“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointmen

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointmen

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“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.ChicagoB.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

答案

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
举一反三
What’s the most important thing for you to have in your life? Somebody says hard-work, others suggest knowledge, love and luck.
If you arrange the 26 English letters alphabetically(按字母表的顺序) and use numbers to represent each of them, for example, 1 for a, 2 for b, 3 for c…, you can change an English word into a number. So hard-work becomes 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11="98," meaning 98 is its mark; knowledge: 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5="96," while love :12+15+22+5="54," and luck: 12+21+3+11="47," a small mark. None of these words can give one a full mark. What about money or prayer(祈祷)? They can’t , either.
Then what else? Don’t be worried. You can always find an answer to a problem in your life, when you change your way of looking at things or doing things, or your attitude. Yes, attitude is the word. See for yourself: attitude: 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5="100," a full mark.
Different attitudes lead to different ways of life. Most times people hope for a better life. It is possible that you will have a change for the better after you have changed your attitude.
When you change your manner and become friendly towards others, you’ll meet more smiling faces. In the same way, if you take a positive(积极地) attitude towards failure(失败), you’ll find you may have more chances to succeed.
小题1:We can use ________ to represent “money”.
A. 72                       B. 71                   C. 70
小题2:The underlined word “them” in the second paragraph refers to ________.
A. hard-work and love      
B. 26 English letters          
C. all numbers
小题3:In the writer’s opinion, what is the most important thing in a person’s life?
A. Attitude.                B. Knowledge.               C. Hard-work.
小题4:If you meet with problems, the best way out is to _________.
A. ask for help from others    
B. say your prayers to God 
C. change your attitude
小题5:From the passage we can learn that ______________.
A. different attitudes come from different ways of life
B. none of the English words can give one a full mark
C. failure sometimes can bring success to you if you take a positive attitude
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Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time.
The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资).
Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy.
After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash.
In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day.
The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润).
小题1: At Bills’ school, students can’t       .
A.learn the basics of economics B.learn how to invest money
C.get a chance to make moneyD.share all the money they make
小题2: Who manages the $20,000 in the class?
A.The teachers.B.The school.
C.The students.D.The parents.
小题3:Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present.
A.$500B.$400
C.$10,000D.$20,000
小题4:According to Paragraph 5, we know that       .
A.Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out
B.it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock
C.the students get some investing experience in the school
D.the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time
小题5: What’s the passage mainly about?
A.How students make money in the US.
B.Students learn economics and investing at school.
C.Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day.
D.What US students hope to do after graduation.

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A farmer carelessly lost an expensive gold watch in the barn on the farm, where he searched for everywhere but failed.
So he put a notice on the gate of the farm: whoever finds the gold watch will be rewarded 100 dollars.
People tried their best to look for the watch in order to get the reward. However, the barn was too large and the straw in the barn was too thick,it was getting dark they were still unable to find it. So they give up the reward of 100 dollars one by one.
But only a small boy was still not discouraged but kept looking for it .He had nothing to eat throughout the day.In order to solve the family problem, he looked forward to finding the gold watch and let his parents,brothers and sisters have a full meal.
The night was already getting late,the boy was also tired. He was lying in the straw to have a rest when he heard a strange “tick--tock ”.
He immediately held his breath and listened carefully,and followed the sound. He found the watch and got the 100 dollars.
Like the gold watch in the barn,success has been around us and spread in every corner of life. Only when we are calm and firmly look for it ,we can find it.
小题1:If someone found the gold watch, what would the farmer offer him?
A.100 yuanB.100 dollars
C.100 poundsD.100 pence
小题2:Why did the boy insist on looking for the gold watch?
A.Because he liked the gold watch..
B.Because he wanted to own the watch.
C.Because he was silly
D.Because he wanted to get the reward
小题3:The passage above is probably taken from_________.
A.A newspaperB.a science book
C.an advertisementD.a notice
小题4:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The boy had no brothers or sisters.
B.The boy’s family had a hard life.
C.It was easy for the boy to find the watch.
D.The farmer didn’t look for the watch for himself
小题5: Of the following,which order is right according to the story?
① The boy succeeded in finding the gold watch
② The farmer offered the boy a reward of 100 dollars
③ A farmer lost a gold watch carelessly
④ Many people tried to find the watch,but they failed.
A.②①④③B.④②③①
C.③④①②D.①③④②

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Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems and confusion(暴乱). I decided to take a walk even though I didn"t know where to go. The most special thing happened when I was out for this walk.
I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. I thought he looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody was buying his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, "Grandfather, may I polish (擦干净) your shoes?" That old man took pity on her, smiled and gave her a shoe to polish.
The girl told him she needed money to buy her brother a new school uniform.
"Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform." Then they walked to a market , and he bought her brother a uniform.
The girl said “thanks” to him and left, leaving the old man smiling.
He walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, "You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!"  As I walked away, I looked back and I could see him still smiling.
I was blown away by the kindness I had just seen.  Someone who had so little was so generous! Amazing! My own sadness had completely disappeared, chased way by the light of this kind act.
I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation (感激) of what I have by following the example of the old man. He only had a little, but shared it so beautifully with someone who had nothing.
小题1: What did the girl need?
A.a pair of new shoesB.a uniform for her brother
C.a uniform for herselfD.a pair of second-hand shoes
小题2:Who did the girl clean the shoes for?
A.her brotherB.the writer
C.the old manD.herself
小题3:From the passage, we know that the old man was        .
A.richB.dishonest
C.selfishD. poor
小题4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A.A kind shoe sellerB.A pair of old shoes
C.A clever little girlD.A girl’s new uniform
小题5:What can we learn from the passage ?
A.If we have only a little, we shouldn’t help others
B.When we have problems, we must ask others for help
C.We should learn to be thankful and share what we have with others
D.When we meet with difficulties, we should complain about them.

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When I was young,my father told me that little acts of kindness may give one great happiness. Since then I have always tried to help people in      .
One hot summer afternoon, I was               down the highway to New York when another car suddenly      into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane,so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n)      driver,I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident. I was      with that driver,but I thought that he just did not pay attention to(注意) the lane change, and he     did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away     after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while,I came around a curve(弯道) and found the    car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked     . As there was no telephone nearby and the nearest services were twenty miles away, I decided to        and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had another tire,he had nothing to work with. I decided to     him. I changed the tire for him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I did it. Fifteen minutes later,I      the work. I was hot and tired,but I really felt     after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier    my car run off the road.
You can really enjoy great   from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
小题1:
A.needB.schoolC.dangerD.summer
小题2:
A.walkingB.ridingC.runningD.driving
小题3:
A.fellB.jumpedC.cameD.climbed
小题4:
A.newB.experiencedC.frightenedD.cheerful
小题5:
A.unhappyB.interestedC.kindD.friendly
小题6:
A.evenB.certainlyC.almostD.simply
小题7:
A.quicklyB.quietlyC.politelyD.carefully
小题8:
A.newB.redC.sameD.other
小题9:
A.excitedB.relaxedC.surprisedD.worried
小题10:
A.stayB.searchC.stopD.hide
小题11:
A.giveB.trainC.helpD.encourage
小题12:
A.beganB.finishedC.tookD.continued
小题13:
A.goodB.sorryC.angryD.shy
小题14:
A.keptB.madeC.watchedD.heard
小题15:
A.friendshipB.successC.excitementD.happiness

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