题目内容
3."Everything happens for the best,"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment."If you(1)carry on,one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that(2)previous disappointment."Mother was right,as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932.I had decided to try for ajob in radio,then work my way up to sports (3)announcer.I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door ofevery station and got turned down every time.
In one studio,a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't(4)risk hiring an inexperienced person.
"Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a(5)chance,"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(6)athleteto manage its sports department.
Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I (7)applied.The job sounded just right for me.
But I wasn't (8)hired. My disappointment mus have (9)shown."Everything happens for the best,"Mom reminded me.Dad offered me the car to job (10)hunt.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,a wonderful Scotsman (11)named Peter MacArthur,told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office,my frustration (12)boiledover.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 (13)calling,"What was that you said about
sports?Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an (14)imaginarygame.
On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought of my mother's words.I often wonder
what (15)direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
1.A.carry on | B.keep up | C.stick to | D.insist on |
2.A.old | B.previous | C.early | D.original |
3.A.lawyer | B.manager | C.announcer | D.speaker |
4.A.help | B.risk | C.miss | D.afford |
5.A.practice | B.suggestion | C.advantage | D.chance |
6.A.worker | B.student | C.official | D.athlete |
7.A.accepted | B.approved | C.applied | D.promised |
8.A.hired | B.treated | C.received | D.welcomed |
9.A.rewarded | B.brightened | C.disappeared | D.shown |
10.A.site | B.hunt | C.interview | D.exam |
11.A.named | B.told | C.liked | D.met |
12.A.turned | B.put | C.boiled | D.took |
13.A.wondering | B.calling | C.whispering | D.announcing |
14.A.invited | B.indoor | C.imaginary | D.ordinary |
15.A.side | B.action | C.approach | D.direction. |
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 1.A 考查动词短语辨析."carry on"在这里的意思是"继续,不放弃"相当于"notgive up".故选A.
2.B 考查形容词辨析."previous 先前的,以前的",根据上下文语境可知,你会认识到,如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切,故选B.
3.C 考查名词辨析.结合下文"can a fellow get to be a sports announcer sports announcer"可知,我曾给我自己设计了一个sports announcer(体育播音员)的工作.
4.B 考查动词辨析.根据语境可知,大公司不会冒险录用一个没有经验的人的,故选B.
5.D 考查名词辨析.根据语境可知,这位女士教我到小的电台去试试,也许它们会给你(工作)机会.故选D.
6.D 考查名词辨析.根据后句中的"manage its sports department"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.
7.C 考查动词辨析.根据语境可知,由于中学时我在"Dixon"踢过足球,所以我认为我适合这份工作,所以我申请了,故选C.
8.A 考查动词辨析.根据语境可知,我没有被雇佣,"be hired 被雇佣",故选A.
9.D 考查动词辨析.根据下文"Mom reminded me‘Everything happens for the best'"可知,妈妈安慰我一切都会好的,说明我的失望一定显现出来了,所以妈妈才给以慰藉,故选D.
10.B 考查名词辨析.固定短语"job hunt 找工作",根据句意可知,父亲给了一辆车给我找工作,故选B.
11.A 考查过去分词.根据语境可知,我试到爱荷华州达文波特的WOC电台去求职.那里的电台节负责人名叫"Peter MacArthur"告诉我他们已经雇到播音员了,这里是用named作"Scotsman"的后置定语.故选A.
12.C 考查动词辨析.固定短语"boil over 激动,发怒",根据语境可知,我的挫折感达到了极点,我失望极了.故选C.
13.B 考查动词辨析.根据语境可知,突然我听见负责人喊道:"你说什么体育?你了解橄足球吗?"因为此时"我"已经离开了他的办公室,因此他从背后喊.故选B.
14.B 考查形容词辨析.根据句意可知,接着他让我站到麦克风前,请我解说一场想象中的比赛.故选B.
15.D 考查名词辨析.根据语境可知,我经常在想如果我在MontgomeryWard.得到工作,我的人生方向会是什么?故选D.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.
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