第二节：完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Martin Luther King. Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. when was 16 a boy Martin learned that his 17 ， the black Americans， were 18 treated differently from most of 19 fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools， 20 good jobs， or live in nice houses because of the color of their 21 . Martin knew that in a free country this was

22 . He wanted to help his black brothers， 23 he decided to go to school and 24 a minister. He became a pastor （牧师）in Montgomery， Alabama . This is 25 Martin Luther King's “peaceful fight” first began.

Dr. King worked 26 equality in other cities. He knew that the 27 way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful， 28 in face of danger. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and 29 .

The whole nation 30 the terrible event that 31 on April 4， 1968， in Memphis， Tennessee. Martin Luther King， Jr， was 32 . The man who had preached （倡导） nonviolence （非暴力） died 33 .

But Dr. King's dream can never 34 . Many Americans are still 35 to make that dream come true.

16. A. already B. still C. such D. not

17. A. family B. friends C. people D. country

18. A. much B. sometimes C. seldom D. often

19. A. his B. those C. most D. their

20. A. get B. look for C. having D. to do

21. A. faces B. skin C. bodies D. people

22. A. even worse B. different C. wrong D. reasonable

23. A. as B. because C. so D. but

24. A. helped B. ask C. visited D. become

25. A. where B. why C. said D. because

26. A. with B. in C. by D. for

27. A. only B. other C. wrong D. second

28. A. except B. even C. if D. not

29. A. honor B. victory C. courage D. strength

30. A. discouraged B. saw C. mourned D. rebelled

31. A. passed B. he did C. happened D. they managed

32. A. defeated B. shot C. caught D. put into prison

33. A. bravely B. violently C. quietly D. nonviolently

34. A. die B. be believed C. realize D. fail

35. A. wanted B. working C. prepared D. struggling