Question

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (广播员).

I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.

My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again:“If you go on, one day something good will happen.”

1.What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?

A. A programmer. B. A sports announcer.

C. A sportsman. D. A taxi driver.

2.Why couldn’t the writer get a job at first?

A. Because he didn’t want to get it.

B. Because he didn’t have any experience.

C. Because his parents didn’t agree with him.

D. Because no stations needed an announcer.

3. Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.

A. said nothing to him B. told him to give up

C. encouraged him to go on trying D. advised him to get further education

4.The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.

A. askedB. invited

C. refused D. taken

5.Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?

A. He disliked the job in Montgomery Ward.

B. He got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last.

C. He was given a chance by Peter.

D. His father also gave him some help.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过“我”求职经历验证妈妈的话：Everything happens for the best（一切都会好的）。大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在 Chicago 能找到一份体育播音员的工作，但处处碰壁，最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇，不过工作还是不好找。正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄，“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢?”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇“我”做解说员。

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3.Everything happens for the best来鼓励作者。故选C。

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的描述可以推知，作者因为没有工作经验而被拒绝了。故选C。

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考点：人生百味类短文阅读。