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"Everything happens for the best." my mother said whenever I felt disappointed. "  36 , and one day something good will happen. Then you'll realize it wouldn't have happened  37  the disappointment you had experienced  38 ." Mother was right,  39  I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job  40  radio, then  41  my way up to a sports announcer. I hitchhiked (搭免費(fèi)車) to Chicago and tried every station, but got  42 . In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons. "Try your luck in the  43 " she said.

I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs. My father said a store wanted a local  44  to manage its sports department. Since Dixon was  45  I had played high school football, I  46 . The job sounded just  47  for me. But l wasn't hired.

My disappointment  48  have shown. "Everything harem for the best." Mother  49 . Then I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer. As I left his office, my disappointment boiled  50 . I asked aloud. "How can a fellow become a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"

I was waiting for the  51  when I heard MacArthur calling, "What was that you said about sports? You know something about football?" Then he  52  me before a  53  and asked me to broadcast a(n)  54  game.

On my way home, as I have many times  55 , I thought of my mother's words.

1.                A．Get on         B．Carry on        C．Work on  D．Concentrate on

 

2.                A．in spite of       B．regardless of     C．but for   D．instead of

 

3.                A．previously      B．preciously       C．precisely  D．presently

 

4.                A．it             B．what           C．that  D．a(chǎn)s

 

5.                A．in             B．on             C．by   D．from

 

6.                A．feel           B．work           C．find  D．push

 

7.                A．declined        B．a(chǎn)ccepted        C．reduced  D．received

 

8.                A．city            B．home          C．country   D．town

 

9.                A．salesman       B．a(chǎn)thlete         C．shop assistant  D．manager

 

10.               A．in which        B．when          C．where D．how

 

11.               A．a(chǎn)ppealed       B．refused        C．a(chǎn)greed    D．a(chǎn)pplied

 

12.               A．right           B．reasonable      C．improper  D．stable

 

13.               A．should         B．must           C．could D．might

 

14.               A．recommended   B．requested      C．reminded  D．required

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)bove          B．out            C．in    D．over

 

16.               A．lift            B．result          C．response  D．offer

 

17.               A．told           B．stood          C．showed   D．helped

 

18.               A．radio          B．station         C．TV   D．microphone

 

19.               A．live            B．ordinary        C．imaginary  D．fierce

 

20.               A．before         B．since          C．until  D．unless

 

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要圍繞著母親的教導(dǎo)“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(jiān)持下去！一切都會(huì)為了更美好的未來(lái)而發(fā)生的。

1.考查詞組：A. Get on 上車B. Carry on繼續(xù)C. Work on從事D. Concentrate on專注，句意：一切都會(huì)好的。如果你堅(jiān)持下去總有一天會(huì)有好事發(fā)生。選B。

2.考查詞組：A. in spite of雖然B. regardless of 不管C. but for要不是D. instead of相反的，該句句意是“你會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)到如果沒(méi)有以前的挫折就不會(huì)有現(xiàn)在的一切。選C。

3.考查副詞：A. previously以前地B. preciously 寶貴的C. precisely明確地D. presently現(xiàn)在地，這里是指“以前的挫折（失望）。選A。

4.考查連詞。 “母親是對(duì)的發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)是在 1932 年我剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)。 as 引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，代表前面的整個(gè)句子。選D。

5.考查介詞：句意：我已決定試著在電臺(tái)找個(gè)事兒做然后爭(zhēng)取做體育節(jié)目的播音員。“在電臺(tái)”用介詞in。選A。

6.考查動(dòng)詞：這幾個(gè)詞搭配one’s way含義不同：A. feel one’s way摸索著前進(jìn)， B. work one’s way奮力前進(jìn)，C. find one’s way找到出路D. Push one’s way擠出去，爭(zhēng)取做體育節(jié)目的播音員。選B。

7.考查動(dòng)詞：A. declined拒絕 B. accepted接受C. reduced減少D. received收到，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A。

8.考查名詞：A. city城市B. home家C. country 鄉(xiāng)村D. town城鎮(zhèn)，從下文的I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs.可知是到鄉(xiāng)村試一試。選C。

9.考查名詞：A. salesman 銷售員B. athlete運(yùn)動(dòng)員C. shop assistant商店?duì)I業(yè)員D. manager經(jīng)理，父親說(shuō)蒙哥馬利沃德開了一家新商店想雇請(qǐng)一個(gè)本地的運(yùn)動(dòng)員管理 manage 店里的體育部。選B。

10.考查表語(yǔ)從句：迪克森是我高中打過(guò)橄欖球的地方。選C。

11.考查動(dòng)詞：A. appealed 吸引 B. refused拒絕C. agreed同意D. applied申請(qǐng)，我去申請(qǐng)了這份工作。選D。

12.考查形容詞：A. right恰當(dāng)?shù)腂. reasonable合理的，C. improper不適合的，D. stable穩(wěn)定的，句意：工作聽起來(lái)挺適合我的.

13.考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞：A. should 應(yīng)該B. must必須C. could能夠D. might可以，從后面的內(nèi)容可以推出，當(dāng)時(shí)“我的沮喪心情一定表現(xiàn)出來(lái)了。選B。

14.考查動(dòng)詞：A. recommended建議B. requested 要求C. reminded提醒D. required要求，“母親（又）提醒我說(shuō)。 “一切總會(huì)好的”,選C。

15.考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。boil over 原意為“因沸溢出，發(fā)怒”，這里用于形容作者失望到了極點(diǎn)。選D。

16.考查名詞：A. lift 電梯B. result結(jié)果C. response回復(fù)D. offer提議，作者已經(jīng)被拒絕，應(yīng)該是等電梯。選A。

17.考查動(dòng)詞：A. told 告訴B. stood站C. showed展示D. helped幫助，他讓我站在麥克風(fēng)前面解說(shuō)一場(chǎng)想象中的比賽。選B。

18.考查名詞：A. radio廣播B. station 車站    C. TV電視D. microphone麥克風(fēng)，解析同上。選D。

19.考查形容詞：A. live 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播的B. ordinary普通的C. imaginary想象的， D. fierce激烈的，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可以知道此時(shí)沒(méi)有比賽，因此是想像中的比賽。選C。

20.考查連詞：A. before在…前面B. since自從，既然C. until直到D. unless除非，從那時(shí)起，我經(jīng)常想到媽媽的話。選B。

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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文主要圍繞著母親的教導(dǎo)“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(jiān)持下去！一切都會(huì)為了更美好的未來(lái)而發(fā)生的。答題前一定要讀懂全文，弄清文章要表達(dá)的思想，注意前后段落之間的關(guān)系。答題中，一定要認(rèn)真分析，注意選項(xiàng)與上下文的關(guān)系，與前后單詞的關(guān)系。對(duì)于一時(shí)沒(méi)有太大的把握的題可以放到最后再來(lái)完成，因?yàn)橛袝r(shí)答案可以從下文內(nèi)容體現(xiàn)出來(lái)。答完后再通讀一篇文章，看看所選選項(xiàng)能不能是語(yǔ)句通順，語(yǔ)意連貫。