"Everything happens for the best, "my moth

题目内容：

"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you36on, something good will happen some day."

Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had 37myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was 38every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that 39 stations wouldn't employ a person without 40since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.

I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had 41in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just 42 for me but I wasn't hired.

My disappointment had 43as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum 44 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer. 45I left his office, I asked aloud," 46can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director 47 . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to 48 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was 49 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the 50 Saturday.

小题1:

A．put

B．take

C．move

D．carry小题2:

A．devoted

B．designed

C．found

D．enjoyed小题3:

A．invited

B．promised

C．refused

D．accepted小题4:

A．large

B．all

C．no

D．small小题5:

A．experience

B．examination

C．agreement

D．college小题6:

A．played

B．joined

C．taken

D．fought小题7:

A．possible

B．successful

C．right

D．important小题8:

A．shown

B．disappeared

C．resulted

D．turned小题9:

A．woke

B．advised

C．demanded

D．reminded小题10:

A．While

B．After

C．Before

D．So小题11:

A．What

B．How

C．Whenever

D．Wherever小题12:

A．calling

B．answering

C．broadcasting

D．announcing小题13:

A．make

B．act

C．broadcast

D．play小题14:

A．moved

B．sorry

C．thankful

D．satisfied小题15:

A．future

B．coming

C．last

D．later

最佳答案：

小题1:D

小题2:B

小题3:C

小题4:A

小题5:A

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:A

小题9:D

小题10:B

小题11:B

小题12:A

小题13:C

小题14:D

小题15:B

答案解析：

本文通过“我”求职经过体现妈妈的话：Everything happens for the best. 大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在 Chicago 能找到一份体育播音员的工作，但处处碰壁，最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇，不过工作还是不好找。正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄，“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢？”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇佣“我”做解说员。

小题1:从前面的每当“我”面对失望时总是想到妈妈说的那句话及后面所举的“我”大学毕业后找工作的例子来看，只要继续(坚持)，总有一天会有好结果。carry on 意为“继续”。选D

小题2:从下文来看，“我”想找一份体育播音员的工作。design 在此意为“意欲，打算”。design sb for… 指的是“打算当 / 做……”。选B

小题3:从后文来看，在这个城市里是找不到工作的(有那位妇女的话佐证)，即“我”到每家电台求职，结果是每次都被“拒绝”了。选C。

小题4:从后面的 since I just graduated 可知，“我”大学刚毕业，没有经验，而那位 lady 说的话正是“在 Chicago 大电视台是不会雇佣没有经验的人的”。选A。

小题5:那位 lady 的话的意思是“一些小城镇的电台也许会雇佣像你这样的没有经验的人”，选A。

小题6: “我”接受了她的建议，回到了读中学的 Dixon 镇。从后面的 in the school football team 及“我”的爱好可推测，“我”上中学时曾在校足球队踢球，故用 play。选A。

小题7:前面说“我”想找体育播音员的工作，“我”又有高中体育队的经验，因此听起来这个工作很适合“我”。right 在此意为“合适”，be right for sb 为“适合某人”。选C。

小题8:“我”找工作接连受挫，“我”的失望似乎是故意地展现出来。用show，选. 选A。

小题9:从一开始就提到妈妈的这句话，现在当妈妈看到“我”脸上的表情及了解到找工作接连受挫时，妈妈又拿出了这句话来提醒“我”，让“我”坚持下去。选D。

小题10:从前面 I tried WOC Radio Davenport 及下文的 I left his office, 可知是在我离开办公室后。选B。

小题11:从那位主任办公室走出来后，“我”因找不到工作非常苦闷，于是大声喊叫以发泄。从结构来看，此空应用 how，句意为：如果在电台的工作都找不到，那他怎会做体育播音员呢？选B。

小题12:从前面来看，好像这次求职又失败，于是“我”大声喊叫发泄一通，用calling，选A。

小题13:该题可从后面的 …told me I would be broadcasting a game on the… 得到启发。选C。

小题14:从语境来看，主任直接让“我”播在周六的比赛，可见他对“我”很满意。选D。

小题15:从 …told me I would be broadcasting a game… 等来看，这场比赛将在下个周六举行，故用 the coming Saturday. 选B。

点评：完形填空题是考查学生的综合能力，所以对于本文，应该多读几遍，联系上下文，找出内在的关系。并且要注意主谓一致，介词动词的搭配。

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