Question

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”

After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.

I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”

1.After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in at first.

A. Chicago B. Dixon

C. Davenport D. Illinois

2.The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because .

A. he had played high school football

B. he did not pass the interview

C. he had no working experience

D. he had no interest in the job

3. Which sentence below is TRUE?

A. In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job.

B. The writer took the train to different places to look for the job.

C. The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again.

D. MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly.

4.The passage mainly tells us that .

A. it is hard to find a job

B. mother’s help is necessary

C. we should hope for the best

D. life is full of disappointment

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：“一切总会好的”母亲无论发生什么事都对我说。“别担心,有一天你的运气会改变。”妈妈是对的，因为我发现，在我完成我的大学教育。我决定试着在电台找个事儿做。我想主持体育项目。我去了芝加哥，但是我被拒绝了。在我回家的路上，想起妈妈对我说的话，“有一天，你的运气会改变，儿子。当它发生时，它会感觉加倍的好，因为所有的努力工作你已做到。”那一刻，我知道她是什么意思。最后经过努力终于找到了工作。

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考点：人生百味类短文阅读。