从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项
16. –Mom, why can’t I have _____ new bike?
--Dear, you know, ____money doesn’t grow on trees.
A. the, the B. a, / C. a, the D. /, the
17. –I’d like to be a volunteer in China’s rural areas, but I’m not sure ______.
--Since you love kids and you are good at playing different kinds of music, you could help make a music group for kids there.
A. where I could do B. what I should C. when I should do D. who I should help
18. —We have coffee and green tea here. I’d like a cup of black coffee. What about you, Jack?
—I prefer coffee______ sugar ______green tea .
A. than, to B. for , with C. to, with D. with, to
19. He wanted to read more, so he asked his friend if there was _______ to read.
A. something easy enough B. something enough easily
C. enough easy something D. easily enough something
20.-- Michael, I am sorry to trouble you, ______ could you explain it to me again?
--OK, it’s the light caused the pollution.
A. but B. and C. or D. so
21. —When I don’t understand the math problem, Tom always helps me with it. He is my walking _____.
A. dialogue B. history C. Dictionary D. breakfast
22. — How is the loud music in the restaurant?
— It ________ well. The customers eat faster than before and we can serve more people.
A. sounds B. listens C. smells D. works
23. As the road to the airport is being repaired, we will have to _____ early to get there in time.
A. turn off B. put off C. set off D. take off
24. The most beautiful picture ____ I was taken is on the right corner of the wall.(原创)
A. which B. whose C. that D . from which
25.--I probably shouldn’t have any more cake.
-- Oh, _____. It won’t kill you.
A. go ahead B. Hold on C. You’re welcome D. that’ll do
五、完形填空(共15小题，计15分)
通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D.C. I saw many of our __26___ treasures, and I also saw a lot of __27____people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly __28___woman with her hand extended(伸出). In a natural reaction, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and __29___it in her hand. I didn’t even look at her. I was __30___at being bothered by a beggar.
___31___the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
Immediately, I realized what I had done. I __32___with prejudice(偏见)—I judged another person simply for what I __33_____she was.
The thing __34____ I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant(移民). I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15. __35____the years, I have been a dishwasher, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other__36____, and finally I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age17—I was a busboy, and I heard a father told his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would __37____like me.
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of __38____I want to be going. That blind woman on the street of Washington D.C. cured me of my__39____. She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart__40____.
26. A. family’s B. nation’s C. school’s D. town’s
27. A. unfortunate B. lucky C. unhappy D. upset
28. A. deaf B. disabled C. blind D. helpless
29. A. placed B. put C. pushed D. threw
30. A. sad B. regretful C. surprised D. annoyed
31. A. But B. Because C. So D. Though
32. A. thought B. acted C. did D. said
33. A. saw B. thought C. found D. considered
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