“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something good will happen.”
After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音員). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I was refused every time. In one studio, a nice lady told me that big stations didn’t want to accept inexperienced persons. “Go to the countryside and find a small station that’ll give you a chance,” she said.
I returned home, Dixon in Illinois. While there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Smith Ward had opened a store and wanted a local sportsman to manage its sports department. Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申請). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview. At that moment, mom’s words came to my mind: “Everything happens for the best.” Dad offered me a car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport in Iowa. The program director, named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, I felt sad. I asked aloud, “How can a man become a sports announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard MacArthur calling, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he made me stand before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an imaginary game. As a result, I did a wonderful job and was told to broadcast Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “Everything happens for the best if you carry on. One day something good will happen.”
【小題1】After the writer graduated from college, he tried to look for a job in        at first.

A.Chicago B.Dixon 
C.Davenport  D.Illinois 
【小題2】 The writer couldn’t find a job in Dixon because       .
A.he had played high school football 
B.he did not pass the interview 
C.he had no working experience 
D.he had no interest in the job 
【小題3】Which sentence below is TRUE?
A.In all, the writer went to three cities to look for the job. 
B.The writer took the train to different places to look for the job. 
C.The writer gave up finally when he was refused again and again. 
D.MacArthur gave the writer a chance to broadcast Saturday’s game directly. 
【小題4】The passage mainly tells us that       .
A.it is hard to find a job 
B.mother’s help is necessary 
C.we should hope for the best 
D.life is full of disappointment 


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析:短文大意:通過作者找工作的經(jīng)歷說明我們應(yīng)該做最好的打算,做最壞的準(zhǔn)備。每當(dāng)我面對失望時,“如果能堅持下去,總有一天會有好事情發(fā)生!
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音員). I took the bus to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station.可知該選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第二三句Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申請). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview.可知該選B。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。讀短文可知作者去了Chicago、Illinois.及Iowa.找工作,所以該選A。
【小題4】主旨大意題。讀短文可知我們應(yīng)該做最好的打算,所以該選C。
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