“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (廣播員).
I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申請), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虛構(gòu)的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again:“If you go on, one day something good will happen.”
小題1:What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?
A．A programmer. B．A sports announcer.
C．A sportsman. D．A taxi driver.
小題2:Why couldn’t the writer get a job at first?
A．Because he didn’t want to get it.
B．Because he didn’t have any experience.
C．Because his parents didn’t agree with him.
D．Because no stations needed an announcer.
小題3: Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.
A．said nothing to himB．told him to give up
C．encouraged him to go on tryingD．a(chǎn)dvised him to get further education
小題4:The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.
A．a(chǎn)skedB．invited
C．refusedD．taken
小題5:Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?
A．He disliked the job in Montgomery Ward.
B．He got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last.
C．He was given a chance by Peter.
D．His father also gave him some help.

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析：本文通過“我”求職經(jīng)歷驗證媽媽的話：Everything happens for the best（一切都會好的）。大學(xué)剛畢業(yè)的“我”滿以為會在 Chicago 能找到一份體育播音員的工作，但處處碰壁，最后經(jīng)過一位好心人的指點回到上中學(xué)時的小鎮(zhèn)，不過工作還是不好找。正當(dāng)“我”因處處碰壁而大聲發(fā)泄，“就連一份電臺工作都找不到又怎么會當(dāng)體育播音員呢?”正因為這次發(fā)泄結(jié)果被一電臺主任聽到并因“我”擅長體育而雇“我”做解說員。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer的描述，可知作者畢業(yè)后想找一份體育播音員的工作。故選B。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段 I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience的描述可知，因為作者沒有工作經(jīng)驗。故選B。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，每一次作者找工作碰壁，媽媽都會說Everything happens for the best來鼓勵作者。故選C。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)下文because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
的描述可以推知，作者因為沒有工作經(jīng)驗而被拒絕了。故選C。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文 Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. ---I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!的描述可知，B、C、D符合短文內(nèi)容，而根據(jù)My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申請), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.的描述可知，作者是喜歡在蒙哥馬利.沃德的工作的。選項A不符合短文內(nèi)容，故選A。
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