2017届高考英语阅读素材：笑对生活
<p> 笑对生活</p><p> "<span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>," <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>. " <span word="Mother">Mother</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1932, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="announcer">announcer</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hitchhiked">hitchhiked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="station">station</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="studio">studio</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="hiring">hiring</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inexperienced">inexperienced</span> <span word="person">person</span>. "<span word="Go">Go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sticks">sticks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span>, " <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thumbed">thumbed</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Dixon">Dixon</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="radio">radio</span>－<span word="announcing">announcing</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Dixon">Dixon</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span> <span word="Ward">Ward</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="athlete">athlete</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="department">department</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="Dixon">Dixon</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="football">football</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="applied">applied</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="sounded">sounded</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hired">hired</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span>. "<span word="Everything">Everything</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span>. " <span word="Mom">Mom</span> <span word="reminded">reminded</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hunt">hunt</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="WOC">WOC</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Davenport">Davenport</span>, <span word="Iowa">Iowa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="Scotsman">Scotsman</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="MacArthur">MacArthur</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="hired">hired</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="announcer">announcer</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="frustration">frustration</span> <span word="boiled">boiled</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span>, "<span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="announcer">announcer</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="station">station</span>." <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elevator">elevator</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="MacArthur">MacArthur</span> <span word="calling">calling</span>, "<span word="What">What</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="sports">sports</span>? <span word="Do">Do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="football">football</span>?" <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="microphone">microphone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imaginary">imaginary</span> <span word="game">game</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="preceding">preceding</span> <span word="autumn">autumn</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 20 <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 65－<span word="yard">yard</span> <span word="run">run</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> 15－<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="build">build</span>－<span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="broadcasting">broadcasting</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="game">game</span>! <span word="On">On</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="since">since</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="words">words</span>: "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="Something">Something</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="disappointment">disappointment</span>. 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