文章大意:本文通过“我”求职经历验证妈妈的话:Everything happens for the best。大学刚毕业的“我”满以为会在Chicago能找到一份体育播音员的工作,但处处碰壁,正当“我”因处处碰壁而大声发泄,“就连一份电台工作都找不到又怎么会当体育播音员呢?”正因为这次发泄结果被一电台主任听到并因“我”擅长体育而雇“我”做解说员。
“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (广播员).
I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was
turned down every time because I didn’t have any working experience. Then, I went back home.
My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didn’t get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturday’s game!
On my way home, I thought of my mother’s words again: “If you go on, one day something good will happen.”
31. What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?
A.A programmer. | B.A sports announcer. |
C.A sportsman. | D.A taxi driver. |
32. Why couldn’t the writer get a job at first?
A.Because he didn’t want to get it. |
B.Because he didn’t have any experience. |
C.Because his parents didn’t agree with him. |
D.Because no stations needed an announcer. |
33. Every time the writer couldn’t get a job, his mother ________.
A.said nothing to him | B.told him to give up |
C.encouraged him to go on trying | D.advised him to get further education |
34. The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “______”.
A.asked | B.invited |
C.refused | D.taken |
35. Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?
A.He disliked the job in Montgomery Ward. |
B.He got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last. |
C.He was given a chance by Peter. |
D.His father also gave him some help. |