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【題目】 Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. "If you carry on, one day something good will happen. " So I think my mother is the most beautiful mother in the world. Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer. I drove a car to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was turned down every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't need inexperienced person. “Go out in the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said, "Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I applied. The job sounded just right for me. But I wasn’t hire”.

My disappointment must have shown. “ Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to find a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, lowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, I was frustrated. I asked aloud, "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?

I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.

On my way home, I thought of my mother's words: “If you carry on, one day something good will happen.”

【1】What does the underlined word "turned down" mean in Chinese?

A.receivedB.refusedC.slowed downD.shut

【2】Why did the writer not find the job in every station in Chicago?

A.Because the writer didn't like that job.B.Because the writer didn’t have experience.

C.Because the writer wasn't a local athlete.D.Because the writer’s father opened a store.

【3】Finally where did the writer get a job?

A.In Davenport, lowa.B.In the countryside.C.In Dixon.D.We don't know.

【4】We learn from the reading ________.

A.Mother is beautiful.B.What mother says is always right.

C.If we continue our dream, at last we will realize it.D.Success is always the mother of failure.

【5】The best title of the passage should be __________.

A.Mother and sonB.Lesson for LivingC.Mother is rightD.My dream

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文主要圍繞著主人公媽媽的一句話“如果你堅(jiān)持下去，總有一天會有好事發(fā)生的�！�，講述了作者在畢業(yè)后找工作屢次碰壁但不放棄，最后贏得了機(jī)會的事。

【1】詞義猜測題，A. received收到；B. refused 拒絕；C. slowed down放慢速度；D. shut關(guān)閉，封閉，根據(jù)前面提到的去芝加哥電臺找工作，“But但是”一詞表轉(zhuǎn)折，可以推測出應(yīng)該是被拒絕了，所以turn down應(yīng)該是拒絕之意，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't need inexperienced person.在一個演播室里，一位好心的女士告訴我，大電視臺不需要沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人�！�，可知沒被錄取是因?yàn)椴女厴I(yè)沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, lowa. 我試過在愛荷華州達(dá)文波特的WOC電臺。”可知答案，故選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題，A. Mother is beautiful. 媽媽很漂亮。B. What mother says is always right. 媽媽說的總是對的。C. If we continue our dream, at last we will realize it. 如果我們繼續(xù)我們的夢想，最終我們會實(shí)現(xiàn)它。D. Success is always the mother of failure. 成功永遠(yuǎn)是失敗之母。全文都是圍繞母親的話“If you carry on, one day something good will happen. 如果你堅(jiān)持下去，總有一天會有好事發(fā)生�！�，其他選項(xiàng)文中都沒有提到，故選C。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題，A. Mother and son媽媽和兒子；B. Lesson for Living生活的教訓(xùn)；C. Mother is right媽媽是對的；D. My dream我的夢，短文講述了作者在畢業(yè)后找工作屢次碰壁但不放棄，最后贏得了機(jī)會的事，讓他明白了如果你堅(jiān)持下去，總有一天會有好事發(fā)生。所以應(yīng)該講的是生活的教訓(xùn)，故選B。