“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “
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“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (广播员).
I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again:“If you go on, one day something good will happen.”
小题1:What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?| A．A programmer. | B．A sports announcer. | | C．A sportsman. | D．A taxi driver. |
小题2:Why couldn’t the writer get a job at first?| A．Because he didn’t want to get it. | | B．Because he didn’t have any experience. | | C．Because his parents didn’t agree with him. | | D．Because no stations needed an announcer. |
小题3: Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.| A．said nothing to him | B．told him to give up | | C．encouraged him to go on trying | D．advised him to get further education |
小题4:The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.| A．asked | B．invited | | C．refused | D．taken |
小题5:Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?| A．He disliked the job in Montgomery Ward. | | B．He got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last. | | C．He was given a chance by Peter. | | D．His father also gave him some help. |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A |
解析
试题分析：本文通过“我”求职经历验证妈妈的话：Everything happens for the best（一切都会好的）。大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在 Chicago 能找到一份体育播音员的工作，但处处碰壁，最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇，不过工作还是不好找。正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄，“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢?”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇“我”做解说员。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer的描述，可知作者毕业后想找一份体育播音员的工作。故选B。
小题2:细节理解题。根据第二段 I was turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience的描述可知，因为作者没有工作经验。故选B。
小题3:细节理解题。联系上下文可知，每一次作者找工作碰壁，妈妈都会说Everything happens for the best来鼓励作者。故选C。
小题4:词义猜测题。根据下文because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
的描述可以推知，作者因为没有工作经验而被拒绝了。故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文 Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. ---I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!的描述可知，B、C、D符合短文内容，而根据My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.的描述可知，作者是喜欢在蒙哥马利.沃德的工作的。选项A不符合短文内容，故选A。 |
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Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother’s Camp（营地）. There, husbands and children are not allowed. Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone.
At Mother’s Camp a woman has room to herself. She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her. No children will ask,“Mom, what’s for dinner?” No husband will say, “Oh, dear, I can’t find any clean socks.”In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home. Many of them work full-time and then come home to a second job-taking care of their homes and families. These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework.
In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework. Many of their husbands say they want to help. But then they burn the rice or they can’t find the pans. They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves.
Some women go to Mother’s Camp just to get a break from housework. For two days they don’t cook, they don’t clean, they don’t look after their children and husbands. What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and sing songs around the campfire. They relax away from home. They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother’s Camp.
小题1:From this passage we can see in the United States.| A．women want to work outside the home | | B．working wives do most of the housework | | C．hushands do as much housework as their wives | | D．women do not like to stay at home with their families |
小题2:At Mother’s Camp, women can’t .| A．watch TV | B．read newspapers | | C．swirn in the lake | D．bring their husbands and children |
小题3:Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because .| A．they don’t like their husbands and children | | B．they have to work full-time | | C．they are too busy to relax themselves | | D．they want a new life |
小题4: is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States.| A．Housework | B．Working outside the home | | C．When to take a vacation | D．Looking after their children |
小题5:What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?| A．Busy Working Mothers | B．Welcome to Mother’s Camp | | C．Mothers Relax Away from Home | D．Mothers in the US |
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One day , an old man was selling a big elephant . A young man came up to the elephant and began to look at it slowly . The old man went up to him and said in his ear .”Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it . Then I will give you some meat . “”All right .”said the young man . After the old man sold the elephant , he gave the young man some meat and said :”Now, can you tell me how you see the bad ears of the elephant ?””I didn’t find the bad ears .”said the young man .”Then why do you look at it slowly ?”asked the old man . The young man said :”I never see an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like. “
小题1:_________________ the elephant.| A．The young man bought | B．The old man sold | | C．The two men sold | D．The young man sold |
小题2:The young man looked at the elephant . He wanted to find _____.| A．its bad ears | B．some meat | | C．a good elephant | D．what it looks like |
小题3:The young man ________________________.| A．knew the elephant wasn’t good | | B．found the bad ears but didn’t tell it . | | C．looked after the elephant | | D．got some meat |
小题4:We know that ________.| A．the two men were not honest | B．the young man wasn"t a bad man | | C．the old man was a good man | D．the elephant was a very good one |
小题5:The young man looked at the elephant slowly because he _______.| A．liked elephant | B．wanted to buy it | | C．didn’t see any elephant before | D．wanted to help the old man |
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I had never noticed her. She was not the kind of girl who could draw attention. She was not tall and just looked . In class, she liked sitting at the back, reading or taking notes. One day I asked her to read aloud the text. When I heard her standard American pronunciation, I looked at her with new eyes. And I her name—Kelly. Later on, the National College Speech Competition would be held. One student in our school was allowed to attend. I thought it over and filled in name.
Kelly practiced hard for the competition. However, I was a little worried because she was always too . Could she do well in the competition?
On the night of the competition, I sat in the front row of the hall very early. I told her to take it easy. Her face turned red and she said nothing. It seemed she was really . I felt upset, but I just patted her on the shoulder and let her go to draw lots（抽签）. As a result, she drew No. 9 while No. 8 was a boy who was very good at giving speeches.
Sure enough, No. 8 was very . The whole audience made a warm applause （鼓掌）almost every 30 seconds and was still talking about his speech with until Kelly appeared on the stage. I sat there with no to look at her. It was her first time to go up the stage, so I couldn’t be angry with her for any small mistakes. But at that moment, I found I was so afraid of her .
The strong spotlight and large hall made her so small that nobody seemed to notice she had been on the stage. I felt hopeless.
But the moment that me came. I clearly heard a voice, a very loud voice, “Now, please focus on（聚焦于）me.”
Three times in all, louder and louder.
The whole audience fell silent.
I could believe that loud voice came from the girl, who was usually soft-voiced and didn’t attention at all. She gave a perfect speech.
I think I will never forget this touching lesson that my student taught me — never underestimate（低估）the power of the silent people.
| 小题1: | | A．beautiful | B．ordinary | C．popular | D．strange |
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| 小题2: | | A．mentioned | B．called | C．remembered | D．wrote |
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| 小题4: | | A．different | B．lazy | C．slow | D．quiet |
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| 小题5: | | A．strict | B．nervous | C．angry | D．bored |
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| 小题6: | | A．careful | B．thankful | C．successful | D．cheerful |
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| 小题7: | | A．patience | B．confidence | C．pride | D．excitement |
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| 小题8: | | A．courage | B．interest | C．excuse | D．effort |
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| 小题9: | | A．decision | B．expression | C．appearance | D．failure |
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| 小题10: | | A．upset | B．saved | C．surprised | D．changed |
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| 小题11: | | A．simply | B．hardly | C．surely | D．deeply |
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Anna and Jane had tickets for a pop concert in London. They were very excited about the concert. They had planned their day in London very carefully. They worked out which trains to catch, where to eat and where they wanted to go shopping. 小题1:. A friend of Jane’s was working with the sound equipment backstage（后台）. He said he could get them special passes so they could go backstage. He promised to ask the group if the girls could come to say “Hello”. He said that he was sure he could get them the group’s autographs（签名）.小题2:
Then two days before the concert, Anna got a cold.小题3:, even though she stayed in bed and took medicine. On the evening before the concert, she had a fever and was very sick indeed.
Anna’s mother rang Jane. “Anna is too sick to go to the concert,” she said. “You had better find someone else to go with.”
The next day, Anna was feeling very sorry for herself. Then she had a visitor. It was Jane! She came with a big bag of fruit and a pile of their favorite CDs. “I’ll give the tickets to Jill and Sue in the end,” she said. “小题4: . It wouldn’t be much fun without you.”
A. It got worse and worse
B. Jane felt very surprised
C. The girls could hardly wait
D. Then they got some exciting news
E. We’ll go to another concert together
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Everyone worries. But how do you deal with your worries? Whether your worries are big or small, you can take these three steps to deal with your worries:
1. Try to find out what you"re worried about
Sometimes, you will know what you"re worried about. Other times, you might not. Try to find it out first; if you can"t, you can ask for help.
2. Think of ways to make it better
There is always something you can do to help you feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won"t solve your problem.
Grades at school are often top worries for kids. If you"re worried about grades, ask yourself these questions:
★ Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
★How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn"t a test?
★ Do I have a good place to do my homework?
★ Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had, you might write down all the things you could do: write a note to him or her, invite him or her to a basketball game, say sorry to him or her, etc. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose the one that gets your friend back.
3. Ask for help
When you"re worried, it can help to find someone to talk to. You can ask your parents, friends, or teachers for help.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。（5分）
小题1:How should you deal with the worry first if you don"t know what we"re worried about?| A．We should try to find it out. | B．We should ask others. | | C．We should help others first. | D．We should sit there worrying. |
小题2: When can you ask “What do grades mean to me”?| A．When my friends don’t like me. | | B．When I don’t try different ways of studying. | | C．When I finish my homework. | | D．When we"re worried about grades. |
小题3:Which is the meaning of the underlined phrase “go over” in the passage?小题4:According to the passage, what will you do if you have a fight?| A．I will make a new friend. | | B．I don’t want to talk to him or her any more. | | C．I will have another fight | | D．I will invite him or her to a basketball game. |
小题5:What is the passage mainly about?| A．who is often worried | B．when people are worried | | C．how to deal with our worries | D．what kind of worries people have |
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