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【题目】 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】

短文主要围绕着主人公妈妈的一句话“如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生的。”，讲述了作者在毕业后找工作屡次碰壁但不放弃，最后赢得了机会的事。

【1】词义猜测题，A. received收到；B. refused 拒绝；C. slowed down放慢速度；D. shut关闭，封闭，根据前面提到的去芝加哥电台找工作，“But但是”一词表转折，可以推测出应该是被拒绝了，所以turn down应该是拒绝之意，故选B。

【2】细节理解题，根据“In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't need inexperienced person.在一个演播室里，一位好心的女士告诉我，大电视台不需要没有经验的人。”，可知没被录取是因为才毕业没有经验，故选B。

【3】细节理解题，根据“I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, lowa. 我试过在爱荷华州达文波特的WOC电台。”可知答案，故选A。

【4】细节理解题，A. Mother is beautiful. 妈妈很漂亮。B. What mother says is always right. 妈妈说的总是对的。C. If we continue our dream, at last we will realize it. 如果我们继续我们的梦想，最终我们会实现它。D. Success is always the mother of failure. 成功永远是失败之母。全文都是围绕母亲的话“If you carry on, one day something good will happen. 如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生。”，其他选项文中都没有提到，故选C。

【5】最佳标题，A. Mother and son妈妈和儿子；B. Lesson for Living生活的教训；C. Mother is right妈妈是对的；D. My dream我的梦，短文讲述了作者在毕业后找工作屡次碰壁但不放弃，最后赢得了机会的事，让他明白了如果你坚持下去，总有一天会有好事发生。所以应该讲的是生活的教训，故选B。