山東青島高三英語(yǔ)教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題青島一模

1、青島市高三統(tǒng)一質(zhì)量檢測(cè)英語(yǔ)本試卷分第I卷和第n卷兩部分，共12頁(yè)，滿分150分?？?3t時(shí)間120分鐘?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，將答題卡和答題紙一并交回。注意事項(xiàng)：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必用2B鉛筆和0.5毫米黑色簽字筆（中性筆）將姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考試科目、試卷類(lèi)型填涂在答題卡規(guī)定的位置上。2 .第I卷每小題選出答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。答案不能答在試題卷上。3 .第n卷必須用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆（中性筆）作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題紙各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)的位置，不能寫(xiě)在試題卷上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新的答案；不準(zhǔn)使用涂改液、膠帶

2、紙、修正帶。不按以上要求作答的答案無(wú)效。第I卷（共105分）第一部分：聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）該部分分為第一、第二兩節(jié)。注意：回答聽(tīng)力部分時(shí)，請(qǐng)先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。聽(tīng)力部分結(jié)束前，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將你的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到客觀題答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.答案是B。

3、1. Whatwillthewomandothisevening?A.Gotothedinner.B.HelpherbrotherwithhisEnglish.C.Gotomakeaphonecall.2. WhatdoesHenrydo?A.Heisateacher.B.Heisawriter.C.Heworksinapublishinghouse.3. Whatdowelearnaboutthefirstspeaker?A.Heisnottall.B.Hedoesn'tlikehisteacher.C.Heisnotdoingwellinhisschoolwork.4. Which

4、ofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtotheman'sinstructions?A.Takethefirstright.B.Passahospital.C.Gooverabridge.5. Whatisthemangoingtodowiththemoneyhewon?A. Heisgoingtobuyalotofexpensivethings.B. Heisgoingtobuyanewcar.C. Heisgoingtomakemuchmoremoneywithit.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后

5、有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、日C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各個(gè)小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6. Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atapolicestation.B.Atabank.C.Atatravelagency.7. Withwhichaccountcanthemantakeoutmoneymorefreely?A.Anewaccount.B.Adepositaccount.C.Acurrentaccount.8

6、. Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A. Themanhastopay$1500inall.B. Themanhasgottwoaccounts.C. Themanknowstheservicewell.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9. Howdoesthewomanwanttochangetheappointment?A. TochangeittonextSunday.B. TochangeittonextMonday.C. TochangeittonextWednesday.10. Whydoesthewomanwanttochangetheappo

7、intment?A. Becauseshehassomeworktodo.B. Becauseshehasanotherappointment.C. Becausesomethingunexpectedhashappened.11. Whenwillthetwospeakersmeet?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12. Howoftendoesthewomangotothecinema?A.Onceaweek.B.Onceamonth.C.Twiceamonth.13. Whatdoesthe

8、womanusuallydointheevening?A.Visitsomefriends.B.WatchTV.C.SurftheInternet.14. Whatcanwelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?A. Hewantstobuyacar.B. Heoftengoestothecinemawiththewoman.C. Heisapoorman.聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15. What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A. Husbandandwife.B. Custom

9、erandwaitress.C. Cookandwaiter.16. Whatarethetwospeakerslookingfor?A.Wine.B.Corkscrew.C.Beefandvegetables.17. Whatarethetwospeakersbusyfor?A. Ahousecleaning.B. Animportantcompetition.C. Ahomedinner.聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18. Whereisthespeakertalking?A.Atanairport.B.Atarestaurant.C.Onthephone.19. Whydoest

10、hespeakercometothetownwhereDickeylives?A. ToseeDickey'sfamily.B. Tohaveameeting.C. Totakeaholiday.20. WhoisCamilla?A.Tony'swife.B.Tony'sdaughter.C.Dickey'swife.第二部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。21. -Let'sgoshoppingaftersch

11、ool.一Callformeatanytime.A.Holdon,please.B.Whatfor?C.Soundsgood.D.Thatdepends.22. Ofthetwobags,whichonedoyouprefer?biggerone.It'smostbeautifulone,Ithink.A.The;aB.The;theC.A;/D.A;the23. ZhongshanParkisattractiveinspringandautumn,fortheweatherinbothseasonsispleasant.A.mostlyB.hardlyC.merelyD.equall

12、y24. 一Whydoyoulooksoworried?-MyMacBookProbrokedownandmypaperunfinishedsince.A.wasleftB.hasleftC.leftD.hasbeenleft25. LastMonday,IwasaskedtogivethenewstudentsatesttheirEnglishlevel.A.gradingB.tohavegradedC.togradeD.havinggraded26. Nowadaysmorepeopleareadvisedtoarrangeforinsurancetheyneedmedicalcare.A

13、.inorderB.inneedC.incaseD.inhope27. Canyoumeafewminutes?Iamnotclearabouthowtofillintheform.A.spareB.offerC.shareD.save28. Alackofofculturedifferencetolocalcustomscancauseproblems.A.existenceB.revolutionC.awarenessD.evidence29. Noonecanwalkthewireintheairwithoutabitoffearunlessveryyoung.A.havingtrain

14、edB.trainedC.tobetrainedD.beingtrained30. 一Whydidn'tyougotoMike'sbirthdaypartylastnight?一Well,I,butIforgotit.A.shouldB.wouldC.shouldhaveD.musthave31. -You'vegotyourflatfurnished,haven'tyou?Yes,Isomeusedfurnitureanditwasarealbargain.A.willbuyB.haveboughtC.hadboughtD.bought32. Theywere

15、sofarawaythatIcouldn'ttheirfacesclearly.A.makeforB.makeupC.makeofD.makeout33. AncientRomewasacountrycultureinfluencedthewesternworldforcenturies.A.whoB.whichC.whoseD.where34. 一Doyouhavereadyfortheopeningceremony,Ted?-No,westillneedsomevolunteers.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothing35. 一Can

16、wefinishourtaskbytheweekend?ItalldependswecangetMr.Smith'scooperation.A.thatB.whatC.whetherD.if第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、BC和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。WhenIwasalittleboy,Iwouldplayoutsideforhoursonsunnysummerdaysandthenhaveadeepandpeacefulsleepatnight.Sometimes,I'd

17、havesomevividdreams,makingme36foramoment.Iwouldstareoutintothedarknesstoseeifanythingwasthereandthen37overandgobacktosleep.IcanstillrememberafewtimeswhenIwokeup,38outintothedarkness,andactually39someonethere.ItwasMom40overmeasIslept.Eachtimeshe41toldmetogobacktosleepandIclosedmyeyesagain,feeling42an

18、dloved.I43askedMomwhyshewatchedmesleepfromtimetotime,but44seeingmyownchildren45sofast,IthinkIknowwhy.Shewantedtocatchamomentintimeand46itinherheartforever.Ijust47thatshecarriedalotofthosemomentswithherintoHeavenwhenshe48atonly55JLastnightIwassleepinglightly49Isuddenlyfeltsomeonenearme.Iopenedmyeyesa

19、ndsawMom's50standingintheroom,smilingatme.Andthenshewasgone.Now51maysaythatthiswasjustadream,awishorpartofanold52.Tome,though,itwas53thatMom'slovingspiritwasstillwatchingoverme.Tome,itwasevidenceenoughtoknowthatonedayIwouldbe54withherandeveryoneIhaveeverloved.Trustintheirlove.Knowthatyourown

20、lifecanbefullof55,too.Thenjoyfullygooutandliveitwithabraveheartandasmilingsoul.36.A.excitedB.afraidC.worriedD.awake37.A.takeB.rollC.lookD.climb38.A.wentB.burstC.lookedD.found39.A.metB.sawC.expectedD.dreamed40.A.watchingB.treatingC.helpingD.sitting41.A.angrilyB.gladlyC.silentlyD.gently42.A.quietB.ner

21、vousC.safeD.anxious43.A.neverB.oftenC.sometimesD.seldom44.A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.for45.A.bringupB.raiseupC.liftupD.growup46.A.holdB.removeC.findD.cover47.A.decideB.hopeC.wonderD.remember48.A.ranawayB.putawayC.passedawayD.tookaway49.A.whenB.whileC.afterD.before50.A.bodyB.figureC.shapeD.shadow51.A.al

22、lB.noneC.someD.any52.A.dreamB.wishC.storyD.memory53.A.proofB.timeC.chanceD.belief54.A.reunitedB.buriedC.connectedD.joined55.A.hopeB.joyC.loveD.surprise第三部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀卜列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，升在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。ABrendaBongoswasahappy,artisticgirl.Shehadonebigambitiontoplaythedrumsinaba

23、nd.Butonebigobstaclelayinherway.Tobegoodenoughtoplayinaband,Brendahadtopracticealot,butshelivednext-doortoalotofoldpeople.Manyofthemaresick.Sheknewthatthesoundofbeatingdrumswouldreallygetontheirnerves.So,shehadtriedplayinginthestrangestplaces:abasement,akitchen,andeveninashower.Buttherewasalwayssome

24、oneitwouldannoy.Oneday,whilewatchingasciencedocumentaryonTV,sheheardthatsoundcannottravelinspace,becausethere'snoair.Atthatmoment,BrendaBongosdecidedtobecomeasortofmusicalastronaut.Withthehelpofalotoftime,booksandwork,Brendabuiltaspacebubble.Thiswasabigglassballconnectedtoamachinewhichsuckedouta

25、lltheairinside.Allthatwouldbeleftinsidewasadrumkit（成套設(shè)備）andachair.Brendagotintothespacesuitshehadmade,enteredthebubble,turnedonthemachine,andplayedthosedrumslikeawildchild.Itwasn'tlongbeforeBrendaBongoscameveryfamous.Manypeoplecametoseeherplayinherspacebubble.Shortlyafterwardsshecameoutofthebubb

26、leandstartedgivingconcerts.Herfamespreadsomuchthatthegovernmentsuggestedthatshebepartofauniquespacejourney.Finally,Brendawasarealmusicalastronaut,andhadgonefarbeyondherfirstambitionofplayingdrumsinaband.Yearslater,whenaskedhowshehadachievedallthis,shethoughtforamoment,andsaid:''Ifthoseoldpeo

27、plenextdoorhadn'tmatteredsomuchtome,Iwouldn'thavefoundasolution,andnoneofthiswouldhaveeverhappened.''56. WhydidBrendatrytoplayinthestrangestplaces?A. Becauseshedidn'twantotherstohearherplay.B. Becauseshedidn'twanttodisturbothers.C. Becauseshedidn'thavealargehouse.D. Becau

28、seshelikedtoplayinstrangeplaces.57. Brendastartedtogiveconcerts.A. aftershepracticedinherspacebubbleB. whenshebecamepartoftheuniquespacejourneyC. aftershebecamearealmusicalastronautD. whenpeoplecametoseeherinthespacebubble58.Brendabecamefamousbecause.A. shemadeaspacesuitB. shebecamearealmusicalastro

29、nautC. sheplayeddrumsinherspacebubbleD. sheplayeddrumsinaband59. WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeBrenda?A. kind,hardworkingandcleverB. brave,kindandhardworkingC. lovely,braveandkindD. nervous,kindandclever60. Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat:"".A. HelaughsbestwholaughslastB. It

30、'snevertoooldtolearnC. TwoheadsarebetterthanoneD. OnegoodturndeservesanotherBWhenwesayolderpeopleshrink,wedon'tmeantheybecometinyenoughtofitinyourpocket!Wejustmeanthatit'scommonforolderpeopletobecomealittleshorterovertime.Thiskindofshrinkingcan'tbereversed,althoughpeoplecansloworstop

31、thisprocess.Butwhydoesshrinkinghappenatall?Becauseofgravity（thatforcethatkeepsyourfeetontheground）,cushionsbetweenthebonesinthespine（脊骨）,getcompressed（壓縮,whichmakesapersonlosealittleheightandbecomeshorter.Anotherreasonwhysomeolderpeopleshrinkisbecauseofosteoporosis（骨質(zhì)疏松）.Osteoporosisoccurswhenboneis

32、brokendownandnotenoughnewbonematerialismade.Overtime,boneissaidtobelostbecauseit'snotbeingreplaced.Bonesbecomesmallerandweakerandcaneasilybreakifsomeonewithosteoporosisisinjured.Olderpeopleespeciallywomen,whogenerallyhavesmallerandlighterbonestobeginwith-aremorelikelytodeveloposteoporosis.Asyear

33、sgoby,apersonwithosteoporosiscangetsmallbreaksinbonesthatarecalledcompressionfractures.Thesebreakscausecollapseofthespineandovertimethepersonwithosteoporosiscanbecomehunchedover（駝背）.Didyouknowthateverydayyoushrinkalittle,too?Youaren'tastallattheendofthedayasyouareatthebeginning.That'sbecause

34、asthedaygoeson,waterinthedisksofthespinegetscompressedduetogravity,makingyoujustatinybitshorter.Don'tworry,though.Onceyougetagoodnight'srest,yourbodyrecovers,andthenextmorning,you'restandingtallagain!Smokinganddrinkingalcoholcanmakethisproblemworse.Wanttodosomethingrightnowtobuildstrongb

35、ones?IbelievewhatIwillsaywillhelpyou.61. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A. Forshrinking,peoplecandonothingaboutit.B. Ifsomeoneisinjured,hewillbecomeshorter.C. Womenhavesmallerandlighterbonesthanmen.D. Wearen'tastallattheendofthedayasweareatthebeginning.62. Whatshouldwedoifwedon'twanttos

36、hrinkfaster?A. Weshouldtrytoreducegravity.B. Weshouldbecarefulnottobehurtbyothers.C. Weshouldsleepaslongaspossible.D. Weshouldkeepawayfromsmokinganddrinkingalcohol.63. Whatisthetopicofthepassage?A.Howcanwestopshrinking?B.Whydoweshrink?C.Sometipsonhowtokeeptall.D.Howtoliveahealthylife.64. Aboutosteop

37、orosisweknowthat.A. gravityisoneofthecausesofosteoporosisB. onceourboneisbrokendown,osteoporosiswilloccurC. womenaremorelikelytodeveloposteoporosisD. ifwedeveloposteoporosis,wearemorelikelytobeshorter65. Whatwilltheauthortalkaboutintheparagraphtobefollowed?A. Tellushowtogrowtaller.B. Tellushowtobeco

38、mehealthier.C. Tellushowtoavoidbeingshrinking.D. Telluswhattodotohavestrongbones.CGoingonadatecanbeanightmareforthebestofus.Butnowapairof'socialX-Ray'glassespromisestotellyouexactlywhattheotherpersonisthinking-andwhenyoushouldstoptalking.Theglasseshaveabuilt-incamerawhichmonitorstheotherpers

39、on'sfacialexpressionsandmatchesthemupwith24knownfeatureswhichconveyemotions.Itwillthentelltheindividualviaanearpieceandlightsontheglasseswhattheirdateisthinking.Inatrafficlight-stylesystem,aredlightmeansnegative,yellowmeanstheyareabitinterestedandgreenmeansyourdateishappy.Theglassesareunderdevel

40、opmentatpresentbyresearchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology'sMediaLab.Theysaythatwearingthemduringaconversationwithanotherpersonislikehavingan'extrasense'thattheyareboredorlosinginterest.Theeyewearwasdevelopedforpeoplesufferingfromautism（孤獨(dú)癥）whohavemuchdifficultyinteractingwithot

41、hers,butnowtheteambehindithasseenwiderapplications.Itworksthankstoacamerathesizeofagrainofricewhichisputintotheglassesframeandconnectedviaawiretoasmallcomputerwhichcanbeattachedtotheuser'sbody.Thecameramonitorshowlongandhowoften24'featurepoints'appearonthesubject'sfaceswhicharethenan

42、alyzedbysoftwaredevelopedbytheMITteam.Thisdataisthencomparedwithabankofexpressionsandthecomputertellsthewearerwhatisgoingonviatheearpieceandthetrafficlightsystem.Sofartheglassesarestillajobinprogressandhavebeenaccuratejust64percentofthetime,afigurewhichisexpectedtoimprovewithfurthertests.66. Thepass

43、agemainlytellsusthat.A. goingonadatecanbeanightmareforthebestofusB. scientistsareshowingmoreandmoreconcerntopeoplesufferingfromautismC. theglasseswillbemoreandmorepopularD. thescientistsareworkingonanewtypeofglassestohelppeoplegoingonadate67. Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A. Theglas

44、seswereinitiallyintendedforhelpingpeoplegoingonadate.B. Theglassesarewidelyusedandhaveachievedgreatsuccess.C. Thebuilt-incameraintheglassesisofgreatimportance.D. Peoplewearingtheglassesaresuretohaveagooddate.Paragraph4canbereplacedbyD.acting69.WhichisrightaccordingtoParagraph268. Theunderlinedword&q

45、uot;interacting"inA.communicatingB.reactingC.affectingA.Red=negativeB.Red=positiveC.Red=neutralD.Red=negativeA.aguidebookC.aleafletyellow=neutralgreen=positiveyellow=neutralgreen=negativeyellow=positivegreen=negativeyellow=positivegreen=neutral70. ThepassageisprobablyfromB.anautobiographybookD.

46、ascientificreportDAustraliahaspassedregulationsthatwillenablemoreinternationalstudentstofurthertheireducationinthecountry.ThenewmeasureswerereleasedbytheAustralianDepartmentofTertiaryEducation,Skills,JobsandWorkplaceRelationsinSeptemberandwilltakeeffectinmid-2012.Asaresult,thestudentvisaapplicationp

47、rocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplified,andthedeposit(押金)requiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduced.Languagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavealsobeeneased.Also,overseasstudentsreceivingahighereducationinAustraliawillbegrantedaworkingvisalastingfromtwotofouryearsaftergraduation,aslongastheymeetthe

48、basicIELTSrequirement."ThischangewilldefinitelymakeAustraliaamoreattractivedestinationforChinesestudentsplanningtostudyoverseas,"saysWangLan,aconsultantfromEducationInternationalCooperationGroup(EIC),aBeijing-basedcompanythatprovidesservicestostudentswishingtostudyoverseas.However,inthepas

49、tfewyears,manyofWang'sstudentclients(客戶)couldnotstartstudiesinAustraliabecausetheydidnotmeetthelanguagerequirements,visaprocessingtookalongtimeanddepositregulationsweretough.ThechangeinpolicyisgoodnewsfortheparentsofstudentswishingtostudyinAustralia,Wangsays.A22-year-oldfemalestudentsurnamedLi,i

50、nBeijing,whoisplanningtodoherpostgraduatestudiesinAustralia,learnedaboutthepolicychangeseveralweeksago."Accordingtothepreviousdepositrequirementformystudentvisa,myfamilywasrequiredtoputdown550,000yuan($86,850).Nowweonlyneedtoprepare410,000yuan.Thisisareliefformyparents,"Lisays.Shealsosayst

51、hatthetwotofouryearsworkingvisamakesherfeelmuchcleareraboutherstudyplans."IbelieveseveralyearsofworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthenmycompetitivenesswhenIreturntoChina,"shesays.GainingacompetitiveadvantageisthemajorreasonforChinesestudentstostudyabroad,accordingtothereportbyEIC.71. What&#

52、39;sthemainideaofthepassage?A. LanguagerequirementforoverseasstudentshavebeeneasedinAustralia.B. AustraliaisamostattractiveplaceforstudentsinChina.C. Australiawidenswindowofopportunityforinternationalstudents.D. MorestudentswillworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation.72. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheconte

53、ntofthenewregulations?A. Thestudentvisaapplicationprocessforoverseasstudentshasbeensimplified.B. ThedepositrequiredtostudyinAustraliahasbeenreduced.C. Languagerequirementsforoverseasstudentshavebeenmoredifficult.D. Aftergraduation,someoverseasstudentscangetaworkingvisainAustralia.73. Afterthenewregu

54、lationsarepassed,.A. morestudentswillcometoAustraliatoworkB. moreChinesestudentswillchoosetoliveinAustralia.C. theopportunitiestoworkinAustraliadecreaseforoverseasstudentsD. moreChinesestudentswillchoosetofurthertheireducationinAustralia74. HowmuchcanLi'sparentssaveaccordingtothenewregulations?A

55、.550,000yuanB.140,000yuanC.410,000yuanD.86,850yuan75. WhydomanystudentswanttoworkinAustraliaaftertheirgraduation?A. Theworkingexperienceabroadwillstrengthentheircompetitiveness.B. TheycanearnmoremoneyinAustralia.C. TheirworkingexperiencecanmakethemstayinAustraliaforever.D. Theyhavetodosoaccordingtot

56、henewregulations.第n卷（共45分）第四部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)閱讀表達(dá)（共5小題；每小題3分，滿分15分）閱讀下面的短文并回答問(wèn)題，然后將答案寫(xiě)到答題卡相應(yīng)的位置上（請(qǐng)注意問(wèn)題后的詞數(shù)要求）。1"Everythinghappensforthebest,"mymothersaidwheneverIfaceddisappointment."Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Andyou'llrealizethatitwouldn'thavehappenedifnot

57、forthatpreviousdisappointment."2Motherwasright,asIdiscoveredaftergraduatingfromcollegein1932.Ihaddecidedtotryforajobinradio,thenworkmywayuptoasportsannouncer.IwenttoChicagoandknockedonthedoorofeverystation-andgotturneddowneverytime.3Inonestudio,akindladytoldmethatbigstationscouldn'triskhiri

58、nganinexperiencedperson."Gooutinthesticksandfindasmallstationthat'llgiveyouachance,"shesaid.4IreturnedhometoDixon,Illinois.Whiletherewerenoradio-announcingjobsinDixon,myfathersaidMontgomeryWardhadopenedastoreandwantedalocalathletetomanageitssportsdepartment.SinceDixonwaswhereIhadplayedhighschoolfootball,Iapplied.Thejobsoundedjustrightforme.But_.5Mydisappointmentmusthaveshown."Everythinghappensforthebest,"Momremindedme.