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【题目】Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me.

After I graduated from college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer. I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station. But unluckily , I was refused every time.

At one station, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire (雇佣) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations. Following her advice, I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete to work for it. I applied for the job, but I was refused again.

“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my frustration(挫败，失意) boiled over. “How can I become a sports announcer if I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud.

While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone calling. It was MacArthur. “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast (广播) an imaginary game. Pleased with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, 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.

【1】Why couldn’t the writer find a job at big radio stations?

A. Because he never graduated from college.

B. Because he didn’t work hard in college.

C. Because he didn’t have much experience.

D. Because he didn’t know about sports.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The writer’s parents didn’t want him to be a sports announcer.

B. There were no radio-announcing jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C. The writer became uninterested in sports announcing.

D. The writer got a job as a sports announcer in Dixon at last.

【3】The underlined word boiled over means______.

A. 达到极点 B. 随遇而安

C. 无影无踪 D. 无法诉说

【4】According to the last paragraph, what did the writer’s mom want to tell him,?

A. He shouldn’t be a sports announcer.

B. Disappointment leads to failure.

C. He should be proud of himself.

D. Everything will be OK if he keeps trying.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】试题分析：这是一篇富有教育性的短文。短文介绍了一位年轻人经历了一系列挫折，最终找到工作的故事。最后通过这位年轻人母亲之口告诉我们：“遇到失败时，如果我们坚持努力，最终一切都会好起来的。

【1】C细节理解题。根据a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire(雇佣) a person without any experience作者没有太多的经验。可知选C。

【2】B细节理解题。通读整篇短文可知只有B是正确的，There were no radio-announcing jobs in the writer’s hometown.在作家的家乡没有电台播音员的工作。故选B。

【3】A词义猜测题。根据题意boiled over的意思是达到极点的意思 。故选A。

【4】D细节理解题。通过理解最后一段可知选D，为正确答案，如果你坚持努力，一切都会好起来。