Question

 “Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen. And you’ll   16   that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that previous   17  .”

Mother was right,   18   I discovered after   19   from college in 1932. I had decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way   20   sports announcer. I hitchhiked（搭便車） to Chicago and knocked on the door of   21   station—and got   22   every time. In one   23  , a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t   24   hiring inexperienced persons. “Go out in the sticks and find a small station that’ll give you a   25  .” she said.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois. While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local   26   to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football, I   27  . The job sounded just right for me.   28   I wasn’t hired.

My disappointment must have shown. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   29   me. Dad   30   me the car to job-hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had   31   hired an announcer.

As I left his office, my   32   boiled over. I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” I was waiting for the elevator   33   I heard MacArthur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an   34   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   35   what direction my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

16．A. realize  B. recognize    C. request  D. receive

17．A. disappointment   B. excitement   C. pressure D. anxiety

18．A. what B. as   C. when D. how

19．A. studying B. working  C. living   D. graduating

20．A. up to    B. out at   C. up for   D. down to

21．A. every    B. many C. a few    D. some

22．A. taken down   B. broken down  C. turned down  D. put down

23．A. room B. image    C. studio   D. stage

24．A. risk B. avoid    C. mind D. regret

25．A. trouble  B. chance   C. choice   D. change

26．A. adviser  B. athlete  C. photographer D. composer

27．A. applied  B. assisted C. approved D. admitted

28．A. And      B. But      C. However  D. So

29．A. reminded B. praised  C. demanded D. informed

30．A. supplied B. provided C. prepared D. offered

31．A. still    B. even C. already  D. yet

32．A. distinction  B. frustration  C. impression   D. expression

33．A. until    B. when C. while    D. as

34．A. visible  B. bitterness   C. imaginary    D. satisfactory

35．A. think    B. suspect  C. doubt    D. wonder

Answer 1

16．A

17．A

18．B

19．D

20．A

21．A

22．C

23．C

24．A

25．B

26．B

27．A

28．B

29．A

30．D

31．C

32．B

33．B

34．C

35．D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要圍繞著母親的教導“Everything happens for the best.”而展開故事，告訴我們不要畏懼困難和挫折！要堅持下去！一切都會為了更美好的未來而發生的。

16．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. realize意識到B. recognize    認出C. request要求D. receive收到，該句句意是“你會認識到如果沒有以前的失望就不會有現在的一切。選A

17．考查名詞及上下文的呼應：A. disappointment失望B. excitement興奮C. pressure壓力D. anxiety焦慮，根據這句話的句意可知：你會認識到如果沒有以前的失望就不會有現在的一切。選A

18．考查連詞及上下文的呼應：母親是對的，發現這個是在1932 年我剛從大學畢業。 as 引導定語從句，代表前面的整個句子。選B。

19．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. studying學習B. working工作C. living生活D. graduating畢業，根據這句話的句意可知：母親是對的，發現這個是在1932 年我剛從大學畢業，選D

20．考查詞組及上下文的呼應：這個詞組搭配one’s way含義不同： work one’s way up to奮力前進做…，根據這句話的句意可知：我爭取做體育節目的播音員。選A

21．考查形容詞及上下文的呼應：A. every每個B. many很多， C. a few一些D. some一些，從station這個單數，可知是every。我搭便車到芝加哥敲每個電臺的門。選A

22．考查詞組及上下文的呼應：A. taken down放下，B. broken down崩潰，C. turned down拒絕D. put down放下，從后面的句子：In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons.可知是被拒絕了。選C

23．考查名詞及上下文的呼應：A. room房間B. image形象，C. studio工作室，D. stage舞臺，根據這句話的句意可知：在一個工作室，一個女士告訴我大的電臺是不會冒險雇傭沒有經驗的人。選C

24．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. risk冒險B. avoid避免 C. mind介意D. regret后悔，遺憾，根據這句話的句意可知：一個女士告訴我大的電臺是不會冒險雇傭沒有經驗的人。選A

25．考查名詞及上下文的呼應：A. trouble麻煩B. chance機會C. choice選擇D. change改變，根據這句話的句意可知：是小電臺會給他機會試一試。選B

26．考查名詞及上下文的呼應：A. adviser顧問，指導教授，勸告者，B. athlete運動員C. photographer攝影師D. composer作曲家，根據這句話的句意可知：父親說蒙哥馬利沃德開了一家新商店想雇請一個本地的運動員管理店里的體育部。選B

27．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. applied申請B. assisted幫助C. approved同意D. admitted承認，根據下文的描述可知：我去申請了這份工作。選A

28．考查句子的邏輯關系：A. And并且B. But但是C. However然而D. So因此，根據這句話的句意可知：工作聽起來挺適合我的，但是我沒有被雇傭。選B

29．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. reminded提醒，使想起B. praised表揚，C. demanded要求，D. informed通知，根據這句話的句意可知：我的沮喪心情一定表現出來了。“母親（又）提醒我說。 “一切總會好的”,選A

30．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. supplied提供B. provided提供  C. prepared準備D. offered提供，提出，爸爸提供給我汽車讓我找工作。Offer sb sth，提供某人某物，supply /provide sb with sth.選D

31．考查副詞及上下文的呼應：A. still仍然B. even甚至C. already已經D. yet根據這句話的句意可知：然而，他們告訴我已經雇傭了一個播音員。選C

32．考查名詞及上下文的呼應：A. distinction區別B. frustration挫敗C. impression印象D. expression表達，根據這句話的句意可知：這里用于形容作者失望到了極點。選B

33．考查連詞及上下文的呼應：A. until直到B. when當…時候，這時，表示時間點，C. while當…時候，表示一段時間，D. as隨著，根據這句話的句意可知：因為，我正在等電梯，這時我聽見MacArthur在打電話。選B

34．考查形容詞及上下文的呼應：A. visible可見的B. bitterness痛苦C. imaginary想象的， D. satisfactory令人滿意的，根據這句話的句意可知：他讓我站在麥克風前面解說一場想象中的比賽。選C

35．考查動詞及上下文的呼應：A. think認為B. suspect懷疑，C. doubt懷疑D. wonder想知道，根據這句話的句意可知：我經常在想如果我在Montgomery Ward.得到工作，我的人生方向會是什么？選D

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點評：本文主要圍繞著母親的教導“Everything happens for the best.”而展開故事，告訴我們不要畏懼困難和挫折！要堅持下去！一切都會為了更美好的未來而發生的。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達的思想，注意前后段落之間的關系。答題中，一定要認真分析，注意選項與上下文的關系，與前后單詞的關系。對于一時沒有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來完成，因為有時答案可以從下文內容體現出來。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項能不能是語句通順，語意連貫。