a gun．You’．
It s all in a day s work for a war reporter．．In the first two years of the in former Yugoslavia(前南斯拉夫)，28 reporters and photographers were killed．Hundreds more were “I think it's every young 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 ．Jeremy Bowen says，“Yes，when you’re lying on the ground and bullets (子弹．you think： What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again．’，you ．” “None of us believes that we re going to，”adds Michael．1ucky 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，‘’II never do it again．’You 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．1ife
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．1eave 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．1aughing C．screaming D．crying
第三部分：阅读理解(共20dx题；每小题2分。满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、c和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy．After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy．
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy．However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason．Their singing is actually a warning t0 other birds to stay out 0f their territory