38. A.devoted 　　　　　　　 B.designed　　　　　　　　　　 C.found　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.enjoyed

37. A. recovered　 　　　 B.discovered　 　　　　　　 C.recognized　　　 　　　 D.developed

36. A. put　　　　　 　 B. take　　　　　　 　 C. move　　　　　 　　　 D. carry　　　　

55．A．worse　　　 B．troublesome　　 C．ordinary　 D．better

答案：36-40 BADCB　　 41-45 DACBD　　 46-50 ACBDD　　 51-55 ABCAD

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辽宁省大连市第二十三中10-11学年高二上学期期中考试

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you　 36　 on, something good will happen some day.”

　 Mother was right, as I　 37　 after graduating from college. I had　 38　 myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every station and was　 39　 every time. In one station, a kind lady told me that　 40　　 stations wouldn’t employ a person without　　 41　 since I had just graduated. “Go out in the town and find a small station that might give you a chance,” she said.

　 I returned to Dixon,　 42　 I had finished my high school education and had　 43　 in the school team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to　 44　 its sports department. The job sounded just　 45　 for me. But I wasn’t hired.

　 My disappointment had　 46　 as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mum　 47　 me. Dad lent me his car to look for a job. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director told me they had already hired an/a　　 48　 .　 49　 I left his office, I asked aloud, “　 50　 can a fellow get to be a sports announcer if　 51　 can’t get a job in a radio station?” Suddenly, I heard the director　 52　 , “Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to come back and　 53　 an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was　 54　 and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the　 55　 Saturday.

54．A．change　　 B．wash C．hide　 D．escape　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

53．A．cared B．hated C．noticed　　 D．said

52．A．everything　　　 B．nothing　　 C．something D．anything

51．A．enough　　 B．away C．further　　　 D．more

50．A．punish　　　 B．beat　 C．scold D．find

49．A．keeping　　 B．allowing　 C．preventing　　　 D．helping