41. A.experience　　　　　 B.examination　　　　　　　 C.agreement　　　　　　　　 D.college

40. A.large　　　　　　 　　　 B.all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.no　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.small

39. A.invited　　　　　　　　 B.promised　　　　　　　　　 C.refused　　　　　　　　　　　 D.accepted

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