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完形填空 A Lesson for Living Mom is my life teacher.“Everything happens for the best

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完形填空 A Lesson for Living Mom is my life teacher.“Everything happens for the best

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A Lesson for Living

Mom is my life teacher.“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said 1 I faced disappointment.“If you 2 one day something good will happen.And you'll 3 that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment.”

Mother was 4, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had decided to try for a job 5 radio, then work my way up to 6.In Chicago, I knocked on the door of every station and got 7 every time.

In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't risk hiring an 8 person, “Go out to find a small station,” she suggested.

I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.9, there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and 10 a local athlete to manage its sports department.Since Dixon was 11 I had played high school football, I applied.The job sounded 12 right for me.But I wasn't hired.

My 13 must have shown.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport.The program director, named Peter Mac Arthur, told me they had already hired one.

As I left his office, my frustration boiled over.I asked aloud, “How 14 a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?”

I was leaving when I heard Mac Arthur calling,“15 was that you said about sports? Do you know 16 about football?” Then he 17 me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(n)18 game.After that, Peter told me I would be broadcasting Saturday's game!

On my way home, 19 since, I always thought of my mother's words:“If you carry on, one day something good will happen.And you'll”…

I often wonder what 20 my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

(1)

[]

A.

however

B.

whatever

C.

whenever

D.

wherever

(2)

[]

A.

carry on

B.

work out

C.

give in

D.

get over

(3)

[]

A.

promise

B.

realize

C.

suggest

D.

hope

(4)

[]

A.

sure

B.

disappointed

C.

wrong

D.

right

(5)

[]

A.

in

B.

at

C.

over

D.

about

(6)

[]

A.

a news announcer

B.

a famous personality

C.

a sports announcer

D.

an outstanding athlete

(7)

[]

A.

turned up

B.

turned down

C.

turned away

D.

turned off

(8)

[]

A.

inexperienced

B.

unknown

C.

incapable

D.

infamous

(9)

[]

A.

Therefore

B.

While

C.

However

D.

But

(10)

[]

A.

wanted

B.

hired

C.

desired

D.

agreed

(11)

[]

A.

in where

B.

where

C.

the place that

D.

in which

(12)

[]

A.

nearly

B.

just

C.

almost

D.

very

(13)

[]

A.

satisfaction

B.

hesitation

C.

disagreement

D.

disappointment

(14)

[]

A.

should

B.

may

C.

can

D.

must

(15)

[]

A.

What

B.

How

C.

Why

D.

Which

(16)

[]

A.

everything

B.

all

C.

anything

D.

little

(17)

[]

A.

stood

B.

reminded

C.

informed

D.

told

(18)

[]

A.

live

B.

imaginary

C.

recorded

D.

fantastic

(19)

[]

A.

for a while

B.

now and then

C.

for the time being

D.

sooner or later

(20)

[]

A.

instruction

B.

suggestion

C.

expectation

D.

direction

试题答案

答案:1.C;2.A;3.B;4.D;5.A;6.C;7.B;8.A;9.C;10.A;11.B;12.B;13.D;14.C;15.A;16.C;17.A;18.B;19.B;20.D;

解析:

(1)

作者“每逢”失望时,母亲总是安慰说一切都会朝最好的方向发展。

(2)

如果你“坚持下去”,总有一天好事会发生。get over表示“克服(困难等)”,通常用作及物动词短语,后面要跟宾语。

(3)

母亲告诉作者只有经历过失望才能“意识到”好事情的发生。此句是虚拟语气,意思是假如没有先前的失望,就不会有好的事情发生。

(4)

作者根据自己的求职经历认为母亲的话是“对的”。

(5)

作者已经决定在电台找一份工作,此处的radio表示“电台”,所以用in。此外,第2个空格处前面的station、第三段开头部分的in one studio以及第9个空格处后面的in a radio station都是暗示。

(6)

根据第9个空格处后面的as ports announcer可知作者想当一名“体育播音员”。

(7)

作者每次敲电台的门总是被对方“拒绝”。

(8)

大电台不能冒险雇佣“没有经验的”人。另外,第二段的开头部分提到作者刚刚大学毕业后就去找工作,显然不具备经验。B、D两项意思基本相同,可排除。

(9)

作者在外求职屡屡碰壁,“可是”回到家乡后也没有找到电台播音的工作。如选择最后一项,需去掉后面的逗号。

(10)

Montgomery Ward想“招聘”一名当地运动员去管理它的体育部门。desire表示“期望;要求”,语意不恰当;agree是不及物动词,后不可直接跟宾语。

(11)

where I had played high school football是表语从句,where在从句中作状语。若选择C项,需把that改为where或in which。

(12)

此处just表示强调,即这份工作听起来对作者正合适。

(13)

那份工作似乎是为作者量身打造的,可作者却没有被雇佣,自然会流露出“失望”的表情。此处与第一段开头部分的第二句相呼应。

(14)

此处can表示“可能”,意思是如果一个人不能在电台找到一份工作,他怎么可能成为一名体育播音员呢?

(15)

what作said的宾语。

(16)

对方询问作者是否对足球有所了解。前两项意思基本相同,应排除。

(17)

此处stand是及物动词,表示“使站立”,即对方让作者站在麦克风前。

(18)

作者没有亲临现场,不是在向观众进行直播,因此是在广播一场“想象的”比赛。

(19)

自此之后,作者在回家路上“时不时地”会想起母亲的话。C项表示“暂时”,不符合所给语境。

(20)

解析:what引导的宾语从句是虚拟语气,意思是如果当初得到了Montgomery Ward提供的那份工作,真不知自己的人生会何去何从,言外之意是作者暗自庆幸自己当时没有被雇佣。

文章大意:作者大学毕业后在求职过程中屡屡碰壁,失望之情溢于言表。是母亲的话让他重新鼓起生活的船帆,最终达到胜利的彼岸。