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

Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man’s childhood message was found and returned to his mother.
Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine.
“ I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing ,” Holbrook said.
The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker’s closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.
“My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/95.”
They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.
She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn’t put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current(水流).
“I still remember the day he wrote it,” Holbrook said. “ I couldn’t understand why he threw it in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know.”
【小题1】 What was Joshua Baker when he died in motor vehicle accident in California?

A.An official B.A soldier C.A worker D.A teacher
【小题2】 Who found the bottle according to the passage?
A.Joshua Baker’s mother B.A fisherman
C.Joshua Baker’s friend D.Joshua Baker’s mother’s friend
【小题3】What does the underlined sentence mean?
A.The mother believes his son is still living with her in the house.
B.The mother thinks his son will come to see her one day
C.The mother thinks it’s foolish to throw the note in the lake
D.The mother thinks the bottle is her son’s gift only left to her after his death
【小题4】Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?
A.The man threw the bottle into the lake without any purpose.
B.The man didn’t put the bottle into the nearby river because it had a strong current.
C.Not until recently did his mother understand why he put the bottle into the lake instead of the nearby river.
D.The man made the bottle-up note so as to let his parents know he was OK.
【小题5】The best title for this passage would be ____.
A.A man’s Bottle Message Found After His Death
B.A Ridiculous and Unbelivable Bottle Message
C.A Strange Bottle-up Note Appearing In a Lake
D.An Important Childhood Message 11 Years After His Death

February has long been a month of romance. With the sweet smell of roses in the air, romantic films hit cinemas and love stories fill newspapers and magazines.

On the 14th day, it is a custom for a boy to take his girlfriend out to dinner, buy her flowers and chocolates, write poems, sing to her or even spell out her name with rose petals! This is what you see on Valentine’s Day, a day named after Valentine who was a priest in the third century Rome. When the emperor (皇帝) decided that single men could become better soldiers than those with wives, he didn’t allow marriage.

But Valentine continued to perform marriage ceremonies for young lovers in secret. When his actions were discovered, the emperor sentenced him to death. While in prison, it is said that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of his prison guard. Before his death, he wrote her a letter, which he signed “From your Valentine”, an expression that is still in use today. Valentine died for what he believed in and so he was made a Saint (圣徒), as well as becoming one of history’s most romantic characters.

Nowadays, Valentine’s Day is also popular among Chinese young people. Some students are planning to make Valentine’s cards for parents, teachers and friends. Others want to hold parties at which they will exchange small gifts and eat heart-shaped cakes. The idea is to have fun and encourage people to share in the spirit of St. Valentine.

1.Why did the emperor in Rome not allow marriage in his country?

A.Because there were few women in his country at that time.

B.Because he thought men without wives could be better soldiers.

C.Because there wasn’t enough food for so many people.

D.Because he wanted to control the birth rate.

2.Valentine was put into prison because _____.

A.he killed one of the soldiers               B.he stole a lot of food

C.he didn’t obey the emperor’s order      D.he didn’t want to be a soldier

3.The last paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A.students in China send cards to their teachers

B.it is a good idea to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

C.it is interesting to celebrate Valentine’s Day in China

D.Valentine’s Day is also popular in China now

4.The best title for this passage should be _____.

A.Valentine’s Day                        B.A Brave Priest

C.Valentine’s Day in China                 D.A Romantic Man

 

A young woman was driving through the lonely countryside. It was dark and raining. Suddenly she saw an old woman by the side of the road, holding her hand out as if she wanted a lift.

“I can’t leave her out in this weather,” the woman said to herself, so she stopped the car and opened the door.

“Do you want a lift?” she asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car. After a while, she said to the old woman, “Have you been waiting for a long time?” The old woman shook her head. “Strange,” thought the young woman. She tried again. “Bad weather for the time of year,” she said. The old woman nodded. No matter what she said, the hitchhiker (搭便车的人) gave no answer except for a nod of the head or a shrug.

Then the young woman noticed the hitchhiker’s hands which were large and hairy.

Suddenly she realized that the hitchhiker was actually a man! She stopped the car. “I can’t see out of the rear screen,” she said. “Would you mind clearing it for me?”

The hitchhiker nodded and opened the door. As soon as the hitchhiker was out of the car, the terrified young woman raced off.

When she got to the next village she pulled up. She noticed that the hitchhiker had left his handbag behind. She picked it up and opened it. She gave a gasp — inside the bag was a gun.

1.The young woman stopped the car because ______.

A.“the old woman” asked her to

B.she recognized “the old woman”

C.she knocked “the old woman” down

D.she wanted to help “the old woman” out in the bad weather

2.The young woman asked the hitchhiker to clear the rear screen because _______.

A.this was the way she thought of to get rid of him

B.she couldn’t see out of the rear screen

C.the hitchhiker was very helpful

D.the rear screen was covered with dirt

3.The hitchhiker left the bag with a gun in it behind because _______.

A.he wanted to give the young woman a warning

B.he had not expected that the young woman would leave him behind in the rain

C.it was his present for the young woman

D.he wanted to kill the young woman with the gun

4.What might the man be?

A.a policeman       B.a soldier          C.a robber          D.an actor

 

On the Iraq­Syria border,a pack of wild dogs circled American soldiers for food.The leader of the pack was a gray­and­white dog.The soldiers called him Nubs.Nubs was shaking and __36__ able to stand.Marine major Brian Dennis looked closer and saw that there was a knife wound __37__ his chest.

Dennis couldn’t stand seeing the dog __38__.He and his men immediately treated the wound,and gave Nubs medicine.Nubs__39__but was still in pain.The next day,the team had to__40__.Ten days later,Dennis’s unit was back,and so was Nubs.He was still___41__,but the men fed him and played with him.

Before long the unit once again__42__an outpost (前哨) 70 miles away.Nubs,slowly but determinedly,__43__them far into the trackless wasteland until the men lost__44__of him.Two days later,beyond Dennis’s__45__,he saw Nubs just outside the outpost.The dog had tracked him across 70 miles of frozen desert to__46__with the friend who had saved his life.From then on Nubs and the men slept in the same place,and ran around in the same ruins.

Until an order came down from above that they were not__47__to have pets,Dennis__48__to make sure the dog would continue to live the__49__life.So he quickly raised $4,000 from his family and friends to fly Nubs to__50__.

 A month later,when Dennis and the dog were__51__in California,at first Nubs didn’t recognize the guy.__52__within minutes,the dog jumped into Dennis’s arms,jumping up again and again to__53__ his friend’s face.

A little__54__and concern in the middle of war will not save a violent world.But small stories,like the story of a soldier and a dog,hold a promise of a(n) __55__world.

1.A.mostly     B.certainly    C.hardly           D.never

2.A.in         B.on           C.at               D.behind

3.A.stand      B.starve       C.bleed            D.suffer

4.A.pulled through B.fell asleep  C.woke up      D.fell down

5.A.leave      B.rest         C.pass             D.remain

6.A.hungry     B.tired            C.dirty        D.weak

7.A.took up        B.took over        C.left for     D.returned from

8.A.watched    B.followed         C.accompanied  D.barked

9.A.touch          B.sight            C.footprint    D.smell

10.A.ability  B.surprise         C.imagination  D.understanding

11.A.part          B.fight            C.meet         D.break

12.A.asked         B.suggested        C.required     D.allowed

13.A.decided  B.agreed           C.accepted     D.proposed

14.A.moving        B.good             C.safe         D.interesting

15.A.London    B.America          C.Iraq             D.Syria

16.A.found         B.interviewed      C.linked       D.reunited

17.A.So            B.And              C.But          D.Though

18.A.lick          B.touch            C.bite         D.clean

19.A.pity          B.mercy            C.care         D.contribution

20.A.equal         B.harmonious       C.prosperous  D.amazing

 

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