阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项.
"Everything happens for the best." My mother said whenever I faced disappointment, "If you 36 one day something good will happen. And you'll realize that it wouldn't have happened if not for that previous 37 ."
Mother was right. After graduating from college I had decided to try for a job in 38 , then work my way up to 39 . I got 40 on the door of every station every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations wouldn't 41 hiring an inexperienced person. "Go out in the sticks(边远地区) and find a 42 station that'll give you a chance." she said.
I thumbed(搭便车) home to Dixon, Illi. 43 there were no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local 44 to manage 45 sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high-school football, I 46 the post, but I wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown. "Everything happens for the best." Mom 47 me. I drove to Davenport, in Iowa. I 48 WOC Radio there. Peter Macarthur, the program director, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration(挫折感) 49 over. I asked aloud. "How can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station ?" I was waiting for the 50 when I heard Macarthur calling. "What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about 51 ?" Then he stood me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast a(an) 52 game.
I remembered a game we had won. I did a 15-minute buildup to that play, and Peter told me I would 53 Saturday's game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother's words, 54 I have many times since, "If you … , one day something good will happen...."
I often wonder what my 55 might have been like if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
A．work hard B．are brave C．carry on D．are lucky
A．problems B．difficulty C．disappointment D．unemployment
A．sports B．radio C．shops D．clubs
A．sports announcer B．sports star C．shop manager D．film maker
A．turned away B．turned down C．turned in D．turned off
A．like B．decide C．stand D．risk
A．bigger B．small C．local D．private
A．If B．While C．Unless D．Until
A．businessman B．college student C．athlete D．announcer
A．his B．her C．their D．its
A．applied for B．accepted C．considered D．refused
A．blamed B．suggested C．reminded D．persuade
A．listened to B．found C．tried D．expected
A．became B．turned C．went D．boiled
A．lift B．director C．result D．reply
A．radio B．directing C．football D．broadcasting
A．live B．imaginary C．exciting D．lively
A．join in B．miss C．broadcast D．organize
A．as B．then C．when D．though
A．dream B．aim C．life D．failure
It was the first morning of the New Year and the weather was very cold. I have always been an early bird and my morning walks have been the for the last 7 years, so I put on my shoes to for my first walk of the New Year.
There was complete outside. Litter could be seen everywhere. It seemed that everyone had an all-night . It was too cold to anyone to be awake to clear all the walkways at 5 in the morning. I was to walk on the dirty walkways and decided to go back home.
I was about to leave I saw Sam cleaning the garden. He is an employee of our society association and is to take care of the walkways and the garden. I walked up to Sam as it was a（n） to see him there cleaning at this time. He saw me and politely me, "Happy New Year!" "How come you are here and doing all this on the very first day of a new year?" I asked. Sam answered , "It is the first day of the year. I do not want people to walk on walkways. It is the first day of the year so they should feel good and special. For me, today is like any other day and my job starts with the ."
It was good to see someone so at heart. Like other staff members, Sam could have taken a day , but he woke up early and came for all of us. I suddenly realized life does not when the clock strikes twelve at midnight and a New Year begins. We all night, drinking and feeding ourselves. Then we leave the place in high spirits, leaving the surroundings dirty. Life goes on and others need to up early and clear the garbage. Isn't the very next morning a new day of a New Year for all those who clear our garbage? Why can't we also keep our clean so that everyone can have a New Year the very next day? It is true that small things can make a big in our lives.
A．manner B．approach C．routine D．access
A．look B．head C．long D．send
A．waste B．freedom C．silence D．absence
A．conclusion B．tradition C．celebration D．pollution
A．order B．expect C．trust D．catch
A．tired B．scared C．puzzled D．bothered
A．because B．though C．unless D．when
A．advised B．designed C．supposed D．determined
A．pleasure B．success C．surprise D．honor
A．advised B．wished C．asked D．congratulated
A．coldly B．hopefully C．partially D．quietly
A．dirty B．narrow C．busy D．cold
A．beginning B．same C．special D．new
A．devoted B．curious C．honest D．polite
A．over B．out C．up . D．off
A．change B．improve C．return D．happen
A．sleep B．party C．work D．clean
A．put B．stay C．wake D．pick
A．surroundings B．conditions C．background D．location
A．decision B．difference C．promise D．suggestion
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so that I decided to write an article about her.
I Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The was almost unbearable. I struggled for days with draft after draft. I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of writing. Today, I have become a full--time writer. Looking back on this , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t to doubt yourself.
A．joy B．voice C．speech D．smile
A．proud B．active C．satisfied D．moved
A．visited B．emailed C．phoned D．interviewed
A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．paused
A．replied B．discovered C．explained D．knew
A．seriously B．patiently C．nervously D．quietly
A．blaming B．fooling C．inviting D．urging
A．pressure B．failure C．comment D．hardship
A．Finally B．Luckily C．Publicly D．Gradually
A．disappeared B．returned C．spread D．improved
A．compare B．struggle C．promote D．compete
A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
A．decorating B．repairing C．cleaning D．leaving
A．disbelief B．anxiety C．horror D．trouble
A．secure B．related C．private D．reliable
A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．forget
A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
A．attempt B．afford C．expect D．pretend
Steve, a lawyer, is my older brother. In the ____ of my father who died when I was six, Steve gave me important lessons in ____ that helped me grow into an adult. For example, Steve taught me to face the ____ of my behaviour. Once when I returned in ____ from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who ____ the time to ask me what happened. When I ___ that my baseball had flown through Mrs Holt's basement window, ___ the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to apologized to her. After all, I ___ not have played in the path between buildings. ___ my knees shocked as I explained, I __to pay for the window if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that ___ property is a scared thing. After I found a silver pen in my fifthgrade classroom, I wanted to ___ it, but Steve explained that it might be important to ____ else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of ____ I'd hate to lose the small dog my father gave me to someone else. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David.
Yet of all the ____ Steve gave me, his respect for ____ is the most vivid in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow in the park with a BB gun. ____ with my accuracy, I screamed to Steve to come from the house to have a look. I shall never forget the ____ he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird. “Did it ____ you first, Mark？” he asked. I didn't know what to answer. I really felt terrible then, but that moment ___ out as the most important lesson my brother taught me.
A．charge B．absence C．respect D．presence
A．memories B．truth C．hopes D．honesty
A．advantages B．reasons C．realities D．results
A．surprise B．tears C．joy D．smiles
A．took B．spent C．cost D．paid
A．insisted B．introduced C．declared D．explained
A．injuring B．damaging C．destroying D．breaking
A．could B．must C．would D．should
A．Since B．Although C．Because D．But
A．refused B．offered C．afforded D．managed
A．personal B．valuable C．public D．whole
A．save B．keep C．pick D．return
A．no one B．everyone C．someone D．anyone
A．why B．when C．how D．what
A．information B．explanation C．opinions D．instructions
A．life B．people C．family D．things
A．Proud B．Encouraged C．Relaxed D．Excited
A．way B．time C．place D．scene
A．affect B．interrupt C．hurt D．fight
A．stands B．reaches C．turns D．holds
Late one night, a thief crept into a wealthy merchant’s house. He was a young thief, without experience. In fact, this was his first professional______. So he had______everything carefully.
All went quite well at first. He found, as he______, an unlatched window and got into the room easily. But, stepping his way through the______room, he stubbed (碰到) his ______against a table leg. Choking (抑制) back a cry of pain, terrified of waking the merchant, he hit_____on the forehead and called himself a fool. He had______to bring a light.
In the darkness,______, he was able to see an oil lamp on the table, and lit it, then he gave a______of relief. As he______the lamp, a small spider came out from under its______.
“Thank you for saving my life,” said the spider. “Before he went to bed, the merchant set this lamp down on top of me so I couldn’t escape. If you hadn’t come along, I wouldn’t have______the night; ______, I’d have such an uncomfortable situation for a long time.”
“You have saved a life and shown compassion (同情),” the spider went on, ______the impatient thief said he had not______to do so. “______yet, you have done so without the______thought or hope of reward. You have gained more merits (优点) than you could possibly imagine.”
“But you’re only a spider,” said the thief.
“And you’re only a man.” said the spider. “My dear thief, when you understand that______is life, whether on eight legs or_____, you will have understood much. Your deed, ______, has got rid of the bad things from your heart. Go from here with a fresh spirit. And good luck to you.”
The thief did so and never thought to steal again.
A．job B．mistake C．appearance D．finding
A．explained B．managed C．planned D．imagined
A．expected B．remembered C．reminded D．meant
A．dull B．dark C．sitting D．terrible
A．head B．shoulder C．hand D．toe
A．the merchant B．the spider C．the thief D．himself
A．remembered B．forgotten C．avoided D．happened
A．however B．when C．so that D．therefore
A．applause B．cry C．sigh D．laugh
A．woke up B．laid down C．picked up D．turned over
A．base B．cap C．cover D．foot
A．wasted B．lasted C．hated D．worried
A．in time B．however C．anyhow D．indeed
A．although B．so C．so that D．as if
A．said B．led C．cared D．meant
A．Better B．Worse C．Natural D．Lucky
A．hopeful B．least C．ordinary D．most
A．man B．spider C．life D．chance
A．three B．two C．a dozen D．a hundred
A．by no means B．at ease C．in any case D．without delay
A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor．They talked about the topic-happiness．But soon their conversation turned into complaints about in work and life．
To offer his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and with a large pot of coffee and a variety of ---plastic, glass, metal, porcelain （陶瓷）, some plain-looking , some very ．The professor told his students to help themselves to hot coffee．
When all the students had a cup of coffee in ．the professor said"lf you have noticed, all the nice-looking cups were taken, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones．While it is for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the of your problems and stress．The professor continued," Believe that the cup itself adds no to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases it even what we drink．What all of you wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went the best cups．Now this life is coffee, the jobs, money, and in society are the cups which are just tools to hold and life, and the different types of cups we have don't decide, nor the quality of life．lf we concentrate only on the cups, we will to enjoy the coffee in it．So don't let the cups you．．．enjoy the coffee instead．"
At these words, the graduates looked at each other in embarrassment．
A．hot B．sensitive C．famous D．easy
A．pay B．joy C．experience D．stress
A．cooked B．took C．returned D．met
A．cups B．gifts C．plates D．drinks
A．common B．special C．rare D．delicate
A．order B．time C．hand D．place
A．pretty B．different C．colorful D．expensive
A．necessary B．normal C．good D．possible
A．situation B．answer C．result D．source
A．quality B．energy C．weight D．color
A．makes B．gives C．hides D．includes
A．finally B．really C．especially D．nearly
A．for B．with C．off D．to
A．forget B．discuss C．consider D．try
A．position B．relation C．workmates D．friends
A．create B．support C．contain D．own
A．damage B．determine C．change D．increase
A．come B．stop C．have D．fail
A．drive B．hold C．take D．control
A．quiet B．speechless C．amazing D．Reasonable