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"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.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:本文通过“我”求职经过体现妈妈的话:Everything happens for the best. 大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在 Chicago 能找到一份体育播音员的工作,但处处碰壁,最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇,不过工作还是不好找。正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄,“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢?”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇佣“我”做解说员。

1.从前面的每当“我”面对失望时总是想到妈妈说的那句话及后面所举的“我”大学毕业后找工作的例子来看,只要继续(坚持),总有一天会有好结果。carry on 意为“继续”。选D

2.从下文来看,“我”想找一份体育播音员的工作。design 在此意为“意欲,打算”。design sb for… 指的是“打算当 / 做……”。选B

3.从后文来看,在这个城市里是找不到工作的(有那位妇女的话佐证),即“我”到每家电台求职,结果是每次都被“拒绝”了。选C。

4.从后面的 since I just graduated 可知,“我”大学刚毕业,没有经验,而那位 lady 说的话正是“在 Chicago 大电视台是不会雇佣没有经验的人的”。选A。

5.那位 lady 的话的意思是“一些小城镇的电台也许会雇佣像你这样的没有经验的人”,选A。

6. “我”接受了她的建议,回到了读中学的 Dixon 镇。从后面的 in the school football team 及“我”的爱好可推测,“我”上中学时曾在校足球队踢球,故用 play。选A。

7.前面说“我”想找体育播音员的工作,“我”又有高中体育队的经验,因此听起来这个工作很适合“我”。right 在此意为“合适”,be right for sb 为“适合某人”。选C。

8.“我”找工作接连受挫,“我”的失望似乎是故意地展现出来。用show,选. 选A。

9.从一开始就提到妈妈的这句话,现在当妈妈看到“我”脸上的表情及了解到找工作接连受挫时,妈妈又拿出了这句话来提醒“我”,让“我”坚持下去。选D。

10.从前面 I tried WOC Radio Davenport 及下文的 I left his office, 可知是在我离开办公室后。选B。

11.从那位主任办公室走出来后,“我”因找不到工作非常苦闷,于是大声喊叫以发泄。从结构来看,此空应用 how,句意为:如果在电台的工作都找不到,那他怎会做体育播音员呢?选B。

12.从前面来看,好像这次求职又失败,于是“我”大声喊叫发泄一通,用calling,选A。

13.该题可从后面的 …told me I would be broadcasting a game on the… 得到启发。选C。

14.从语境来看,主任直接让“我”播在周六的比赛,可见他对“我”很满意。选D。

15.从 …told me I would be broadcasting a game… 等来看,这场比赛将在下个周六举行,故用 the coming Saturday. 选B。

考点:考查故事类短文

点评:完形填空题是考查学生的综合能力,所以对于本文,应该多读几遍,联系上下文,找出内在的关系。并且要注意主谓一致,介词动词的搭配。

 

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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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