)4. A. take off
B. get off
C. put off
D. break down
(C)5. A. worker
B. builder
C. owner
D. farmer
(D)6. A. staying
B. working
C. hearing
D. passing
(A)7. A. decided
B. needed
C. refused
D. agreed
(C)8. A. bend
B. house
C. train
D. passenger
(B)9. A. spoke
B. explained
C. used
D. made
(A)10. A. Finally
B. Suddenly
C. Heavily
D. Possibly

答案： 1 C 由下文中的 slow down on the bend 可知，火车在此减速。
2 A 火车上的每个人都转过头去看这个房子。
3 A 这个年轻人也对这座房子感兴趣。
4 B 由句中的 make his way to the house 可知，他决定在下一站下车，用短语 get off。
5 C 房子的主人告诉年轻人，他正要卖掉这个房子。
6 D 附近经过的火车制造的噪声使得这里不适宜居住。
7 A 这个年轻人决定买下这座房子。
8 C 联系上下文可知，火车在拐弯处不得不减速。
9 B 年轻人去了几家大公司，并且解释了在这个房子旁边投放广告的益处。
10 A 最后，有一家公司同意在那里投放一些广告。