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Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for 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(播音员) 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.
小题1: What’s the writer’s ideal (理想的) job?
| A．A sportsman | B．A shop assistant | C．A sports announcer | D．A businessman |
| A．because he was too young | B．Because he didn’t get college education |
| C．Because he’s got a good-looking person | D．Because he hadn’t got enough experience |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
答案
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
解析
1.从I wanted to host(主持) a sports program.可以看出作者想要主持体育节目，答案C “A sports announcer”一个体育播音员，符合题意.
2.从a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience.一句可以判断出选择D.
3.从文章看作者经过自己的努力和坚持找到了工作，答案A仅仅等好运就会来，答案C等好运来临是重要的，答案D应该信任你的母亲，以上都不符合题意.选B.
4.从上一句我敲开芝加哥每个电台的门，后面用了but来表示转折，应该是每个电台都拒绝了我，A符合题意.
5.考查对整篇文章的理解能力.A母亲的话，B一切都会好的，C没有人一直好运，D在电台找到一个工作室困难的.B为本篇开题，也最适合做本文标题.
核心考点
试题【“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going 】；主要考察你对人生百味类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
He smiled at her, but she was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He looked poor and hungry.
He said: “I’m here to help you ma’am. Why don’t you wait in the car? By the way ,my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire（轮胎瘪了）. Joe crawled under the car and soon he was able to change the tire. But he had to get dirty and his hands hurt. She said that she couldn’t thank him enough for his help. Joe just smiled as he closed her trunk（后备箱）.
She asked him how much she owed（欠）him. But Joe wasn’t thinking about the money. This was helping someone in need. He told her that if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she should lend a hand.
He waited until she had driven off and felt good as he headed for home.
A few miles down the road the lady saw a small café. She went in to get a bite to eat. The waitress brought a clean towel for her to wipe her wet hair. The waitress was nearly eight months pregnant（***的）.It was tiring for her to move about. But she did it all with a sweet smile on her face. The lady was moved by the wonderful service the waitress was giving. After the lady had finished her meal, and the waitress had gone to get her change（零钱）from a ￥100 bill, the lady slipped（溜）out the door. At her table, the waitress found something written on a napkin.
There were tears in her eyes when she read what the lady had written. It said: “You don’t owe me a thing. I know life is hard for you right now. Someone once helped me out, the way I’m helping you. If you really want to pay me back, don’t let the chain（链）of love end with you.”
小题1:When the old lady first saw the man, she was .
| A．scared | B．excited | C．interested | D．relaxed |
| A．pay money back | B．see someone who needed help |
| C．lend him a hand | D．help someone else in need |
| A．she was nearly eight months pregnant | B．it was tiring for her to move about |
| C．there was a sweet smile on her face | D．she offered him a wonderful service |
| A．drawing something on a napkin | B．buying something to eat |
| C．giving her some money | D．giving her a ride |
| A．A man, an old lady and a waitress. | B．Helping someone in need. |
| C．Love is really important. | D．Unbroken chain of love. |
Everyone was puzzled(困惑), so they stepped near to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind and couldn’t see anything, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite on his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to escape.
After seeing what happened, everyone was speechless and lost in thought. During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to chat about what happened to the two mice.
One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those mice was that of king and guard(卫兵).” The other thought for a while and said, “That is why!”
A smart Frenchman said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.” Again the others thought for a while, and all felt it made sense.
A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.” Once again the others thought for a while, and felt this was more reasonable. So they expressed(表达) agreement another time.
At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have to have a certain relationship?”
Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese and stayed speechless. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame(羞愧), and did not dare to answer.
In fact, the true love is not built on friendship, loyalty(忠诚) or blood relationship.
Instead, it is based on no relationship.
小题1:Neither of the two mice ran away immediately because ________.
| A．one was biting the other |
| B．the mouth of the hole was too small |
| C．they were not afraid of smoke |
| D．one was trying to help the blind one |
| A．They didn’t dare to answer. |
| B．They didn’t realize the importance of protecting animals. |
| C．They felt sorry they had driven a poor blind mouse away. |
| D．They didn’t express themselves much better. |
| A．all the mice came out of the hole easily |
| B．each of the people understood the relationship differently |
| C．the people wanted to kill the mice with smoke |
| D．the people knew one of the mice was blind at first |
| A．it was correct | B．it was strange |
| C．it was funny | D．it was sweet |
| A．Two Lovely Mice | B．Help Produces Love |
| C．Love Is All | D．Friends in Need |
One hot summer afternoon, I was 17 down the highway to New York when another car suddenly 18 into my lane(车道). My car was in the far right lane，so it ran onto the roadside. As a(n) 19 driver，I moved my car quickly and skillfully back onto the highway without causing any accident.
I was 20 with that driver，but I thought that he just did not pay attention to the lane change, and he 2l did not do that on purpose(故意).The car ran away 22 after cutting me off. Very soon it disappeared from sight. After a while，I came around a curve(弯道) and found the 23 car. The driver was walking along the roadside. He was an elderly man and looked 24 . With no telephone nearby and the nearest services twenty miles away. I decided to 25 and see what the problem was.
The man’s car had a flat tire(瘪胎). Although he had a spare tire，he had nothing to work with. I decided to 26 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 27 the work. I was hot and tired，but I really felt 28 after an act of kindness to the man who had earlier 29 my car ran off the road.
You can really enjoy great 30 from kindness acts, so always lend your hands to others in trouble.
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I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “
It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching(令人感动的) as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”
I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”
小题1:What is this passage mainly about?
| A．Love and goodness. | B．Culture and tradition. |
| C．Friendship and honesty. | D．Communication and understanding. |
| A．Because the boy had saved some money. |
| B．Because they both didn’t need to give anything. |
| C．Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy. |
| D．Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy. |
a. The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt.
b. The cashier counted the boy’s money.
c. The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets.
d. The boy went to the line to pay.
| A．b, a, c, d | B．b, c, a, d | C．d, b, c, a | D．d, c, a, b |
I know that sometimes, after watching TV, you may feel that you can be rich and successful without any hard work--that your ticket to success is through rapping (饶舌音乐) or basketball or being a TV star. But when chances come, you may not succeed.
The truth is, being successful is hard. And you may not succeed at everything the first time you try. That’s OK. Some of the most successful people in the world have had the most failures. JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter book was rejected(退稿)12 times before it finally came out. Michael Jordan lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career (职业生涯). But he once said, "I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed."
These people succeeded because they understand that you can’t let your failures beat you--you have to let them teach you. You have to let them show you what to do differently next time.
No one’s born being good at things. You become good at things through hard work. Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it.
And even when you’re struggling(挣扎), even when you’re discouraged(泄气), and you feel like other people have given up on you--don’t ever give up on yourself. Because when you give up on yourself, you give up on your country.
小题1:Why does Barack Obama talk about JK Rowling and Michael Jordan in the second paragraph?
| A．To show that these two famous persons are different. |
| B．To show that writing and sports are difficult skills. |
| C．To show that the two persons were treated unfairly. |
| D．To show that being successful is hard. |
| A．you can be rich and successful without any hard work |
| B．you may succeed at everything the first time you try |
| C．you can’t let your failures beat you |
| D．you shouldn’t ask other people for help |
| A．If you’re discouraged, you should give up on yourself. |
| B．You should believe in yourself no matter how difficult it is. |
| C．When you’re struggling, you’ll feel like other people have given up on you. |
| D．If you are not struggling or discouraged, you can give up on yourself. |
| A．The way to succeed | B．Failures can help you |
| C．Don’t give up on yourself | D．Barack Obama’s success |
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