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 bullet(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

B
Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.
One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.
I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.
At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”
As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my dear Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.
Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?
45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?
A．It tasted like an old shoe.
B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.
C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.
D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.
46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a professional Indian’”?
A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.
B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.
C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.
D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.
47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.
A．what the writer’s profession is
B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair
C．why the writer went to the county fair
D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization
48．This story is primarily about ___________.
A．customs of native Americans
B．how textbooks describe native Americans.
C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures
D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

One of my father’s favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldn’t say I didn’t like 21, whatever it might be, 22 I tried it. Over the years I’ve come to 23 how much of my success I owe to my 24 of those words as one of my values. My 25 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 26 what I wanted to do as a career (职业) .  27 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took 28 that much . I couldn’t have been more 29. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会) to 30 through the company into different 31. I adopted each new opportunity with the 32, “Well, I’ll try it; if I don’t like it I can always go back to my 33 position.” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I’ve 34 every career change I’ve made. I’ve discovered I 35 a large number of different talents (才能) and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being 36 trying new opportunities. I’ve also discovered that if I 37 what I’m doing and word hard at achieving my 38. I will succeed. That’s why I am so 39 to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think 40 has come and I am determined to make it a success.

21. A. everything     B. something   C. everybody    D. somebody

22. A. until after      B. ever since   C. so that       D. long before科23. A. consider      B. argue        C. include      D. realize

24. A. suggestion    B. explanation   C. acceptance     D. discussion学科25. A. hard         B. best         C. extra         D. first

26. A. determined    B. examined   C. experienced    D. introduced

27 A.  Actually     B. Gradually     C. Finally       D. Usually

28. A. helped       B. required      C. expressed      D. mattered

29. A. careful      B. mistaken      C. interested      D. prepared

30. A. look up      B. take up       C. move up       D. put up

31. A. situations    B. choices       C.  directions     D. positions学网

32. A. thought     B.  reply        C. action         D.  advice

33. A. easier      B.  newer        C.  earlier        D.  higher

34. A. permitted    B. counted      C. organized      D. enjoyed

35. A. show       B. possess       C. need         D. gather

36. A. lucky for    B. slow at       C. open to       D. afraid of

37. A. think of     B. give away     C. believe in     D. turn into

38. A. business    B. goal         C. fortune       D. growth

39. A. excited     B. curious       C. surprised     D. helpful

40. A. dream      B. time         C. power       D. honor

    
第四节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将给选项涂黑。
One of my father' s favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn’t say I didn’t like  26  , whatever it might be,   27   I tried it. Over the years I' ve come to  28  how much of my success I owe to my  29  of those words as one of my values. My 30 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I  31 what I wanted to do as a career (职业) .   32   I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn’t think the job I took   33  that much. I couldn’t have been more  34   . I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会)to  35  through the company into different  36   . I accepted each new opportunity with the  37   , "Well, I' 11 try it; if I don' t like it I can always go back to my  38  position. " But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I' ve 39   every career change I' ve made. I' ve discovered I  40  a large number of different talents (才能) and Skills that I never would have thought were within me had it .not been for my being  41   trying new opportunities. I' ve also discovered that if I  42   what I' m doing and work hard at achieving my  43 , I will succeed. That’s why I am so   44   to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think  45  has come and I am determined to make it a success .
26. A. everything          B. something         C. everybody       D. somebody
27. A. until after       B. ever since           C. so that             D. long before
28. A. consider             B. argue               C. include             D. realize
29. A. suggestion          B. explanation          C. acceptance          D. discussion
30. A. hard          B. best                   C. extra               D. first
31. A. determined          B. examined           C. experienced         D. introduced
32. A. Actually         B. Gradually           C. Finally             D. Usually
33. A. helped           B. required            C. expressed           D. mattered
34. A. careful         B. mistaken           C. interested           D. prepared
35. A. look up          B. take up             C. move up            D. put up
36. A. situations       B. choices              C. directions           D. positions
37. A. thought        B. reply              C. action              D. advice
38, A. easier          B. newer              C. earlier             D. higher
39. A. permitted       B. counted            C. organized           D. enjoyed
40. A. show            B. possess                    C. need               D. gather
41. A. lucky for       B. slow at             C. open to             D. afraid of
42. A. think of        B. give away         C. believe in           D. turn into
43. A. business        B. goal              C. fortune           D. growth
44. A. excited         B. curious             C. surprised            D. helpful
45. A. dream         B. time  .            C. power              D. Honor

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  36  meet, my parents stressed to me .  37  fortunate we were to live in a great country with  38  opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the  39  of family, faith and love for our country.
The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  40  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.
The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  41  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which  42  getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower  43  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter  44  .
I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  45  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a  46  attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of  47  life's competing interests---in my  48  , school, homework and a job. All  49  helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while  50  precollege courses.
The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51  in law and business from Harvard,  52  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has  53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  54  themselves and their families that is something we should  55  .
36. A. ends        B. demands     C. challenges  D. friends
37. A. so         B. what      C. why       D. how
38. A. priceless      B. resistless     C. limitless     D. sightless
39. A. efforts     B. decisions    C. concepts     D. activities
40. A. retired     B. resigned  C. replaced     D. retrained
41. A. sales        B. rent      C. machine    D. shop
42. A. meant      B. kept       C. needed    D. started
43. A. since       B. although     C. when     D. while
44. A. with joy    B. on purpose C. by hand   D. in time
45. A. proved     B. impressed   C. marked    D. lasted
46. A. practical      B. pleasant      C. positive      D. tolerant
47. A. developing   B. balancing   C. comparing  D. facing
48. A. case       B. example     C. dream     D. attempt
49. A. generally   B. lately      C. really          D. typically
50. A. applying      B. doing     C. following   D. taking
51. A. titles        B. instructions C. chances      D. degrees
52. A. after that      B. ever since  C. after which       D. after then
53. A. equipped      B. prepared   C. taught          D. guided
54. A. serve for      B. feed on    C. provide for       D. count on
55. A. believe    B. honor    C. remember  D. support