"Everything happens for the best, "my mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 1 on, something good will happen some day." Mother was right, as I discovered after graduating from college. I had   2  myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was  3 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that  4 stations wouldn't employ a person without   5   since I had just graduated. "Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance, "she said.
I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had   6  in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to manage its sports department. The job sounded just  7 for me but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment had  8 as if by design. "Everything happens for the best," Mum  9 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already hired an announcer.  10 I left his office,! asked aloud,"  11 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?" Suddenly, I heard the director  12  . "Do you know anything about football? " Then he asked me to  13 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was  14 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the   15   Saturday.
小題1:
A．put B．take C．moveD．carry
小題2:
A．devoted B．designed C．found D．enjoyed
小題3:
A．invited B．promisedC．refusedD．a(chǎn)ccepted
小題4:
A．largeB．a(chǎn)ll C．no D．small
小題5:
A．experienceB．examinationC．a(chǎn)greement D．college
小題6:
A．played B．joinedC．taken D．fought
小題7:
A．possibleB．successfulC．right D．important
小題8:
A．shownB．disappearedC．resultedD．turned
小題9:
A．woke B．a(chǎn)dvisedC．demandedD．reminded
小題10:
A．WhileB．AfterC．BeforeD．So
小題11:
A．WhatB．How C．WheneverD．Wherever
小題12:
A．calling B．a(chǎn)nswering C．broadcasting D．a(chǎn)nnouncing
小題13:
A．make B．a(chǎn)ctC．broadcastD．play
小題14:
A．moved B．sorryC．thankfulD．satisfied
小題15:
A．future B．coming C．lastD．later
 
小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:A
小題6:A
小題7:C
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:B

試題分析：本文講述了一個剛剛大學(xué)畢業(yè)的學(xué)生照工作屢遭拒絕。他想起了媽媽所說：一切都會向好的方向發(fā)展。一直堅持了下去。最好找到了滿意的工作。
小題1:D 短語辨析。Put on穿上；take on雇傭；move on前進;carry on進行；只要我們向前進，一切都會向好的方向發(fā)展。
小題2:B 動詞辨析。A致力于B設(shè)計C發(fā)現(xiàn)D享受；我為自己設(shè)計的就業(yè)方向就是做體育播音員。
小題3:C 動詞辨析。A邀請B允諾C拒絕D接受；所有的電視臺都拒絕了我，只是因為我沒有經(jīng)驗。
小題4:A 形容詞辨析。指大城市里的大的電視臺是不會雇傭沒有經(jīng)驗的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生的。
小題5:A 名詞辨析。A經(jīng)驗B考試C協(xié)議D大學(xué)；指電視臺不雇傭沒有經(jīng)驗的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生。
小題6:A 動詞辨析。A指打球之類的運動B參加C拿走D戰(zhàn)斗；這里是指我在這個足球隊里踢球。
小題7:C 形容詞辨析。A可能B失望C合適D重要；指這份工作正適合我。
小題8:A 動詞辨析。A顯示B消失C結(jié)果D轉(zhuǎn)換；指正如媽媽所說的那樣顯示了出來。
小題9:D 動詞辨析。A喚醒B建議C要求D提醒；媽媽提醒我事情總是要向好的發(fā)現(xiàn)發(fā)展的。
小題10:B 連詞辨析。指在又一次被拒絕以后，我大聲說：。如果你不給他機會，他又怎么能夠成為一個有經(jīng)驗的播音員呢？
小題1:B 句意分析。如果你不給他機會，他又怎么能夠成為一個有經(jīng)驗的播音員呢？
小題1:A 動詞辨析。A喊叫B回答C廣播D玩；我聽見他在后面叫我：你懂足球嗎？
小題1:C 動詞辨析。A生產(chǎn)B行動C廣播D玩；他讓我播了一場想象中的足球賽。
小題1:D 形容詞辨析。A感動的B遺憾的C感謝的D滿意的；他對我的表現(xiàn)很滿意。
小題1:B 形容詞辨析。A未來的B即將來臨的C最好的D后來的；指在即將來臨的比賽中，他讓個我播音。
點評：本文通過作者自己的故事告訴我們，要相信：事情總是向好的方向發(fā)展的。從本文我們可以看出考生應(yīng)充分利用段首句提供的信息，去挖掘文章的思路，尋找文章的脈絡(luò)與線索。要求考生具有扎實的英語詞組、短語、習(xí)慣用法等英語搭配的知識，這對于理解文章的邏輯關(guān)系特別有利。文章的邏輯關(guān)系不外乎列舉、原因、結(jié)果、讓步、對照、補充、目的、條件等關(guān)系。解題時應(yīng)聯(lián)系上下文尋找相關(guān)線索，如某一個詞的原詞、指代詞、同義詞、近義詞、上義詞、下義詞和概括詞等。但由于我們在做題時不可能總是重復(fù)地閱讀文章，因此，在做完形填空時要培養(yǎng)一種捕捉并記憶相關(guān)信息的能力。
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小題3:
A．courageB．prideC．effortD．pleasure
小題4:
A．howeverB．stillC．thusD．even
小題5:
A．putB．raiseC．takeD．break
小題6:
A．largeB．difficultC．hardD．much
小題7:
A．decidedB．refusedC．a(chǎn)greedD．planned
小題8:
A．inventionsB．progressC．mistakes D．changes
小題9:
A．triedB．failedC．thoughtD．started
小題10:
A．successB．goalC．resultD．wish
小題11:
A．GraduallyB．latelyC．ProperlyD．Finally
小題12:
A．watchedB．helpedC．followedD．taught
小題13:
A．loudB．happyC．sweetD．strict
小題14:
A．AngrilyB．MovinglyC．SuddenlyD．Gently
小題15:
A．knowledgeB．strengthC．toolsD．a(chǎn)bility
小題16:
A．wastedB．broughtC．usedD．carried
小題17:
A．repliedB．correctedC．shoutedD．praised
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)dviseB．forceC．a(chǎn)skD．want
小題19:
A．collectedB．threwC．choseD．broke
小題20:
A．provideB．lendC．showD．pass

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Last year, I lost my best friend in high school. It seemed that everyone else’s life could just continue on in its  36  way, but mine couldn't. I wasn't sure how I was going to be able to face  37  and their gossip at school. I was forced to  38  my routine on Monday morning as usual. In the evening I returned home from school  39  completely defeated. All I wanted to do was  40  into bed and wallow(沉迷于)in my own self-pity. I pulled back the covers on my bed and  41  a pile of cards left by my dad. Each card included a(n)  42  that it was to be opened on a  43  night that week.
I made it through that week  44  my father. Each card  45  to say just what I needed to hear. Tuesday’s card said, “The past is painful to think about and the  46  is impossible to imagine. Don't try. Just take it one minute at a time.” On Wednesday my mood  47  when I read, “What you are feeling now is  48  and normal. It still feels very bad, but it is part of the healing  49 .” Friday’s card contained a poem he wrote. The last lines made me smile through my tears. “Whatever special  50  you face along life’s way, may you  51  that you will find the best in every day.” I was instructed to open the last card  52  the party I went to on Saturday night. In it he wisely reminded me to  53 . “The world isn't so bad after a good laugh. The more you laugh, the more you heal.” Each card was signed, “Love, Dad.”
My world once collapsed (fell down) but I  54  the difficult breakup eventually. It owed to my dad, who made his  55  known when he couldn't be present.
小題1:
A．pleasantB．strangeC．funnyD．normal
小題2:
A．everyoneB．a(chǎn)nyoneC．someoneD．nobody
小題3:
A．work out B．meet withC．deal with D．come across
小題4:
A．makingB．feelingC．regardingD．considering
小題5:
A．crawl B．pushC．jumpD．draw
小題6:
A．inventedB．discoveredC．createdD．wrote
小題7:
A．instructionB．explanationC．presentationD．information
小題8:
A．regularB．flexibleC．particularD．legal
小題9:
A．in favor of B．regardless ofC．in search ofD．because of
小題10:
A．seemedB．happened C．occurredD．intended
小題11:
A．lifeB．futureC．dreamD．result
小題12:
A．fellB．passedC．fliedD．lifted
小題13:
A．falseB．honestC．naturalD．innocent
小題14:
A．contentB．processC．cureD．progress
小題15:
A．destructionB．competitionC．challengesD．destination
小題16:
A．trustB．guessC．predictD．succeed
小題17:
A．beforeB．sinceC．a(chǎn)fterD．till
小題18:
A．cryB．screamC．singD．laugh
小題19:
A．got throughB．looked throughC．broke throughD．put through
小題20:
A．scheduleB．conceptC．soulD．confidence

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