Question

    “Everything happens for the best.” Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say so.

After I_________from 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_________, 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 _________, 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_________ again. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom _________me. Dad offered me the car to look for a job. I_________WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, said they had hired an announcer. As I left his office, my frustration (挫败感) boiled over. “How can I become a sports announcer_________I can’t get a job in a radio station?” I asked aloud. While I was waiting for the elevator, I heard someone

_________my name. 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. _________with my performance, he offered me a chance to work there.

On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words: “If you __________, one day  something good will happen. Something wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous (之前的) disappointment.”

1.A.left B.returned C.graduated

2.A.kindly B.unluckily C.certainly

3.A.order B.advice C.decision

4.A.refused B.suggested C.watched

5.A.smiled B.reminded C.changed

6.A.tried B.called C.met

7.A.as B.. until C.if

8.A.calling B.crying C.singing

9.A.Angry B.Unsatisfied C.Pleased

10.A.get on B.carry on C.put on

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述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.

句意：1932年，我从大学毕业以后。

left 离开； returned 返回； graduated毕业；根据“ I decided to find a job in radio as a sports announcer”决定找工作，可知是毕业后。故选C

2.

句意：但不幸的是，我每次都被拒绝了。

kindly和善地；unluckily不幸地； certainly当然。根据“I was refused every time”可知，我每次都被拒绝了，因此表示这是不幸的事。故选B。

3.

句意：按照她的建议，我回到了我长大的迪克森镇。

order命令；advice建议；decision决定。根据前文的“suggested that I try my luck at smaller stations”可知，此处表示建议，故选B。

4.

句意：我想要这份工作，但又被拒绝了。

refused拒绝；suggested建议watched观看。根据前文的“I was refused every time”可知，我每次找工作都被拒绝了，故选A。

5.

句意：妈妈提醒我：“一切都会好的”。

smiled微笑；reminded提醒；changed改变。根据前文的“‘Everything happens for the best’ Whenever I faced disappointment, my mother would say this to me”可知，妈妈对我说的话，因此是在提醒我，故选B。

6.

句意：我试过在爱荷华州达文波特的WOC电台。

tried努力，尝试；called打电话； met遇见。根据前文的“Dad offered me the car to look for a job”可知，我在试着找工作，故选A。

7.

句意：我大声问：“如果我在电台找不到工作，我怎么能成为体育节目的广播员呢？”

as当……时候；until直到；if如果。此处表示条件状语，如果我在电台找不到工作，我如何成为一个体育节目的广播员，故选C。

8.

句意：当我在等电梯时，我听到有人叫我的名字。

calling打电话，叫；crying哭泣；singing唱歌。根据后文的“Then he asked me to have a try”可知，此处表示他让我试试，因此喊我的名字。用动词calling。故选A。

9.

句意：他对我的表现很满意，给了我在那里工作的机会。

Angry生气的；Unsatisfied不满意的；Pleased高兴的，满意的。根据“he offered me a chance to work there”可知，他给了我在那里工作的机会，因此他对我满意，be pleased with“对……满意”，故选C。

10.

句意：如果我一直继续坚持，终有一天好的事情会发生。

get on和睦相处；carry on坚持；put on穿。此处用动词短语carry on表示“坚持”。故选B。