Question

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.

1. What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的) job?

A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.

C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.

2.Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A. Because he was too young.

B. Because he didn’t get college education.

C. Because he’s got a good-looking person.

D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.

3.Which of the following is true according to the article?

A. You just need to wait for some time, then luck will come.

B. Luck will come if you try your best to do everything.

C. It’s important for you to wait for luck.

D. You should trust your mother.

4.The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “______”.

A. But I was refused(拒绝) every time

B. But I was successful every time

C. But I lost my way every time

D. But the door of every station was always closed

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Mother’s words

B. Everything Happens For The Best

C. No One Is Always Lucky

D. To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者已决定试着在电台找个事儿做。有一天，他想主持体育项目。他去芝加哥的每一个电台去求职。但是，每一次都失败了。在这个电台，一个女士说作者没有得到足够的经验。但是，作者的母亲经常鼓励他要努力，最后他成功了。

1.作者的理想是做什么？联系原文：One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program.句意：一天，我想去主持一个体育节目。说明作者的理想是成为一名体育播音员。故选C

2.在芝加哥，作者为什么没有找到一份工作？联系原文：In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience.句意：在这个电台，一个女士说我没有得到足够的经验。故选 D

3.通过短文描述，下列哪一项是正确的？通过阅读短文，我们明确得知，如果你尽最大努力去做每一件事情，幸运就会出现。明确第二项正确。故选B

4.这个句子的意思是什么？联系原文：I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.句意：我去芝加哥的每一个电台去求职。但是，每一次都失败了。联系下文，作者因为没有找到工作回家了，同时结合选项，明确说明第一项符合。故选A

5.这篇短文最好的题目是什么？联系原文中母亲的话语：One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.句意：有一天，你的运气会改变，儿子。因为你已经努力工作了，所以当它发生时，你会感觉加倍的好。因此第二项更符合短文大意。故选B

考点：人生哲理类短文阅读。