16．阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出一个能填入文中相应空白处的最佳答案．
　　"Ladies and gentlemen, the time train has arrived at the terminal (终点) !" After the train had stopped, I realized that I had come to the(1)      2035.
　　Suddenly, I heard(2)      calling my name. I turned around and found a robot waving to me. She told me that she would be my tour guide during the trip. "(3)      me and I will show you around the city!" she said.
　　Lots of crisscrossing airlines (纵横交错的空中车道) caught my eyes(4)      I walked out of the train station. The robot explained that the new traffic system was designed by famous engineers and it had solved the traffic problems completely.
　　I felt a little(5)      then, so we made our way to a restaurant nearby. Just as I realized that there was no menu, a waiter began to(6)      my body with a special instrument. It made me so scared that I jumped out of my seat. The robot told me to calm down and explained that the machine was able to find out(7)      dish suits my body most.
　　At the end of the tour, we went to an amusement park. Amazingly, there were no rides at all. (8)      , everything was run through virtual reality (虚拟现实) . I put on a VR headset and tried the roller coaster.
　　It was so real that I could(9)      my clothes wet with sweat (汗) by nervousness. We finally returned to the train station. Just as I got on the train, I heard a familiar(熟悉的) (10)      . I opened my eyes to see my mom standing over me.
　　"Time to go to school now!" she said.

17．　　One afternoon, a man asked his wife what she'd like for her birthday. "I'd really love to be ten again, " she replied hopefully. On the morning of her birthday, the husband got up early, made her a nice breakfast and then took her to the local amusement park. He put her on every ride in the park﹣ ﹣the Slide, the Roller Coaster(过山车) and the Wall of Fear. .. They tried everything there was in the park. When they went out of the park five hours later, she felt tired and hungry. Right away, they hurried to a McDonald's where her loving husband ordered her a Happy Meal with a chicken hamburger and a large cup of chocolate shake. Then they were off to the cinema to see the latest movie, complete with a hot dog, popcorn, a big drink and a huge bag of M&M's, her favorite sweets. After that, the husband drove his heavy wife to the biggest store in the city. There he bought her several dolls that little girls like best.
　　It was a rally busy day. The husband was so proud of what he did for his loving wife. Finally she went home with her husband and threw herself into the sofa. He asked his loving wife with a big smile, "Well, dear, what was it like being ten years old again?"
　　Her eyes slowly opened and her expression suddenly changed.
　　"You FOOL, " she replied a little angrily, "I meant my dress size. .. "

18．　　In China, Teachers' Day was first celebrated on September 10, 1985. Now people celebrate it on September 10 every year. On this special day, students usually give their teachers thank﹣you cards, flowers, fruits and other small gifts to show their respect (尊重) and appreciation (感激) .
　　In the United States, Teachers' Day is known as "National Teacher Day". It's on Tuesday during the first full week of May. The day is celebrated by students to show their appreciation for their teachers with flowers, thank﹣you cards and other gifts.
　　In India, Teachers' Day is celebrated on September 5 in honor of(纪念) the second president of India. September 5 is his birthday. Traditional songs are sung, poems are recited (背诵) and dramas are performed by both junior and senior students.
　　In Russia, Teachers' Day was celebrated on the first Sunday of October between 1965 and 1994. Since 1994, the day has been celebrated on the 5th of October, the same day as World Teachers' Day. Students usually show their respect and appreciation with games, competitions, dramas, dance or little presents. Besides the activities, some schools reward (奖励) their teachers for their efforts.
　　Teachers' Day is celebrated in Vietnam ( 越南) on November 20th. It was first celebrated in 1958.
　　Since 1982, the day has been named "Vietnamese Educators' Day". Students hold the Teachers' Day parties at their schools to celebrate it.

19．　　A small cloud moves slowly through the air in a hospital operating room (手术室). In the room a patient with cancer (癌症), lies on a table. The cloud is all around the patient, covering her body and filling her lungs(肺). The cloud is not smoke. It is made of millions of nano﹣robots(纳米机器人). These tiny robots move from cell (细胞) to cell in the patient's body, killing the cancer.
　　Fighting cancer with nano﹣robots is only an idea today, but scientists say that it could be possible in the future. Using nano﹣robots for good purposes such as fighting the illness or repairing the environment may be the way to many of today's problems.
　　However, nano﹣robots could be a dangerous risk as well. Because nano﹣robots are so tiny, they will have to work in large teams of many thousands to many millions. For this reason, nano﹣robots will have to be programmed (被编程) to build themselves. Scientists will not have the ability to build millions of nano﹣robots one by one.
　　This ability to re﹣produce is making some scientists worried. What will happen if something goes wrong in the programming?Quite a lot of crazy nano﹣robots would be far worse than any illness. Some people think that if they get out of control, nano﹣robots could make the Earth gone.
　　What should be done?Should we continue researching nano﹣robots or should we search for other methods?This is one of the many difficult decisions that we have to make in the future.

20．A:Hello, is this Mr. Rogers?
B:Yes, it is. (1)      
A:I'm from the package delivery company (快递公司);I have your package. Are you at home?
B:Unfortunately I'm at work right now. (2)      
A:Actually, this package needs your signature (签名). Can I bring it to your office instead?
B: (3)      I don't have time to leave my desk.
A:I see. (4)      
B:Yes, that would be better. Can you bring it to my home at 6 p. m. ?
A:Sure, that is fine. (5)      
B:Great, thank you so much!
A. Can you leave the package at my door?
B. What time is it?
C. Well, can I bring the package tomorrow?
D. I'll see you tomorrow at 6 p. m.
E. What can I do for you?
F. How much does it cost?
G. I'm quite busy at work now.

21．阅读下面短文, 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空, 必要时可加助动词或情态动词．
　　I was feeling a little sad because my mother had lost her job. One day, while I (1)      (walk)
on the street, I (2)      (hear) that a beautiful piece piano music playing above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly (3)      (find) out where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.
　　She was singing songs about love, believing yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me (4)      (relax). I stood there quietly, watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be brave enough to perform in front of so many people.
　　She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her music sounded. "Thank you. " she said. "I have been going through a hard time recently, but you've made me hopeful again. " I said to her.
　　"I'm glad that I could help, " she replied, "Why are you so sad?"
　　"Well, my mom (5)      (lose) her job, and I'm not sure what to do . .. "
　　"Did you notice the way you were walking?Your head was down. " she said. "Don't be upset, because opportunity (6)      (come) in different ways and if your head is down, you (7)      (miss) it. You (8)      (smile) more…lift your head up. "
　　I looked at her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. "Why(9)      you(9)      (play) the piano here?" I asked her with a smile.
　　I (10)      (tell) that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer them up by playing music.
　　I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

27．阅读下面短文, 并根据短文内容回答问题．
　　Jane was not a confident girl before, because she was fat and others often laughed at her. As a result, Jane became very shy. She was scared to say hello to strangers. She was afraid to ask simple questions and speak loud in front of others. It seemed that she felt afraid of everything in her life. She used to believe that she would be like this all her life.
　　But one day, her friend Paul's words changed her mind. He encouraged Jane to change herself. He said, "If you can give it a try, you will have a chance to make a change. But if you never try, your life is only going to get worse. " Jane was deeply touched by what Paul said. She thought, "Why not have a try?After all, I had nothing to lose. "
　　The first thing Jane did was to lose weight. She had a strict diet and did exercise every day. After 6 months, she lost 90 pounds. This taught her that she could change herself.
　　A few months later, Jane heard about a speech competition at her university. She plucked up (鼓起) the courage to sign up for the competition. For the first time, she was able to share her story and speak loud in front of many people. In the end, she got a big prize!
　　After the competition, Jane made a to﹣do list and started changing rapidly. She tried her best to finish the things on the list one by one. When working on them, she became more and more confident.
　　Jane was still making progress now. And she will never stop.

28．某英文报刊环保专栏近期正在举办英语征文竞赛, 其主题是赞美家乡．假设你是李明, 请你根据下面的要点提示, 写一篇以 The Changes of My Hometown为题的英语短文投稿．
要点提示:

写作要求:
1. 文中必须包含所有提示要点, 并适当发挥;
2. 条理清晰, 字迹工整, 词数不少于80;
3. 文中不得出现真实人名和地名等相关信息．