"Everything happens for the best." my moth

题目内容：

"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 (搭免费车) 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.

小题1:

A．Get on

B．Carry on

C．Work on

D．Concentrate on小题2:

A．in spite of

B．regardless of

C．but for

D．instead of小题3:

A．previously

B．preciously

C．precisely

D．presently小题4:

A．it

B．what

C．that

D．as小题5:

A．in

B．on

C．by

D．from小题6:

A．feel

B．work

C．find

D．push小题7:

A．declined

B．accepted

C．reduced

D．received小题8:

A．city

B．home

C．country

D．town小题9:

A．salesman

B．athlete

C．shop assistant

D．manager小题10:

A．in which

B．when

C．where

D．how小题11:

A．appealed

B．refused

C．agreed

D．applied小题12:

A．right

B．reasonable

C．improper

D．stable小题13:

A．should

B．must

C．could

D．might小题14:

A．recommended

B．requested

C．reminded

D．required小题15:

A．above

B．out

C．in

D．over小题16:

A．lift

B．result

C．response

D．offer小题17:

A．told

B．stood

C．showed

D．helped小题18:

A．radio

B．station

C．TV

D．microphone小题19:

A．live

B．ordinary

C．imaginary

D．fierce小题20:

A．before

B．since

C．until

D．unless

最佳答案：

小题1:B

小题2:C

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:A

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:C

小题9:B

小题10:C

小题11:D

小题12:A

小题13:B

小题14:C

小题15:D

小题16:A

小题17:B

小题18:D

小题19:C

小题20:B

答案解析：

本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。

小题1:考查词组：A. Get on 上车B. Carry on继续C. Work on从事D. Concentrate on专注，句意：一切都会好的。如果你坚持下去总有一天会有好事发生。选B。

小题2:考查词组：A. in spite of虽然B. regardless of 不管C. but for要不是D. instead of相反的，该句句意是“你会认识到如果没有以前的挫折就不会有现在的一切。选C。

小题3:考查副词：A. previously以前地B. preciously 宝贵的C. precisely明确地D. presently现在地，这里是指“以前的挫折（失望）。选A。

小题4:考查连词。 “母亲是对的发现这个是在 1932 年我刚从大学毕业。 as 引导定语从句，代表前面的整个句子。选D。

小题5:考查介词：句意：我已决定试着在电台找个事儿做然后争取做体育节目的播音员。“在电台”用介词in。选A。

小题6:考查动词：这几个词搭配one’s way含义不同：A. feel one’s way摸索着前进， B. work one’s way奋力前进，C. find one’s way找到出路D. Push one’s way挤出去，争取做体育节目的播音员。选B。

小题7:考查动词：A. declined拒绝 B. accepted接受C. reduced减少D. received收到，从后面的句子：In one studio, a kind lady told me big stations couldn't risk hiring inexperienced persons.可知是被拒绝了。选A。

小题8:考查名词：A. city城市B. home家C. country 乡村D. town城镇，从下文的I hitchhiked home to Dixon, Illinois, where there was no radio-announcing jobs.可知是到乡村试一试。选C。

小题9:考查名词：A. salesman 销售员B. athlete运动员C. shop assistant商店营业员D. manager经理，父亲说蒙哥马利沃德开了一家新商店想雇请一个本地的运动员管理 manage 店里的体育部。选B。

小题10:考查表语从句：迪克森是我高中打过橄榄球的地方。选C。

小题11:考查动词：A. appealed 吸引 B. refused拒绝C. agreed同意D. applied申请，我去申请了这份工作。选D。

小题12:考查形容词：A. right恰当的B. reasonable合理的，C. improper不适合的，D. stable稳定的，句意：工作听起来挺适合我的.

小题13:考查情态动词：A. should 应该B. must必须C. could能够D. might可以，从后面的内容可以推出，当时“我的沮丧心情一定表现出来了。选B。

小题14:考查动词：A. recommended建议B. requested 要求C. reminded提醒D. required要求，“母亲（又）提醒我说。 “一切总会好的”,选C。

小题15:考查动词短语。boil over 原意为“因沸溢出，发怒”，这里用于形容作者失望到了极点。选D。

小题16:考查名词：A. lift 电梯B. result结果C. response回复D. offer提议，作者已经被拒绝，应该是等电梯。选A。

小题17:考查动词：A. told 告诉B. stood站C. showed展示D. helped帮助，他让我站在麦克风前面解说一场想象中的比赛。选B。

小题18:考查名词：A. radio广播B. station 车站 C. TV电视D. microphone麦克风，解析同上。选D。

小题19:考查形容词：A. live 现场直播的B. ordinary普通的C. imaginary想象的， D. fierce激烈的，根据语境可以知道此时没有比赛，因此是想像中的比赛。选C。

小题20:考查连词：A. before在…前面B. since自从，既然C. until直到D. unless除非，从那时起，我经常想到妈妈的话。选B。

点评：本文主要围绕着母亲的教导“Everything happens for the best.”而展开故事，告诉我们不要畏惧困难和挫折！要坚持下去！一切都会为了更美好的未来而发生的。答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。

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