36. A. picking up B. pick up C. throwing D. throw

37. A. outside B. inside C, downstairs D. upstairs

38. A. sometimes B. really C. slowly D. usually

39. A. unusual B. important C. pleasant D. common

40. A. Where B. Wherever C. When D. Whenever

41. A. In that way B. Since then C. In fact D. At last

42. A. small B. waste C. old D. dirty

43. A. better B. fewer C. greener D. more

44. A. everybody B. somebody C. nobody D. anybody

45. A. useful B. enjoyable C. hopeful D. beautiful

第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. “Don’t worry, one day your luck will change.” Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education. I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host(主持) a sports program. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.

In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. “ Get some work with a small station and work your way up,” she said.

I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.

I felt really down. “ Your luck will change,” Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Iowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.

As I left his office, I asked, “How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”

I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. “ What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?” He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.

On my way home, Mom’s words came back to me, “One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly(加倍的) good because of all the hard work you’ve had.” At that moment I knew what just what she meant.

46. What’s the writer’s ideal(理想的) job?

A. A sportsman B. A shop assistant C. A sports announcer D. A businessman

47. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?

A. because he was too young

B. Because he didn’t get college education

C. Because he’s got a good-looking person

D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience