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
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My took me by train or by car to a hotel by the . All day, I seem to remember, I38 on the sands with strange children. We made houses and gardens, and 40 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the seemed to shine always brightly the water was always warm. Sometimes we beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻) ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were in one’s pockets or good places where one could ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good is much the same as it was. I like the sun and warm sand and the sound of beating the rocks. I no longer wish to any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. , I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I what my ideal(理想的) holiday will be like when I am . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about
who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves on too many ices creams.
A．teacher B．parents C．nurse D．younger sister
A．sea B．lake C．mountain D．river
A．played B．slept C．sat D．stood
A．moving B．exciting C．anxious D．nervous
A．made B．brought C．watched D．heard
A．collected B．jumped C．turned D．climbed
A．light B．sun C．moon D．lamp
A．and B．yet C．but D．or
A．left B．came to C．stood by D．played by
A．sweets B．sand C．ice-creams D．money
A．make B．sell C．buy D．offer
A．house B．holiday C．garden D．tide
A．hardly B．almost C．still D．perhaps
A．waves B．tides C．hands D．feet
A．destroy B．fix C．use D．build
A．But B．However C．Otherwise D．Besides
A．wonder B．feel C．understand D．believe
A．strong B．weak C．young D．old
A．children B．boys C．girls D．grown-ups
A．happy B．tired C．sad D．sick
I tend to accept any idea put forward by experts on TV. One day, a sociologist proposed that the society has been consuming modern humans little by little. For fear that I would become a victim of the consumer society, I hurried to a bicycle shop in my neighborhood. the shopkeeper Mr. Johnson was selling me the bicycle, he said, “This is the best thing you have done. Life has become hopelessly . A bicycle is simple, and it brings to you things: fresh air, sunshine and exercise.” I agreed. Happy as a child, I got on the bicycle and headed out onto the streets. After some time, I at the other end of the town. I was that this simple vehicle could let me long distances in a fairly short time. But how did I really go?
Since I hated to be , I went back to Mr. Johnson and asked him to an odometer (里程表) on my bicycle. He agreed, but , “An odometer without a speedometer (速度计) is like a without a knife.” I admitted he was right and in a few minutes, the two devices (装置) were to the handlebars of my bicycle. “What about a horn?” he then asked. “Look, this horn is no larger than a matchbox and has many .” Attracted by these functions, I bought the horn.
“You can’t leave the back part ,” noted Mr. Johnson. He fixed a metal box with buttons the seat, and said, “Is there anything better than this oven when you feel on your way? I can give you a special discount.” I was not strong enough to the offer.
“I congratulate you once more; this is the best thing you could have done,” said Mr. Johnson in the end.
A．adult B．human C．consumer D．bachelor
A．eventually B．immediately C．reluctantly D．gratefully
A．Although B．Because C．As D．Unless
A．would B．should C．must D．could
A．boring B．complicated C．stressful D．tough
A．natural B．mysterious C．complex D．unique
A．gave up B．broke down C．calmed down D．ended up
A．amazed B．amused C．confused D．concerned
A．march B．drive C．cover D．measure
A．far B．long C．fast D．deep
A．unreliable B．impractical C．unprepared D．inaccurate
A．fix B．check C．repair D．lay
A．swore B．added C．replied D．concluded
A．pencil B．fork C．box D．cake
A．distributed B．converted C．applied D．attached
A．shapes B．sizes C．functions D．models
A．loose B．blank C．bare D．incomplete
A．beside B．before C．below D．behind
A．sick B．hungry C．hot D．thirsty
A．consider B．withdraw C．make D．resist
I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I'm left ____.Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other ____？
I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early1960s，____ children from different races and religions played and studied ____ in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone's _ from Ismail's. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu—we just ____ our differences. Perhaps, our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well ____ or otherwise.
We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we'd ____ the countryside on our bicycles, hoping to ___ the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his __ _.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail's family later returned to their village, and I ____ touch with him.
One spring afternoon in1983, I stopped a taxi inKuala Lumpur. I ____ my destination. The driver acknowledged my ____ but did not move off. Instead, he looked ____ at me.“Raddar？”he said, using my childhood nickname(绰号)．I was astonished at being so ____ addressed(称呼). Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two ____ we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something ____ to describe.
If we can allow our children to be ____ without prejudice, they'll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be ____ their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and ____ we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote，“we happy few, we band of brothers”．
A．interested B．pleased C．puzzled D．excited
A．parties B．cities C．villages D．races
A．why B．which C．how D．when
A．together B．around C．alone D．apart
A．drop B．throw C．move D．roll
A．refused B．made C．sought D．accepted
A．paid B．meant C．preserved D．treated
A．explore B．search C．discover D．desert
A．get through B．deal with C．come across D．take away
A．arrival B．choice C．effort D．company
A．lost B．gained C．developed D．missed
A．stated B．ordered C．decided D．chose
A．attempts B．instructions C．opinions D．arrangements
A．anxiously B．carelessly C．disappointedly D．fixedly
A．familiarly B．strangely C．fully D．coldly
A．departures B．months C．years D．decades
A．possible B．funny C．hard D．clear
A．them B．themselves C．us D．ourselves
A．from B．by C．with D．against
A．still B．otherwise C．then D．instead
People often fall ill because of me. , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own .A tired person may get , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in is another factor. In hot summer, people turn on the air-conditioner upon returning home. They will catch a cold easily.
My latest victim is an energetic student. After school, he played football hard for two hours. Though , he still went to the cinema .Then he got back home and took a cold shower immediately.
I seized this golden chance to him .He reacted ,trying to me , but I was already deep in his throat. He kept sneezing（打喷嚏） and his nose was running. he put on some warm clothes, it didn’t work, for there were too many of us. Besides, his sore throat kept him, and he developed a cough to force me and my family out, but .
The next day he couldn’t go to . He had lost his appetite and was not as as before. His mother made him orange juice every few hours for more vitamin C, which would help his
For two days he was by his mother. As he rested more, his defense strengthened and I began to feel the . I knew I had to him before long. But I am not the one who gives up easily, and I made every effort to fight back. , it was my turn to feel now, for his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me. I became and finally my time was over.
Do you know what I am?
A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Then
A．business B．responsibility C．excuse D．fault
A．punished B．blamed C．caught D．killed
A．temperature B．season C．place D．condition
A．excited B．hurt C．Late D．tired
A．injure B．bother C．attack D．destroy
A．get on with B．get rid of C．put up with D．take hold of
A．reproducing B．waiting C．hiding D．disappearing
A．Since B．Once C．Whether D．Although
A．reminding B．upsetting C．comforting D．influencing
A．escaped B．succeeded C．regretted D．failed
A．bed B．work C．school D．hospital
A．peaceful B．afraid C．active D．happy
A．recovery B．development C．study D．affected
A．protected B．nursed C．scolded D．affected
A．loss B．operation C．pressure D．movement
A．leave B．catch C．forget D．beat
A．Uncertainly B．Unsuccessfully C．Unusually D．Unfortunately
A．painful B．Disappointed C．nervous D．ashamed
A．bigger B．weaker C．smaller D．stronger
There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see there is a lot of sleeping on the bus or train on the ______home from work in the evenings. A man will be______the newspaper, and seconds later it _____ as if he is trying to ____it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger_____ next to him.______ place where unplanned short sleep ____ is in the lecture hall where a student will start snoring（打鼾）so _______that the professor has to ask another student to______ the sleeper awake. A more embarrassing（尴尬）situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and the ______ of the head pushes the arm off the______, and the movement carries the_____ of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no______ of getting there. The worst time to fall asleep is when _____ . Police reports are full of ______ that occur when people fall into sleep and go_______ the road. If the drivers are _______ , they are not seriously hurt. One woman's car, _______ , went into the river. She woke up in four feet of ______ and thought it was raining. When people are really ________，nothing will stop them from falling asleep -- no matter where they are.
A．way B．track C．path D．road
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