2."Everything happens for the best,"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment."If you carry on,one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment."
Mother was right,as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932,I had decided to try for a job in radio,then work my way up to a sports announcer.I hitchhiked to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station-and got turned down every time.In one studio,a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an inexperienced person."Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a chance,"she said.I thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.
While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I applied.The job sounded just right for me.But I wasn't hired.My disappointment must have shown."Everything happens for the best."Mom reminded me.Dad offered me the car to hunt a job.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office,my frustration (挫折) boiled over.I asked aloud,"How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling,"What was you said about sports?Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game.The preceding (在前的) autumn,my team had won a game in the last 20seconds with a 65-yard run.I did a 15-minute build-up to that play,and Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday's game!On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought of my mother's words:"If you carry on,one day something good will happen.Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment."
I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
50.The writer shows hisC by saying"…if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward".
A.regret B.happiness C.gratefulness D.disappointment
51.The underlined phrase"out in the sticks"probably meansB?
A.in radio stations B.in the country
C.in big cities D.in Dixon,Illinois
52.Why did the writer mention his mother's words over and again?BecauseA.
A.it was his mother's words that encouraged him
B.his mother was a person who talked a lot
C.nothing good has happened to him up to now
D.he got turned down every time he tried
53.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?D
A.There was a small radio station in Dixon,Illinois.
B.Peter MacArthur was a program director in Scotland.
C.WOC Radio in Davenport broadcast imaginary games.
D.Montgomery Ward had a store with a sports department.
54.When did the writer decide to take a radio-announcing job?C
A.When he hitchhiked to Chicago. B.After he graduated from college.
C.Before he graduated from college. D.As soon as he was turned down.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文,主要圍繞著母親的教導(dǎo)"Everything happens for the best.一切都會(huì)好的"而展開(kāi)故事,這句話對(duì)作者找工作起了一定的作用.文章旨在告訴我們不要畏懼困難和挫折!要堅(jiān)持下去!一切都會(huì)為了更美好的未來(lái)而發(fā)生的.
解答 50.答案:C.句意理解題.根據(jù)"I often wonder what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward."及前文內(nèi)容可知,句意為"我經(jīng)常想知道我人生方向會(huì)怎樣如果我在蒙哥馬利沃德得到工作."作者表達(dá)出了內(nèi)心的感恩.故選C.
51.答案:B.詞義猜測(cè)題.根據(jù)下面"I thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.",我搬家到了伊利諾斯州的迪克森.可猜測(cè)出該短語(yǔ)意為"in the country".故選B.
52.答案:A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)""Everything happens for the best,"my mother said whenever I faced disappointment."If you carry on,one day something good will happen.And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment.""可知,無(wú)論何時(shí)我失落時(shí),我媽媽對(duì)我這樣說(shuō).可推測(cè)出媽媽的話鼓勵(lì)了我.故選A.
53.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to manage its sports department"可知,蒙哥馬利沃德開(kāi)了一家體育商店.故選D.
54.答案:C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)"as I discovered after graduating from college in 1932,I had decided to try for a job in radio"可知,在他大學(xué)畢業(yè)前,決定做電臺(tái)播音員.故選C.
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本文是一篇科教類(lèi)閱讀,題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題.詞義猜測(cè)題,推理判斷題,句意理解題.做題時(shí)學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細(xì)閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項(xiàng)含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測(cè).