16. I'm trying to break the ________ of getting up too late.

　　A. tradition B. convenience

　　C. habit D. leisure

　　[解析]句意：我正努力改掉晚起的習慣。tradition 風俗信仰的傳承;傳統(tǒng);convenience 方便，便利;habit 習慣;leisure 休閑。break the habit of“改掉……的習慣”，為固定搭配，故C項正確。

　　[答案]C

　　17.—He says that my new car is a ________ of money.

　　—Don't you think those words are just sour grapes?

　　A. lack B. load

　　C. question D. waste

　　[解析]句意：—他說我新買的小汽車是浪費錢�！�難道你不認為那是吃不到葡萄說葡萄酸嗎? lack 缺乏;load 負荷;question 問題;waste 浪費。a waste of“浪費”，是固定搭配，故D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　18.From their ________ on the top of the TV Tower, visitors can have a better view of the city.

　　A. stage B. position

　　C. condition D. situation

　　[解析]句意：從他們在電視塔頂?shù)奈恢茫�游客們可以更好地看到這個城市。stage 階段;舞臺;position 位置;地位;姿勢;condition 條件，環(huán)境，情形;situation 形勢，環(huán)境。根據(jù)句意B項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　19. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ________ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009.

　　A. delay B. effort

　　C. schedule D. consideration

　　[解析]句意：2009年4月當H1N1病毒在墨西哥爆發(fā)時，世界衛(wèi)生組織立即向公眾發(fā)出了警告。without delay(=immediately) 立即，毫不延遲地，符合句意。effort 努力;schedule 時間表，計劃(表);consideration 考慮。

　　[答案]A

　　20.Hiking by oneself can be fun and good for health. It may also be good for ________ building.

　　A. respect B. friendship

　　C. reputation D. character

　　[解析]句意：獨自徒步旅行會很有趣并且有益于健康，或許對性格的培養(yǎng)也有好處。respect 尊重，愛戴;friendship 友誼;reputation 名譽，榮譽，聲望;character 性格，品格，品質;特點，特性。character building“性格培養(yǎng)”，故D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　21. China has got a good ________ for fighting against the flu with its careful and smooth organization.

　　A. reputation B. influence

　　C. impression D. knowledge

　　[解析]句意：在抗擊流感方面，中國以認真和暢通的組織工作而獲得良好的聲譽。reputation 聲譽;influence 影響;impression 印象;knowledge 知識。根據(jù)句意，A項正確。

　　[答案]A

　　22.In our class, when the bell rang and the teacher closed his book, it was a ________ for everyone to stand up.

　　A. signal B. chance

　　C. mark D. measure

　　[解析]句意：在我們的課堂上，鈴聲響起，老師合上書就是我們要起立的信號。signal 信號;導火線，符合句意。chance 機會，運氣;mark 分數(shù);標志;measure 措施，辦法;尺寸。

　　[答案]A

　　23. The system has been designed to give students quick and easy ________ to the digital resources of the library.

　　A. access B. passage

　　C. way D. approach

　　[解析]句意：設計這個系統(tǒng)的目的是讓學生迅速、方便地使用圖書館的數(shù)字資源。access to 是固定短語，意為“有權使用;有機會接近”。passage 通道，通路，與 through 連用;way 表示去某地的路;approach 通道，辦法，途徑，與 to 連用。

　　[答案]A

　　24.Dogs have a very good ________ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.

　　A. sense B. view

　　C. means D. idea

　　[解析]句意：狗有很好的嗅覺，常常用于搜尋地震中的幸存者。sense“感官，感覺”，如：a sense of smell/hearing/taste/touch“嗅/聽/味/觸覺”。view 觀點，看法;means，方法;idea 主意，想法。

　　[答案]A

　　25.What's the ________ of having a public open space where you can't eat, drink or even simply hang out for a while?

　　A. sense B. matter

　　C. case D. opinion

　　[解析]句意：擁有這樣一個公共場所，你不可以吃喝，甚至不可以走動，有什么意義呢? sense 意義;matter 問題;case 情況，狀況;opinion 觀點。根據(jù)句意選A項。

　　[答案]A

　　26. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real ________.

　　A. exchange B. bargain

　　C. trade D. business

　　[解析]句意：我只花了10美元就買了一條裙子，真劃算。exchange 互換;bargain 便宜貨，廉價貨;trade 貿易;business 生意。根據(jù)題意可知B項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　27.The young man made a ________ to his parents that he would try to earn his own living after graduation.

　　A. prediction B. promise

　　C. plan D. contribution

　　[解析]句意：這個年輕人向他的父母作出承諾畢業(yè)后將會自謀生計。prediction 預測;promise 承諾;plan 計劃;contribution 貢獻，四個選項都可以與 make 搭配，make a promise“許愿，承諾”，根據(jù)句意可知B項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　28. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly ________.

　　A. atmosphere B. state

　　C. situation D. phenomenon

　　[解析]句意：兩個國家的高層領導人在友好的氣氛中舉行了會談。atmosphere 氛圍;state 狀態(tài);situation 情形;phenomenon 現(xiàn)象。

　　[答案]A

　　29.The ________ shoes were covered with mud, so I asked them to take them off before they got into______ car.

　　A. girl's; Tom's B. girl's; Toms'

　　C. girls'; Tom's D. girls'; Toms'

　　[解析]句意：那些女孩的鞋子沾滿了泥巴，因此在上湯姆的車之前我讓她們把鞋子脫掉。由后文的 them 可知，此處的 girl 應為復數(shù)形式，因此其所有格形式應該是 girls'，而名詞 Tom 的所有格是直接在其后加's即可。

　　[答案]C

　　30.—Can you shoot that bird at the top of the tree?

　　—No, it's out of ________.

　　A. distance B. range

　　C. control D. reach

　　[解析]本題考查名詞的固定搭配。out of range 在射程外;out of control 失去控制;out of reach 夠不著;distance 不與 out of 搭配。由語境可知，此處表示“鳥在射程之外”，故B項正確。

　　[答案]B