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“Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment(失望),my mother would say this to me.

After I left college in 1932, I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer(广播员). 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)a person without any experience 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 such jobs in Dixon, and my father said a newly-opened store wanted a local athlete(运动员)to work for it . I wanted this 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, I felt so frustrated(沮丧). “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 lift, 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 have a try. He was pleased with my performance, and 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 without the failure before.”

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 the correct order of events?

a. The writer got a job as a sports announcer at a radio station.

b. The writer was refused when he wanted jobs in Chicago.

c. The writer graduated from college.

d. The writer went back to his hometown to look for a job.

A.cbda             B.cbad             C.bcda             D.bcad

3.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 announcer jobs in the writer’s hometown.

C.The writer became uninterested in being a sports announcer.

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

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.

 

【答案】

1.C

2.A

3.B

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.根据a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire(雇佣) a person without any experience可知选C。

2.通过阅读短文可知选A为正确答案。

3.根据I went back to Dixon, where I had grown up. There were no such jobs in Dixon,可知选项B描述与短文一致,故选B。

4.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。考点:叙事性记述文阅读

点评:本文中长句较多,一时很难读懂句子含义,注意多读几遍,不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义,能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案。

 

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