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It was Saturday again.Grace and Karen disliked Saturdays.That was another thing the twins had in common.They shared the same clothes and tied their hair in the same manner.In fact,it was hard for their classmates and teachers to tell them apart sometimes.

Unlike their classmates,they had to get up early at seven every Saturday to prepare for their lessons.Grace had to attend the art lesson and Karen had to attend her ballet lesson.“How I wish I could do something different today,” said the twins with one voice.All at once,an idea came to Grace and Karen at the same time.“How would you like to be me for a day?” they asked each other.It seemed like a wonderful plan to them.After giving each other a description of their own friends,Grace put on Karen’s ballet dress while Karen put Grace’s brushes and paints into her bag.Then they left for their classes.

When the art lesson started,Karen was lost.Unlike Grace,Karen was poor at drawing.When the art lesson finally ended,Karen didn’t dare to hand in her work.

Meanwhile,Grace was struggling in the ballet class as well.As she had no idea about the dance steps,she had to follow her classmates blindly.As a result,she kept knocking into them.Their ballet teacher became impatient with her,“Karen,you should remember the basic steps.You can’t rely on copying what others are doing.”

When Karen and Grace got home,they were tired out.They decided that they would never try to be someone else they were not.It seemed that the grass was not always greener on the other side.

1.Did Grace and Karen like Saturdays?

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2.When did the twins get up on Saturdays?

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3.What was the twins’ plan when they decided to do something different?

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4.How did Karen feel at the beginning of the art lesson?

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5.Why did the ballet teacher become impatient?

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1.No,they didn’t./No,both of them disliked Saturdays. 2.They got up at seven on Saturdays. 3.Their plan was to pretend to be the other one/exchange roles for a day. 4.She felt lost(when the a...

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said,whenever things weren’t going my way.“Don’t worry;one day your luck will change.”

Mother was right,as I discovered after I had finished my college education.I had decided to try for a job in radio.One day,I wanted to host(主持) a sports program.I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station.But I got turned down every time.

In one station,a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience.“Get some work in a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home.I couldn’t get a job there,either.I felt really down.“Your luck will change,” Mom said to me.I tried another radio station in Iowa.But the owner told me he had already had someone.As I left his office,I asked,“How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call,“What did you mean?Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game.I succeeded.

On my way home,Mom’s words came back to me,“One day your luck will change,Son.And when it happens,you’ll feel doubly(加倍地) good because of all the hard work you’ve done.” At that moment I knew just what she meant.

1.What job was the writer most interested in?

A. A sportsman.

B. A sports announcer.

C. A shop assistant.

D. A reporter.

2.The underlined sentence “But I got turned down every time.” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “ ”.

A. But I was successful every time.

B. But I was refused every time.

C. But I lost my way every time.

D. But I found my way every time.

3.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A. Because he was too young.

B. Because he didn’t get college education.

C. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.

D. Because his mother was ill.

4.Where did the writer find a job?

A. In Iowa. B. In his hometown.

C. In Chicago. D. In New York.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. I Was Lucky to Find a Job

B. No One Is Always Lucky

C. Everything Happens for the Best

D. How to Be a Sports Announcer

1.B 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 【解析】试题分析:这篇记叙文讲述的是作者成为体育播音员的经历。 1.题意:作者最感兴趣的工作是什么?考查细节理解题。根据I wanted to host a sports program.,可知作者想做体育播音员,故选B。 2.题意:第2段加下划线的句子“But I got turned down every tim...

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