Question

 “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll   16   that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous   17  .”

Mother was right,   18   I discovered after   19   from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way   20   sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便车） to Chicago and knocked on the door of   21   station—and got   22   every time. In one   23  , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t   24   hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a   25  .” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local   26   to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I   27  . The job sounded just right for me.   28   I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   29   me. Dad   30   me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had   31   hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my   32   boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator   33   I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an   34   game.

On my way home, as I have many times since, I thought of my mother’s words: “if you carry on, one day something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous disappointment”. I often   35   what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

16．A. realize  B. recognize    C. request  D. receive

17．A. disappointment   B. excitement   C. pressure D. anxiety

18．A. what B. as   C. when D. how

19．A. studying B. working  C. living   D. graduating

20．A. up to    B. out at   C. up for   D. down to

21．A. every    B. many C. a few    D. some

22．A. taken down   B. broken down  C. turned down  D. put down

23．A. room B. image    C. studio   D. stage

24．A. risk B. avoid    C. mind D. regret

25．A. trouble  B. chance   C. choice   D. change

26．A. adviser  B. athlete  C. photographer D. composer

27．A. applied  B. assisted C. approved D. admitted

28．A. And      B. But      C. However  D. So

29．A. reminded B. praised  C. demanded D. informed

30．A. supplied B. provided C. prepared D. offered

31．A. still    B. even C. already  D. yet

32．A. distinction  B. frustration  C. impression   D. expression

33．A. until    B. when C. while    D. as

34．A. visible  B. bitterness   C. imaginary    D. satisfactory

35．A. think    B. suspect  C. doubt    D. wonder

Answer 1

16．A

17．A

18．B

19．D

20．A

21．A

22．C

23．C

24．A

25．B

26．B

27．A

28．B

29．A

30．D

31．C

32．B

33．B

34．C

35．D

【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。

16．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. realize意识到B. recognize    认出C. request要求D. receive收到，该句句意是“你会认识到如果没有以前的失望就不会有现在的一切。选A

17．考查名词及上下文的呼应：A. disappointment失望B. excitement兴奋C. pressure压力D. anxiety焦虑，根据这句话的句意可知：你会认识到如果没有以前的失望就不会有现在的一切。选A

18．考查连词及上下文的呼应：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B。

19．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. studying学习B. working工作C. living生活D. graduating毕业，根据这句话的句意可知：母亲是对的，发现这个是在1932 年我刚从大学毕业，选D

20．考查词组及上下文的呼应：这个词组搭配one’s way含义不同： work one’s way up to奋力前进做…，根据这句话的句意可知：我争取做体育节目的播音员。选A

21．考查形容词及上下文的呼应：A. every每个B. many很多， C. a few一些D. some一些，从station这个单数，可知是every。我搭便车到芝加哥敲每个电台的门。选A

22．考查词组及上下文的呼应：A. taken down放下，B. broken down崩溃，C. turned down拒绝D. put down放下，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C

23．考查名词及上下文的呼应：A. room房间B. image形象，C. studio工作室，D. stage舞台，根据这句话的句意可知：在一个工作室，一个女士告诉我大的电台是不会冒险雇佣没有经验的人。选C

24．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. risk冒险B. avoid避免 C. mind介意D. regret后悔，遗憾，根据这句话的句意可知：一个女士告诉我大的电台是不会冒险雇佣没有经验的人。选A

25．考查名词及上下文的呼应：A. trouble麻烦B. chance机会C. choice选择D. change改变，根据这句话的句意可知：是小电台会给他机会试一试。选B

26．考查名词及上下文的呼应：A. adviser顾问，指导教授，劝告者，B. athlete运动员C. photographer摄影师D. composer作曲家，根据这句话的句意可知：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店里的体育部。选B

27．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. applied申请B. assisted帮助C. approved同意D. admitted承认，根据下文的描述可知：我去申请了这份工作。选A

28．考查句子的逻辑关系：A. And并且B. But但是C. However然而D. So因此，根据这句话的句意可知：工作听起来挺适合我的，但是我没有被雇佣。选B

29．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. reminded提醒，使想起B. praised表扬，C. demanded要求，D. informed通知，根据这句话的句意可知：我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。“母亲（又）提醒我说。 “一切总会好的”,选A

30．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. supplied提供B. provided提供  C. prepared准备D. offered提供，提出，爸爸提供给我汽车让我找工作。Offer sb sth，提供某人某物，supply /provide sb with sth.选D

31．考查副词及上下文的呼应：A. still仍然B. even甚至C. already已经D. yet根据这句话的句意可知：然而，他们告诉我已经雇佣了一个播音员。选C

32．考查名词及上下文的呼应：A. distinction区别B. frustration挫败C. impression印象D. expression表达，根据这句话的句意可知：这里用于形容作者失望到了极点。选B

33．考查连词及上下文的呼应：A. until直到B. when当…时候，这时，表示时间点，C. while当…时候，表示一段时间，D. as随着，根据这句话的句意可知：因为，我正在等电梯，这时我听见MacArthur在打电话。选B

34．考查形容词及上下文的呼应：A. visible可见的B. bitterness痛苦C. imaginary想象的， D. satisfactory令人满意的，根据这句话的句意可知：他让我站在麦克风前面解说一场想象中的比赛。选C

35．考查动词及上下文的呼应：A. think认为B. suspect怀疑，C. doubt怀疑D. wonder想知道，根据这句话的句意可知：我经常在想如果我在Montgomery Ward.得到工作，我的人生方向会是什么？选D

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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。