题目内容

"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you on, something good will happen some day." Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   2  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was  3 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that  4 stations wouldn't employ a person without   5   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   6  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  7 for me but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment had  8 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  9 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.  10 I left his office,! asked aloud,"  11 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  12  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to  13 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was  14 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   15   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.accepted

 

4.                A.large           B.all             C.no   D.small

 

5.                A.experience      B.examination     C.agreement    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.advised         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.answering       C.broadcasting    D.announcing

 

13.               A.make          B.act            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】

试题分析:本文讲述了一个刚刚大学毕业的学生照工作屡遭拒绝。他想起了妈妈所说:一切都会向好的方向发展。一直坚持了下去。最好找到了满意的工作。

1.D 短语辨析。Put on穿上;take on雇佣;move on前进;carry on进行;只要我们向前进,一切都会向好的方向发展。

2.B 动词辨析。A致力于B设计C发现D享受;我为自己设计的就业方向就是做体育播音员。

3.C 动词辨析。A邀请B允诺C拒绝D接受;所有的电视台都拒绝了我,只是因为我没有经验。

4.A 形容词辨析。指大城市里的大的电视台是不会雇佣没有经验的大学毕业生的。

5.A 名词辨析。A经验B考试C协议D大学;指电视台不雇佣没有经验的大学毕业生。

6.A 动词辨析。A指打球之类的运动B参加C拿走D战斗;这里是指我在这个足球队里踢球。

7.C 形容词辨析。A可能B失望C合适D重要;指这份工作正适合我。

8.A 动词辨析。A显示B消失C结果D转换;指正如妈妈所说的那样显示了出来。

9.D 动词辨析。A唤醒B建议C要求D提醒;妈妈提醒我事情总是要向好的发现发展的。

10.B 连词辨析。指在又一次被拒绝以后,我大声说:。如果你不给他机会,他又怎么能够成为一个有经验的播音员呢?

11.B 句意分析。如果你不给他机会,他又怎么能够成为一个有经验的播音员呢?

12.A 动词辨析。A喊叫B回答C广播D玩;我听见他在后面叫我:你懂足球吗?

13.C 动词辨析。A生产B行动C广播D玩;他让我播了一场想象中的足球赛。

14.D 形容词辨析。A感动的B遗憾的C感谢的D满意的;他对我的表现很满意。

15.B 形容词辨析。A未来的B即将来临的C最好的D后来的;指在即将来临的比赛中,他让个我播音。

考点:考查人生哲理类短文阅读

点评:本文通过作者自己的故事告诉我们,要相信:事情总是向好的方向发展的。从本文我们可以看出考生应充分利用段首句提供的信息,去挖掘文章的思路,寻找文章的脉络与线索。要求考生具有扎实的英语词组、短语、习惯用法等英语搭配的知识,这对于理解文章的逻辑关系特别有利。文章的逻辑关系不外乎列举、原因、结果、让步、对照、补充、目的、条件等关系。解题时应联系上下文寻找相关线索,如某一个词的原词、指代词、同义词、近义词、上义词、下义词和概括词等。但由于我们在做题时不可能总是重复地阅读文章,因此,在做完形填空时要培养一种捕捉并记忆相关信息的能力。

 

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    What does the result of the research indicate?

    1. A.
      Our DNA is the only factor to decide our traits.
    2. B.
      Our DNA plays a decisive role, in achieving success.
    3. C.
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    4. D.
      Society has Little effect on us in our personality.
  2. 2.

    The underlined part in Paragraph 4 refers to someone who______.

    1. A.
      is born successful
    2. B.
      determines to make a difference
    3. C.
      makes great effort
    4. D.
      admits defeat easily
  3. 3.

    Timothy Bates mentions the ancient Creeks in order to indicate that______.

    1. A.
      some people can live a good life because they can manage their lives
    2. B.
      people haven't made it clear yet what is the key personality trait(持点,特征) to be a success
    3. C.
      in ancient Greece the role of family and the environment was ignored
    4. D.
      the relationship between personality and success has always been people's concern
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the key personality trait is______.

    1. A.
      determination
    2. B.
      kindness
    3. C.
      politeness
    4. D.
      sociability
  5. 5.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      How do people work hard?
    2. B.
      Why can some people succeed?
    3. C.
      DNA determines success or failure
    4. D.
      Several factors determine personality

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