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

 (05·湖北)

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

  

You are near the front line of a battle. Around you shells （炮弹）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 .”

1.                A．really          B．simply          C．merely   D．even

 

2.                A．battlefield       B．crowd          C．camera   D．house

 

3.                A．directors       B．producers       C．actors    D．viewers

 

4.                A．depressing      B．disappointing    C．dangerous D．endangered

 

5.                A．life            B．stay            C．war  D．fight

 

6.                A．buried         B．defeated        C．wounded D．beaten

 

7.                A．take           B．bring           C．make D．show

 

8.                A．Stories         B．scenes         C．passages  D．contents

 

9.                A．faith           B．nightmare       C．dream    D．duty

 

10.               A．how           B．why           C．where D．because

 

11.               A．even if         B．as if           C．even so   D．ever since

 

12.               A．fear           B．surprise        C．sadness   D．shame

 

13.               A．past           B．into           C．through   D．around

 

14.               A．occurs         B．returns         C．goes  D．continues

 

15.               A．away          B．out            C．home     D．there

 

16.               A．die            B．leave          C．remain    D．escape

 

17.               A．wears          B．carries         C．hangs D．holds

 

18.               A．seldom         B．never          C．many times D．some time

 

19.               A．consider        B．promise        C．guess D．accept

 

20.               A．screaming      B．laughing        C．crying D．whispering

 

 

完形填空（每小题1.5分，共20小题）

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  1  carrying a gun. You’re standing in front of a  2 and you’re telling the TV 3  what is happening.

It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter, and it can be very 4  . In the first two years of the  5  in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫), 28 reporters and photographers were killed. Hundreds more were 6  .

What kind of people put themselves in danger to  7  pictures to our TV screens and  48  to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

“I think it’s every young journalist’s 9  to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s  10  you find the excitement. So when the first opportunity comes, you take it  11  it is a war.”

But there are moments of  12 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes, when you’re lying on the ground and bullets（子弹）are flying  13  your ears, you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling  14 after a while and when the next war starts, you’ll be  15  .”

“None of us believes that we’re going to  16  ” adds Michael. But he always 17 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, 18  , and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this, I  19  I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God  20  , because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

1.                A．really          B．simply          C．even D．merely

 

2.                A．battlefield       B．camera         C．crowd    D．house

 

3.                A．directors        B．producers       C．viewers   D．actors

 

4.                A．depressing      B．disappointing    C．dangerous D．endangered

 

5.                A．life            B．stay            C．fight D．war

 

6.                A．buried         B．defeated        C．wounded D．beaten

 

7.                A．take           B．make           C．bring D．show

 

8.                A．stories         B．scenes         C．passages  D．contents

 

9.                A．faith           B．nightmare       C．dream    D．duty

 

10.               A．how           B．where         C．why  D．because

 

11.               A．as if           B．even if         C．even so   D．ever since

 

12.               A．surprise        B．fear           C．sadness   D．shame

 

13.               A．past           B．into           C．through   D．around

 

14.               A．occurs         B．returns         C．goes  D．continues

 

15.               A．away          B．out            C．there D．home

 

16.               A．die            B．leave          C．remain    D．escape

 

17.               A．wears          B．carries         C．hangs D．holds

 

18.               A．seldom         B．never          C．many times D．some time

 

19.               A．promise        B．consider        C．guess D．accept

 

20.               A．laughing        B．screaming       C．crying D．whispering

 

 

 

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

       Back in my country, when I was a child, I used to go to “market day” with my mother．One day each week, farmers used to   1their fruit and vegetables into the city．They   2one street to all cars, and the farmers set up tables for their   3．This outdoor market was a great place to   4．  Everything was fresher than produce in grocery stores because the farmers brought it in   5after the harvest．My mother and I always got there early in the morning to get the   6produce．

       The outdoor market was a wonderful adventure for a small child,   7was like a festival – full of colors and   8．There are red tomatoes, yellow lemons, green lettuce, peppers, grapes, and onions．The farmers did their own   9．They all shouted loudly for   10to buy their produce．“Come and buy my beautiful oranges! They’re juicy and delicious and full of vitamins to   11your children healthy and strong!”

       Everyone used to   12with the farmers over the   13of their produce．It was like a wonderful drama in a theatre; the buyers and sellers were the “  14” in this drama．My mother was an   15at this．First, she picked the freshest, most attractive tomatoes, for example．Then she asked the price．The seller told her．

       “What?” she said．She looked very surprised．“So   16?”

       The seller looked terribly   17．“My dear lady!” he replied．“I’m a poor,   18farmer．These are the cheapest tomatoes on the market!”

       They always argued for several minutes before agreeing   19a price．My mother took her tomatoes and left．Both buyer and seller were   20．The drama was over．

1.A．carry                       B．take                    C．bring                   D．fetch

2.A．opened                    B．closed                 C．started                D．stopped

3.A．produce                   B．goods                  C．food                   D．product

4.A．buy                         B．sell                      C．bargain                D．shop

5.A．hurriedly                  B．immediately      C．hardly                 D．straightly

6.A．best                        B．finest                  C．freshest               D．cheapest

7.A．who                        B．that                     C．which                 D．what

8.A．voices                     B．noises                 C．sounds                D．accent

9.A．shopping                 B．business              C．shouting              D．advertising

10.A．customers              B．producers      C．themselves          D．sellers

11.A．leave                      B．let                       C．except                 D．make

12.A．argue                     B．talk                     C．discuss               D．speak

13.A．order                     B．price                   C．quality                 D．form

14.A．viewers                 B．listeners               C．actors                 D．directors

15.A．actress                  B．inventor               C．advancer             D．expert

16.A．wonderful              B．exciting               C．cheap                  D．expensive

17.A．injured                   B．hurt                    C．damaged             D．wounded

18.A．excellent                B．fair                     C．honest                 D．easy

19.A．with                      B．to                       C．in                       D．on

20.A．disappointed         B．encouraged     C．satisfied            D．tired