2012年高考英语完形填空考前训练(附详解)-2“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you ___1___, something good will happen some day.”Mother was ___2___, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had ___3___ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was ___4___ every time. In one station, a ___5___ lady told me that large stations wouldn’t employ a person without ___6___ since I just graduated. “Go out of the town and find a small station that might give you ___7___,” she said.I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had ___8___ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to ___9___ its sports department. The job sounded just ___10___ for me but I wasn’t hired.My disappointment had ___11___ as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom ___12___ me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already ___13___ an announcer. After I left his office, I asked aloud “___14___ can a fellow get to be a sports ___15___ if he can’t get a job in a radio station?” ___16___, I heard the director calling. “Do you know anything about ___17___?” Then he asked me to ___18___ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was ___19___ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the ___20___ Saturday.1. A. put on B. wait on C. move on D. carry on2. A. false B. right C. great D. strong3. A. devoted B. designed C. found D. enjoyed4. A. called B. received C. refused D. accepted5. A. large B. tall C. kind D. rude6. A. experience B. examination C. agreement D. permission7. A. money B. chance C. time D. patience8. A. played B. joined C. taken D. fought9. A. own B. manage C. report D. enter10. A. funny B. reasonable C. right D. important11. A. shown B. disappeared C. resulted D. turned12. A. asked B. advised C. ordered D. reminded13. A. hired B. fired C. dismissed D. bought14. A. What B. How C. Whenever D. Wherever15. A. player B. announcer C. fan D. coach16. A. Suddenly B. However C. Besides D. Though17. A. chat B. music C. football D. broadcast18. A. make B. act C. broadcast D. play19. A. moved B. sorry C. thankful D. satisfied20. A. past B. coming C. last D. rainy[1][2]下一页 说明:引用此文请注明出处,并请保留该文章链接地址,谢谢~~【答案与解析】本文通过“我”求职经过体现妈妈的话：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，最后经过一位好心人的指点回到上中学时的小镇，不过工作还是不好找。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”擅长体育而雇佣“我”做解说员。1. D。从前面的每当“我”面对失望时总是想到妈妈说的那句话及后面所举的“我”大学毕业后找工作的例子来看，只要继续(坚持)，总有一天会有好结果。carry on 意为“继续”。2. B。从全文语境来看，这里是通过“我”找工作这个例子证明妈妈的说法是正确的。3. B。从下文来看，“我”想找一份体育播音员的工作。design 在此意为“意欲，打算”。design sb for… 指的是“打算当 / 做……”。4. C。从后文来看，在这个城市里是找不到工作的(有那位妇女的话佐证)，即“我”到每家电台求职，结果是每次都被“拒绝”了。5. C。从后面这位 lady 告诉我的话语可推测，她给“我”提供的信息很重要(因为我接受了她的建议换地方找