You are near the front line of a battle . Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 36 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 37 and you’re telling the TV 38 what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very 39 .In the first two years of the 40 in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were 41 . What kind of people put themselves in danger to 42 pictures to our TV screens and 43 to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 44 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s 45 you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes, you take it 46 it is a war.”
But there are moments of 47 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying 48 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 49 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be 50 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 51 ,” adds Michael. But he always 52 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war. It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.”Does he ever think about dying?“Oh, 53 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 54 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 55 , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
36．A．simply B．really C．merely D．even
37．A．crowd B．house C．battlefield D．camera
38．A．producers B．viewers C．directors D．actors
39．A．dangerous B．exciting C．normal D．disappointing
40．A．stay B．fight C．war D．life
41．A．injured B．buried C．defeated D．saved
42．A．bring B．show C．take D．make
43．A．scenes B．passages C．stories D．contents
44．A．belief B．dream C．duty D．faith
45．A．why B．what C．how D．where
46．A．even so B．ever since C．as if D．even if
47．A．fear B．surprise C．shame D．sadness
48．A．into B．around C．past D．through
49．A．returns B．goes C．continues D．occurs
50．A．there B．away C．out D．home
51．A．leave B．escape C．die D．remain
52．A．hangs B．wears C．holds D．carries
53．A．never B．many times C．some time D．seldom
54．A．consider B．accept C．promise D．guess
55．A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．crying
Ⅱ. 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从第21 — 40各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
I stood there listening to dad’s severe words. He gathered us into our yard and had the look on his face that told us one of us did something 21 .
We stared down at the floor containing the art of a child’s 22 in chalk. I suppose that was a no-no for us, though I can’t say I quite 23 the result when I was committing the crime. All the others denied (否认). I stood there, 24 inside. The only words that came from my mouth were, “ Not me, dad. ” I couldn’t find the 25 to tell the truth. Lying was not 26 for me. But the look on dad's face scared me.
Without saying a word, dad 27 for only a few minutes and came back with paper and a pencil. He was so 28 to find the truth! “ I want each of you to write 29 what you see on the floor. ” I was not a 30 kid, though and when my turn came, I wrote the words 31 . So when my dad compared the handwriting, he still 32 tell the truth.
“ I will give you one more chance to confess (承认) ”, he said. Not 33 , no one spoke up.
Should I say something? I guess he’ll be 34 ! So again, I held my 35 . “ Well, if someone came forward, there would be 36 punishment.” he added. Oh, no! I’ve lost my last chance!
He took us into the house. “ 37 none of you confessed, then you all get a spanking (打屁股).”
“ I did it, ” someone said. I looked around to see my sister come 38 . My sister was going to get spanked. And I let it 39 .
I didn’t tell the truth until years later. When I think back to that day, I know I learned the 40
of family, of a sister who would do anything for me. And I would do the same for her now.
21. A. special B. funnyC. wrongD. useless
22. A. handwriting B. mapC. calculation D. drawing
23. A. understood B. remembered C. acceptedD. expected
24. A. cheering B. imaginingC. trembling D. wondering
25. A. courage B. timeC. wayD. chance
26. A. unusual B. unfitC. normalD. difficult
27. A. walked B. disappearedC. hidD. escaped
28. A. afraid B. determinedC. surprisedD. proud
29. A. similarly B. carefullyC. particularlyD. exactly
30. A. smart B. stupidC. naughtyD. lovely
31. A. differently B. strangelyC. quicklyD. quietly
32. A. would not B. might notC. could notD. need not
33. A. excitingly B. disappointingly C. interestinglyD. surprisingly
34. A. mad B. curiousC. delightedD. amused
35. A. breath B. faceC. handD. tongue
36. A. heavy B. muchC. newD. no
37. A. Since B. AlthoughC. UnlessD. While
38. A. out B. forwardC. inD. round
39. A. remain B. existC. happenD. do
40. A. knowledge B. useC. senseD. value
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
An elderly carpenter （木匠） was ready to retire．He told his employer of his __36___to leave the house building __37__ and live a more leisurely life with his wife, ___38___ time with his extended family．He would ___39___the pay, but he needed to retire．They could ___40___．
The employer was ___41____to see such a good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal___42___．The carpenter said yes, but in time it was ___43___ to see that his heart was not in his work．He built the house ___44___ and used poor materials．It was an ___45___ way to end his career．
When the carpenter ___46___ his work, the employer handed the front – door key to the carpenter．“This is your house,” he said, “a ___47___ to you．”
What a shock! What a ___48____! If he had only known he was building his __49___house, he would have done it all so __50__．Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well．
__51___it is with us．We build our __52___in a distracted （心不在焉）way, reacting rather than acting, willing to put up less than the best．At __53___points we do not give the job our best effort．Then with a shock we look at the situation we have __54_____ and find that we are now living in the house we have built ．If we had ___55___, we would have done it differently．
36．A．retirement B．problem C．purposes D．plans
37．A．business B．site C．teams D．workers
38．A．spending B．dividing C．enjoying D．sparing
39．A．consider B．miss C．raise D．save
40．A．get by B．get alone C．get back D．get around
41．A．ashamed B．anxious C．frightened D．sorry
42．A．favor B．bargain C．present D．reply
43．A．frank B．probable C．easy D．content
44．A．sadly B．carelessly C．slowly D．proudly
45．A．unfair B．unhappy C．unfortunate D．unlucky
46．A．checked B．discovered C．prepared D．finished
47．A．gift B．salary C．memory D．punishment
48．A．quality B．prize C．shame D．surprise
49．A．final B．best C．everlasting D．own
50．A．differently B．quickly C．hard D．happily
51．A．Then B．So C．But D．Whatever
52．A．houses B．bodies C．glories D．lives
53．A．difficult B．main C．strong D．important
54．A．created B．faced C．improved D．avoided
55．A．known B．noticed C．realized D．previewed
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know a new classmate．I 36 to look around when a gentle hand 37 my shoulder．I turned around to find a wrinkled, little 38 lady looking up at me with a smile．
She said, “Hi．My name is Rose．I’m eighty-seven years old．Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and 39 responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant（巨大的） squeeze．
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent 40 ?”I asked．“I always 41 having a college education and now I’m getting 42 !” she told me．
Later, we became close friends．Every day we would leave class together and she 43 her wisdom and experience with me．Over the 44 of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she 45 made friends wherever she went．
At the 46 of the semester（学期）we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet（宴会）．I’ll 47 forget what she taught us．When she was introduced,frustrated and a little embarrassed, she cleared her 48 and said, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we 49 old because we stop playing．There are only two secrets to staying 50 , being happy, and achieving success．You have to 51 and find humor every day．You’ve got to have a dream．When you 52 your dreams, you die．”
One week after graduation Rose died 53 in her sleep．Many college students attended her funeral in tribute to（悼念）the wonderful woman who taught 54 example that it’s never too 55 to be all you can possibly be．
36．A．lay down B．stood up C．fell offD．went out
37．A．touched B．feltC．wounded D．clapped
38．A．beautiful B．young C．oldD．kind-hearted
39．A．sadly B．coldlyC．absently D．enthusiastically
40．A．age B．speedC．point D．year
41．A．talked about B．tried out C．looked forward D．dreamed of
42．A．those B．oneC．thatD．they
43．A．learned B．toldC．sharedD．debated
44．A．course B．pathC．distanceD．road
45．A．easily B．rarely C．unwillingly D．strangely
46．A．middle B．beginning C．endD．top
47．A．ever B．neverC．stillD．already
48．A．throat B．faceC．noseD．eyes
49．A．grow B．prove C．lookD．stay
50．A．rich B．healthy C．cheerfulD．young
51．A．eat B．cry C．laughD．shout
52．A．have B．lose C．get D．keep
53．A．bitterly B．fortunately C．peacefully D．hopefully
54．A．to B．for C．inD．by
55．A．early B．bad C．goodD．late
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother．My __36__ began when I was just a kid．I __37__ becoming a doctor．
My mother was a domestic．Through her work, she observed that __38__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __39__ watching television．She announced that my brother and I __40__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week．With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __41__ her written book reports．She would mark them up with check marks and highlights．Years later we realized her marks were a __42__．My mother was illiterate．
When I entered high school I was a(n) __43__, but not for long．I wanted the fancy clothes．I wanted to __44__ the guys．I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student．One night my mother came home from __45__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts．She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy __46__ food and pay the bills．With everything __47__, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want．” I was very __48__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __49__ left．I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __50__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __51__ buy clothes．I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere．Success required intellectual preparation．I went back to my __52__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __53__ my dream and I became a doctor．
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __54__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe．There is no job __55__ than parenting．This I believe．
36．A．belief B．work C．education D．promise
37．A．majored in B．got used to C．dreamed of D．got tired of
38．A．lazy B．easy-going C．successful D．reliable
39．A．spent B．paid C．took D．did
40．A．could only B．could not C．must not D．should often
41．A．read to B．present to C．teach D．explain to
42．A．joke B．means C．tool D．trick
43．A．A-student B．B-student C．C-student D．D-student
44．A．get rid of B．hang out with C．break away from D．keep in touch with
45．A．making B．stopping C．working D．getting
46．A．your brother B．yourself C．your sister D．the family
47．A．left over B．paid off C．used up D．carried out
48．A．angry B．pleased C．disappointed D．bored
49．A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing
50．A．put an idea into B．gave an impression on
C．keep a roof over D．have eyes in the back of
51．A．let alone B．let out C．let in D．leave alone
52．A．guys B．mother C．studies D．play
53．A．made B．fulfilled C．changed D．tried
54．A．little B．much C．few D．high
55．A．more interesting B．less important C．more important D．less interesting
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I 36 playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought 37 like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll 38 open and close its blue glass eyes and even say "Mamma". I 39 stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream 40 came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three 41 dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not 42 such differences. They were 43 "store-bought" dolls. We each chose one and I named 44 Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became 45. Our "children" kept us 46 all day. We gave them a bath, 47 them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their 48 and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, 49 interests seemed to have moved into 50 toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had 51 one of her arms, and 52 was one-legged. "You can 53 them if you want," my sisters said to me. Thus, I had 54_ dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to 55 them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
36. A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed
37. A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby
38. A. might B. should C. could D. dared
39. A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
40. A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally
41. A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new
42. A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about
43. A. total B. real C. like D. true
44. A. my B. one C. them D. mine
45. A. sisters B. fathers C. friendsD. mothers
46. A. free B. busy C. hardD. tired
47. A. wore B. put on C. dressedD. wash
48. A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands
49. A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s
50. A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous
51. A. lost B. wounded C. cutD. damaged
52. A. the other B. another C. itD. other
53. A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at
54. A. two B. few C. manyD. three
55. A. teach B. feed C. satisfyD. help