Question

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to find a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.

1.What’s the writer’s ideal job?

A. A sportsman.B. A shop assistant.C. A sports announcer.D. A businessman.

2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? Because              .

A. he was too young       

B. he didn’t get college education

C. he’s not a good-looking person

D. he hadn’t got enough experience

3.Which of the following is True according to the article?

A. You just need wait for some time, then luck will come.

B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C. It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D. You should trust your mother.

4.The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “             .”

A. But I was refused every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of every station was always closed

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Mother’s Words.

B. Everything Happens For The Best. 

C. No One Is Always Lucky.

D. To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult.  

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述的是作者在求职路上屡受挫折，但在妈妈的鼓励下没有气馁，而是坚持下来，“发生什么事情都是好的”这句话一直鼓励着作者，最终他也取得了成功。

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4.句意理解题。根据文中所提供的信息作者在芝加哥求职过程中屡受挫折，got turned down此处是受到拒绝，所以此题选A。

5.标题归纳题。从全文所提供的信息来看，整篇文章都是在讲作者对Everything happens for the best这句话的体会和理解，所以此题选B。

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