“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 (廣播員).
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 (申請(qǐng)), 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 (虛構(gòu)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.”
【小題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.
【小題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.
【小題3】 Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.
A．said nothing to himB．told him to give up
C．encouraged him to go on tryingD．a(chǎn)dvised him to get further education
【小題4】The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.
A．a(chǎn)skedB．invited
C．refusedD．taken
【小題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.


【小題1】B
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】C
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文通過“我”求職經(jīng)歷驗(yàn)證媽媽的話：Everything happens for the best（一切都會(huì)好的）。大學(xué)剛畢業(yè)的“我”滿以為會(huì)在 Chicago 能找到一份體育播音員的工作，但處處碰壁，最后經(jīng)過一位好心人的指點(diǎn)回到上中學(xué)時(shí)的小鎮(zhèn)，不過工作還是不好找。正當(dāng)“我”因處處碰壁而大聲發(fā)泄，“就連一份電臺(tái)工作都找不到又怎么會(huì)當(dāng)體育播音員呢?”正因?yàn)檫@次發(fā)泄結(jié)果被一電臺(tái)主任聽到并因“我”擅長體育而雇“我”做解說員。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段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的描述，可知作者畢業(yè)后想找一份體育播音員的工作。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段 I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience的描述可知，因?yàn)樽髡邲]有工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。故選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。聯(lián)系上下文可知，每一次作者找工作碰壁，媽媽都會(huì)說Everything happens for the best來鼓勵(lì)作者。故選C。
【小題4】詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)下文because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
的描述可以推知，作者因?yàn)闆]有工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)而被拒絕了。故選C。
【小題5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文 Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. ---I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!的描述可知，B、C、D符合短文內(nèi)容，而根據(jù)My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申請(qǐng)), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.的描述可知，作者是喜歡在蒙哥馬利.沃德的工作的。選項(xiàng)A不符合短文內(nèi)容，故選A。
考點(diǎn)：人生百味類短文閱讀。

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