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2．"Everything happens for the best，"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment．"If you carry on，one day something good will happen．And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment．"
Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to a sports announcer．I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time．In one studio，a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an inexperienced person．"Go  out in the sticks  and find a small station that'll give you a chance，"she said．I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon，my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department．Since Dixon was where I had played high school football，I applied．The job sounded just right for me．But I wasn't hired．My disappointment must have shown．"Everything happens for the best．"Mom reminded me．Dad offered me the car to hunt a job．I tried WOC Radio in Davenport，Iowa．The program director，a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer．
As I left his office，my frustration （挫折） boiled over．I asked aloud，"How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station？"I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling，"What was you said about sports？Do you know anything about football？"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game．The preceding （在前的） autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20seconds with a 65-yard run．I did a 15-minute build-up to that play，and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday's 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 wonder what direction my life might have taken   if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

50．The writer shows hisC by saying"…if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward"．
A．regret  B．happiness  C．gratefulness  D．disappointment
51．The underlined phrase"out in the sticks"probably meansB？
A．in radio stations  B．in the country
C．in big cities      D．in Dixon，Illinois
52．Why did the writer mention his mother's words over and again？BecauseA．
A．it was his mother's words that encouraged him
B．his mother was a person who talked a lot
C．nothing good has happened to him up to now
D．he got turned down every time he tried
53．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？D
A．There was a small radio station in Dixon，Illinois．
B．Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland．
C．WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games．
D．Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department．
54．When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job？C
A．When he hitchhiked to Chicago．    B．After he graduated from college．
C．Before he graduated from college． D．As soon as he was turned down．

分析 本文是一篇记叙文，主要围绕着母亲的教导"Everything happens for the best．一切都会好的"而展开故事，这句话对作者找工作起了一定的作用．文章旨在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．

解答 50．答案：C．句意理解题．根据"I often wonder what direction my life might have taken   if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．"及前文内容可知，句意为"我经常想知道我人生方向会怎样如果我在蒙哥马利沃德得到工作．"作者表达出了内心的感恩．故选C．
51．答案：B．词义猜测题．根据下面"I thumbed home to Dixon，Illinois．"，我搬家到了伊利诺斯州的迪克森．可猜测出该短语意为"in the country"．故选B．
52．答案：A．推理判断题．根据""Everything happens for the best，"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment．"If you carry on，one day something good will happen．And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment．""可知，无论何时我失落时，我妈妈对我这样说．可推测出妈妈的话鼓励了我．故选A．
53．答案：D．细节理解题．根据"my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department"可知，蒙哥马利沃德开了一家体育商店．故选D．
54．答案：C．细节理解题．根据"as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio"可知，在他大学毕业前，决定做电台播音员．故选C．

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题．词义猜测题，推理判断题，句意理解题．做题时学生应仔细阅读原文，把握文章主要内容，联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义，从中选出正确答案，一定要做到有理有据，切忌胡乱猜测．

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But I'd had my eye on his shop for a long time．Just looking at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather，I knew he was a skilled craftsman （手艺人）．"No，"I replied，"The other fellow can't do it well．"
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My man saw I wouldn't give in，and he smiled．He wiped his hands on his blue apron （围裙），looked at my shoes，had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and said，"Come back in a week．"
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When I got back out into the street，the world seemed brand-new to me．He was something out of an ancient legend，an old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly，his pride in his craft．
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C．He was proud of his skills．
D．He was a native Parisian．
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A．realize their abilities                         
B．gain happiness
C．make money                                    
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A．craftsmen make a lot of money        
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（17）A
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56．What is the purpose of the two experiments？（No more than 10words）
Prove why humans have a sixth sense．
57．What does the underlined word outcome mean in English？（No more than 5words）
result
58．In the first experiment，what did the subjects say to Baker？（No more than 15words）
The subjects were not told that they would be stared at
59．What did Baker find when he finished the second experiment？（No more than 15words）
The subjects couldn't tell when they were stared at and when they weren't
60．What can we learn from the passage？（No more than 15words）
The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments．
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