“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to find a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音員) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.
【小題1】What’s the writer’s ideal job?

A．A sportsman. B．A shop assistant. C．A sports announcer. D．A businessman. 
【小題2】Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago? Because             .
A．he was too young 
B．he didn’t get college education 
C．he’s not a good-looking person 
D．he hadn’t got enough experience 
【小題3】Which of the following is True according to the article?
A．You just need wait for some time, then luck will come. 
B．Luck will come if you try your best to do everything. 
C．It’s important for you to wait for luck. 
D．You should trust your mother. 
【小題4】The sentence “But I got turned down every time.” means “            .”
A．But I was refused every time 
B．But I was successful every time 
C．But I lost my way every time 
D．But the door of every station was always closed 
【小題5】What’s the best title of this passage?
A．Mother’s Words. 
B．Everything Happens For The Best. 
C．No One Is Always Lucky . 
D．To Find A Job In Radio Is Difficult. 


【小題1】C
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】A
【小題5】B

解析試題分析：這篇文章講述的是作者在求職路上屢受挫折，但在媽媽的鼓勵(lì)下沒有氣餒，而是堅(jiān)持下來，“發(fā)生什么事情都是好的”這句話一直鼓勵(lì)著作者，最終他也取得了成功。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中原句One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program.可知作者的理想工作是當(dāng)一名體育節(jié)目主持人，故選C。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中所提供的信息（In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience.）可知作者在芝加哥沒有獲得這份工作是因?yàn)槿狈?jīng)驗(yàn)，故選D。
【小題3】主旨大意題。根據(jù)全文理解以及作者的親身經(jīng)歷可以直到：只要你盡最大努力去做每件事情，幸運(yùn)就會(huì)降臨，所以此題選B。
【小題4】句意理解題。根據(jù)文中所提供的信息作者在芝加哥求職過程中屢受挫折，got turned down此處是受到拒絕，所以此題選A。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。從全文所提供的信息來看，整篇文章都是在講作者對(duì)Everything happens for the best這句話的體會(huì)和理解，所以此題選B。
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