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【题目】“Everything happens for the best，”my mother said whenever I faced disappointment (失望)．“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”

Mother was right，as I discovered after graduating (毕业) 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 (搭便车) 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 sportsman to manage its sports department (部门)．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 mother noticed my disappointment．“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 Mac Arthur told me they had already hired an announcer．

As I left his office，I asked aloud，“How can a guy get to be a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”I was waiting for the lift when I heard Mac Arthur calling，“What did you mean about sports? Do you know anything about football?’’ Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to cover an imaginary (想象的) game．Last autumn，my team had won a game in the last 20 seconds with a 65-yard run．I did a 15-minute build-up to that play, and Peter told me I would cover Saturday’s game! On my way home，I thought of my mother’s words：“If you carry on，one day something good will happen．”

I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．

【1】When did the writer first decide to take a radio-announcing job?

A．After he applied for the job in a store．

B．Before he graduated from college．

C．After he came back from Chicago．

D．Before he was a football player．

【2】The underlined phrase“turned down”probably means ．

A．refused B．accepted

C．hired D．offered

【3】Why did the writermention his mother’s words over and again?

A．Because his mother liked to talk a lot．

B．Because his mother’s words made him sad．

C．Because his mother’s words encouraged him．

D．Because his mother’s words disappointed him．

【4】The writer shows his by saying“．．．if I had gotten the job at Montgomery Ward．”

A．regret B．happiness

C．thankfulness D．disappointment

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文在叙述自己的一段人生经历。一个学播报的大学毕业生，毕业到处找工作。大的单位不收，小的单位不留，在人生的最失落时听到有人叫他并给他机会，坚持的话，希望就在前方。

【1】B细节理解题。根据… after graduating (毕业) from college in 1932，I had decided to try for a job in radio，then work my way up to a sports announcer。毕业之前已决定。故选B。

【2】A猜词题。根据下文人家说不肯录取他的原因，所以是遭到拒绝。 故选A。

【3】C推断题。通读文章可知，作者一再提及母亲的话是在自我激励。故选C。

【4】C推理判断题。作者通过自己的经历理解了生活，对过去的事充满感激之情。故选C。