Question

   “Everything happens for the best. n Whenever I faced disappointment,my mother would say that to me.

   After I graduated from college in 1992,I 31 to look for a job in a radio station as a sports announcer (廣播員) .I went to Chicago and 32 on the door of every station. But 33 , I was refused every time.

At one station,a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn’t hire (雇用) an inexperienced person and suggested that I try my luck at 34 stations. Following her advice,I went back to Dixon,a small town where I 35 I applied for (申請) a job,but I was refused again.

   " Everything happens for the bestMom told me. Dad offered me his car to look for a job. I 36 WOC Radio in Davenport,another small town. The program director,Peter Mac Arthur,told me they had 37 hired an announcer.

As I left his office,I felt so upset. " 38 can I become a sports announcer,if I can't get a job in a radio station?” I asked myself aloud.

    While I was waiting for the elevator,I heard 39 calling. It was MacArthur. " What was all that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?" Then he asked me to broadcast (廣播) an imaginary game. He was 40 with my performance,and offered me a chance to work there.

   On my way home,I thought of my mother's words: "If you carry on,one day something good will happen."

31. A. decided   B. agreed   C. failed   D. forgot

32. A. turned   B. opened   C. hit   D. knocked

33. A. luckily   B. suddenly   C. unluckily   D. usually

34. A. bigger   B. smaller

   C. more famous   D. more different

35. A. grew up   B. stayed up   C. came up   D. turned up

36. A. worked   B. tried   C. started   D. wanted

37. A. always   B. hardly   C. still   D. already

38. A. Why   B. What   C. How   D. Where

39. A. someone   B. anyone   C. everyone   D. no one

40. A. strict   B. angry   C. happy   D. sorry

Answer 1

31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. A 36. B 37. D 38. C 39. A 40. C

[完形短文大意]作者畢業(yè)后想在廣播電臺找一份體育節(jié) 目廣播員的工作，卻屢次碰壁，但他牢記媽媽的話"一切都會好 的”，堅(jiān)持不懈，終于找到了自己喜愛的工作。

31. A根據(jù)下文可知我決定在廣播電臺找一份體f節(jié)目廣播員的工作，故選A.

32. D knocked on the door意為"敲門”，符合文意，故選D.

33. C 根據(jù)下文中的” I was refused every time” 可知 unluckily” 不幸地”符合文意。

34. B 根據(jù)上文中的"big stations wouldn’t hire (雇用) an inexperienced pereon”可知smaller符合文意。

35. A grow up.’長大”;stay up"熬夜'.;come up” 發(fā)生";turn up"開大”。由設(shè)空前的a small town可知選A.

36. B根據(jù)下文可知我嘗試去另一家電臺應(yīng)聘，故選tried。

37. D此處表示"他們已經(jīng)雇用了一個(gè)廣播員”，故already符合文意。

38. C此處表示”如果我不能在廣播電臺找到一份工作，我如何才能成為一名體育節(jié)目廣播員呢"，故選How。

39. A someone表示"某人"，符合文意

 40. C be happy with意為”對……感到滿意”，符合文意，故選 C.