文章大意:本文讲述的是作者找工作的故事。作者想要找一个体育主持的工作,一开始并不顺利,可是在父母的鼓励下,经过自己的努力和坚持,最终如愿以偿地找到了自己想要的工作。短文告诉我们:只要我们坚持努力,一切都会像好的方向发展,人的运气是会改变的。
“Everything happens for the best.” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry. One day your luck will change.”
I found mom was right after I finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in a radio station. I wanted to host a sports program one day. I went to Chicago and knocked at 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 in a small station and work your way up,” she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. I felt really down. “Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner 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, you’ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew just what she meant.
51. What job was the writer most interested in?
A.A sportsman. | B.A sports announcer. | C.A shop assistant. |
52. The underlined sentence “But I got turned down every time.” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”.
A.But I was successful every time |
B.But I was refused every time |
C.But I lost my way every time |
53. The writer didn’t get the job in Chicago, because ______.
A.he was too young |
B.he didn’t get college education |
C.he hadn’t enough experience |
54. Where did the writer find a job?
A.In Iowa. |
B.In his hometown. |
C.In Chicago. |
55. What’s the best title for the passage?
A.I Was Lucky to Find a Job |
B.No One Is Always Lucky |
C.Everying Happens for the Best |