[37].考查副词。文中提到twolargeskunks（臭鼬）,所以马上躲避。故选immediately。

[38].考查动词。由上文立即躲避臭鼬，可知他们很希望它尽快离开，故选leave。

[39].考查形容词。由前文havingsurvivedthatnight,可知他们对于后面的时间有了自信，故选confident。

[40].考查名词。由前文Imadeanappointmentforthefollowingday和thenextdaywemetwiththepeoplewhoranthepark.可知他们去应聘了，管理人员告诉他们职位的职责，符合语境，故选responsibilities.

[41].考查连词。由前文everythingelsewouldbeallright和后文rockingourlittlecampingtruckviolently...untilthewindsdiedaway可知，前后情况是一种相反的场景，故选转折连词however.

[42].考查了名词。由后文Theywerestrongandcold,rockingourlittlecampingtruckviolently...untilthewindsdiedaway,可知是wind(复现)，故选winds.

[43].考查动词。由前文rockingourlittlecampingtruckviolently可知卡车（truck）在摇动(shake），故选shaking.

[44].考查介词。A.after在......之后;B.beyond超越......范围；C.during在......期间；D.Between在两者之间，应该是指后续的几周期间，故选during。

[45].考查动词短语。A.liveon靠...生活;以...为食;B.handout分发；giveaway捐赠，泄露；putaside存储，留出，搁置

[46].考查动词。根据上文，生意失败，所以作者的妻子要靠教书来挣钱，故选earned。

[47].考查名词。根据后文Imightlosemyfamilyaswell和buildingasuccessfulbusinessandthenlosingit看出作者留给家的时间很少，复现，故选family。