"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 on, something good will happen some day."

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   37  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38  every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39  stations wouldn't employ a person without   40 since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had  41  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42   for me but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment had 43  as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  44  me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.  45 I left his office, I asked aloud,"  46 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director  47  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48  an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49  and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   50  Saturday.

1.                A.put            B.take            C.move D.carry

 

2.                A.devoted        B.designed        C.found    D.enjoyed

 

3.                A.invited         B.promised       C.refused   D.a(chǎn)ccepted

 

4.                A.large           B.a(chǎn)ll             C.no   D.small

 

5.                A.experience      B.examination     C.a(chǎn)greement    D.college

 

6.                A.played         B.joined          C.taken    D.fought

 

7.                A.possible        B.successful       C.right     D.important

 

8.                A.shown         B.disappeared     C.resulted  D.turned

 

9.                A.woke          B.a(chǎn)dvised         C.demanded D.reminded

 

10.               A.While          B.After          C.Before    D.So

 

11.               A.What          B.How           C.Whenever D.Wherever

 

12.               A.calling          B.a(chǎn)nswering       C.broadcasting   D.a(chǎn)nnouncing

 

13.               A.make          B.a(chǎn)ct            C.broadcast D.play

 

14.               A.moved         B.sorry          C.thankful   D.satisfied

 

15.               A.future          B.coming         C.last   D.later

 

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

【解析】

試題分析:本文通過“我”求職經(jīng)過體現(xiàn)媽媽的話:Everything happens for the best. 大學(xué)剛畢業(yè)的“我”滿以為會(huì)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(diǎn)回到上中學(xué)時(shí)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(tái)工作都找不到又怎么會(huì)當(dāng)體育播音員呢?”正因?yàn)檫@次發(fā)泄結(jié)果被一電臺(tái)主任聽到并因“我”擅長(zhǎng)體育而雇傭“我”做解說員。

1.從前面的每當(dāng)“我”面對(duì)失望時(shí)總是想到媽媽說的那句話及后面所舉的“我”大學(xué)畢業(yè)后找工作的例子來看,只要繼續(xù)(堅(jiān)持),總有一天會(huì)有好結(jié)果。carry on 意為“繼續(xù)”。選D

2.從下文來看,“我”想找一份體育播音員的工作。design 在此意為“意欲,打算”。design sb for… 指的是“打算當(dāng) / 做……”。選B

3.從后文來看,在這個(gè)城市里是找不到工作的(有那位婦女的話佐證),即“我”到每家電臺(tái)求職,結(jié)果是每次都被“拒絕”了。選C。

4.從后面的 since I just graduated 可知,“我”大學(xué)剛畢業(yè),沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn),而那位 lady 說的話正是“在 Chicago 大電視臺(tái)是不會(huì)雇傭沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人的”。選A。

5.那位 lady 的話的意思是“一些小城鎮(zhèn)的電臺(tái)也許會(huì)雇傭像你這樣的沒有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的人”,選A。

6. “我”接受了她的建議,回到了讀中學(xué)的 Dixon 鎮(zhèn)。從后面的 in the school football team 及“我”的愛好可推測(cè),“我”上中學(xué)時(shí)曾在校足球隊(duì)踢球,故用 play。選A。

7.前面說“我”想找體育播音員的工作,“我”又有高中體育隊(duì)的經(jīng)驗(yàn),因此聽起來這個(gè)工作很適合“我”。right 在此意為“合適”,be right for sb 為“適合某人”。選C。

8.“我”找工作接連受挫,“我”的失望似乎是故意地展現(xiàn)出來。用show,選. 選A。

9.從一開始就提到媽媽的這句話,現(xiàn)在當(dāng)媽媽看到“我”臉上的表情及了解到找工作接連受挫時(shí),媽媽又拿出了這句話來提醒“我”,讓“我”堅(jiān)持下去。選D。

10.從前面 I tried WOC Radio Davenport 及下文的 I left his office, 可知是在我離開辦公室后。選B。

11.從那位主任辦公室走出來后,“我”因找不到工作非�?鄲�,于是大聲喊叫以發(fā)泄。從結(jié)構(gòu)來看,此空應(yīng)用 how,句意為:如果在電臺(tái)的工作都找不到,那他怎會(huì)做體育播音員呢?選B。

12.從前面來看,好像這次求職又失敗,于是“我”大聲喊叫發(fā)泄一通,用calling,選A。

13.該題可從后面的 …told me I would be broadcasting a game on the… 得到啟發(fā)。選C。

14.從語境來看,主任直接讓“我”播在周六的比賽,可見他對(duì)“我”很滿意。選D。

15.從 …told me I would be broadcasting a game… 等來看,這場(chǎng)比賽將在下個(gè)周六舉行,故用 the coming Saturday. 選B。

考點(diǎn):考查故事類短文

點(diǎn)評(píng):完形填空題是考查學(xué)生的綜合能力,所以對(duì)于本文,應(yīng)該多讀幾遍,聯(lián)系上下文,找出內(nèi)在的關(guān)系。并且要注意主謂一致,介詞動(dòng)詞的搭配。

 

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