Question

“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(播音员). 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(申请). 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.”
【小题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

【小题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

【小题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.

【小题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

Answer 1

【小题1】A
【小题2】B
【小题3】A
【小题4】C

解析试题分析：“一切总会好的”母亲无论发生什么事都对我说。“别担心,有一天你的运气会改变。”妈妈是对的，因为我发现，在我完成我的大学教育。我决定试着在电台找个事儿做。我想主持体育项目。我去了芝加哥，但是我被拒绝了。在我回家的路上，想起妈妈对我说的话，“有一天，你的运气会改变，儿子。当它发生时，它会感觉加倍的好，因为所有的努力工作你已做到。”那一刻，我知道她是什么意思。最后经过努力终于找到了工作。
【小题1】细节理解题。问题：作者大学毕业之后 ，他首先去哪里找工作了？分析原句：After graduating from college in 1932, I decided to try for a job in radio, then work my way up to sports announcer(播音员). I took the bus to Chicago句意：在1932年，我大学毕业。我决定去电台找一份播音员工作。我乘坐公交车去了芝加哥。因此地点为芝加哥。故选A
【小题2】细节理解题。问题：作者为什么在德信不能找到工作？分析原文：Since I had played high school football in Dixon, I applied(申请). The job sounded just right for me. But I still failed in the interview.句意：面对德信工作我认为很适合我，可是我面视依然失败了。因此选择第二项，面视失败了。故选 B
【小题3】细节理解题。问题：下列句子描述正确的是哪一个？通过阅读全文，我们理解到作者去了三个城市去寻找工作。第二项描述要改为他开车去找工作。第三项描述改为他一直没有放弃希望。第四项描述改为问了作者几个问题。故选A
【小题4】细节理解题。问题：短文主要告诉我们什么？在阅读全文的过程中，作者在描述，每一次找工作失败时，都会想起母亲的话，于是又对未来充满了希望。故选C
考点：人生百味类短文阅读。