第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

The following is a true story. It shows that potential discovered may lead to success. A young, man traveled by train. As it was running across a  _36_ passengers looked out of the_37_  idly and aimlessly．When the train came near a bend it _38_ and then an unadorned （简陋的）house came into _39_ ．It was so obvious _40_ the deserted landscape that everybody on the train began to “ _41_ ” it with their eyes wide open．Some passengers  _42_ began a discussion about it．

The young man was also _43_ by the scene．On his return he  _44_ the train at the nearest station and found his _45_ to the house．Its _46_ told him that troubled by the _47_ of the train he wanted to sell the house but  _48__would buy it．

Soon after the young man __49__three thousand dollars for the house, regarding it as a _50_ site for advertisement．It was facing the railway _51_ where the train had to slow down and the _52_ passengers would cast their eyes at the house to _53_ themselves．He managed to get  _54_ to big companies and tried his best to convince them of the advantage of the place for  _55_ ．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．

36．A．city          B．station         C．tunnel         D．wilderness

37．A．windows     B．houses         C．rooms          D．planes            

38．A．broke down     B．turned down     C．slowed down   D．put down

39．A．being              B．view           C．use           D．effect

40．A．against        B．on            C．for           D．to           

41．A．enjoy          B．hear         C．inspect         D．see

42．A．ever         B．even           C．still          D．yet   

43．A．excited        B．expressed     C．shocked       D．impressed

44．A．got in          B．got out        C．got off        D．put off 

45．A．way          B．path         C．road        D．means

46．A．loser         B．employer     C．boss         D．owner

47．A．sound          B．noise          C．voice         D．saying

48．A．nobody       B．none         C．nothing        D．someone

49．A．cost          B．paid         C．spent          D．took 

50．A．favorable      B．wrong         C．best          D．just         

51．A．station         B．track         C．carriage      D．bend

52．A．tired           B．excited        C．moved         D．delighted

53．A．express        B．enjoy         C．refresh        D．seat

54．A．close         B．access         C．down         D．up           

55．A．promotion          B．production          C．sale          D．advertisement