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"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. "  36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened  37  the disappointment you had experienced  38 ." Mother was right,  39  I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job  40  radio, then  41  my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免费车) to Chicago and tried every station, but got  42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the  43 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local  44  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was  45  I had played high school football, I  46 . The job sounded just  47  for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment  48  have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother  49 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled  50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the  51  when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he  52  me before a  53  and asked me to broadcast a(n)  54  game.

On my way home, as I have many times  55 , I thought of my mother's words.

1.                A．Get on         B．Carry on        C．Work on  D．Concentrate on

 

2.                A．in spite of       B．regardless of     C．but for   D．instead of

 

3.                A．previously      B．preciously       C．precisely  D．presently

 

4.                A．it             B．what           C．that  D．as

 

5.                A．in             B．on             C．by   D．from

 

6.                A．feel           B．work           C．find  D．push

 

7.                A．declined        B．accepted        C．reduced  D．received

 

8.                A．city            B．home          C．country   D．town

 

9.                A．salesman       B．athlete         C．shop assistant  D．manager

 

10.               A．in which        B．when          C．where D．how

 

11.               A．appealed       B．refused        C．agreed    D．applied

 

12.               A．right           B．reasonable      C．improper  D．stable

 

13.               A．should         B．must           C．could D．might

 

14.               A．recommended   B．requested      C．reminded  D．required

 

15.               A．above          B．out            C．in    D．over

 

16.               A．lift            B．result          C．response  D．offer

 

17.               A．told           B．stood          C．showed   D．helped

 

18.               A．radio          B．station         C．TV   D．microphone

 

19.               A．live            B．ordinary        C．imaginary  D．fierce

 

20.               A．before         B．since          C．until  D．unless

 

 

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。

1.考查词组：A. Get on 上车B. Carry on继续C. Work on从事D. Concentrate on专注，句意：一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去总有一天会有好事发生。选B。

2.考查词组：A. in spite of虽然B. regardless of 不管C. but for要不是D. instead of相反的，该句句意是“你会认识到如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。选C。

3.考查副词：A. previously以前地B. preciously 宝贵的C. precisely明确地D. presently现在地，这里是指“以前的挫折（失望）。选A。

4.考查连词。 “母亲是对的发现这个是在 1932 年我刚从大学毕业。 as 引导定语从句，代表前面的整个句子。选D。

5.考查介词：句意：我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做然后争取做体育节目的播音员。“在电台”用介词in。选A。

6.考查动词：这几个词搭配one’s way含义不同：A. feel one’s way摸索着前进， B. work one’s way奋力前进，C. find one’s way找到出路D. Push one’s way挤出去，争取做体育节目的播音员。选B。

7.考查动词：A. declined拒绝 B. accepted接受C. reduced减少D. received收到，从后面的句子：In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons.可知是被拒绝了。选A。

8.考查名词：A. city城市B. home家C. country 乡村D. town城镇，从下文的I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs.可知是到乡村试一试。选C。

9.考查名词：A. salesman 销售员B. athlete运动员C. shop assistant商店营业员D. manager经理，父亲说蒙哥马利沃德开了一家新商店想雇请一个本地的运动员管理 manage 店里的体育部。选B。

10.考查表语从句：迪克森是我高中打过橄榄球的地方。选C。

11.考查动词：A. appealed 吸引 B. refused拒绝C. agreed同意D. applied申请，我去申请了这份工作。选D。

12.考查形容词：A. right恰当的B. reasonable合理的，C. improper不适合的，D. stable稳定的，句意：工作听起来挺适合我的.

13.考查情态动词：A. should 应该B. must必须C. could能够D. might可以，从后面的内容可以推出，当时“我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。选B。

14.考查动词：A. recommended建议B. requested 要求C. reminded提醒D. required要求，“母亲（又）提醒我说。 “一切总会好的”,选C。

15.考查动词短语。boil over 原意为“因沸溢出，发怒”，这里用于形容作者失望到了极点。选D。

16.考查名词：A. lift 电梯B. result结果C. response回复D. offer提议，作者已经被拒绝，应该是等电梯。选A。

17.考查动词：A. told 告诉B. stood站C. showed展示D. helped帮助，他让我站在麦克风前面解说一场想象中的比赛。选B。

18.考查名词：A. radio广播B. station 车站    C. TV电视D. microphone麦克风，解析同上。选D。

19.考查形容词：A. live 现场直播的B. ordinary普通的C. imaginary想象的， D. fierce激烈的，根据语境可以知道此时没有比赛，因此是想像中的比赛。选C。

20.考查连词：A. before在…前面B. since自从，既然C. until直到D. unless除非，从那时起，我经常想到妈妈的话。选B。

考点：考查故事类短文

点评：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

 

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