（一）

Youve been away from us for one year； you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.

On this special day for teachers across the country， I can __1__ keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.

Do you still remember the happy __2__ about six years ago？ We fixed our eyes upon you at your __3__. You， a beautiful young lady， __4__ us that you would live in our village.

Soon after， we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents. The villagers found their children __5__ more time on their books __6__ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still __7__ that one day you might leave. You __8__ a smile all the time， which reduced to some degree their __9__ of your leaving. You went all out in the __10__ of your students， helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition[学费]. You often emphasized to us the __11__ of ones life， so that must have been what you were __12__ in those five years！

One cold morning when class began， you entered the room __13__ you had been crying __14__. In your class， we __15__ but looked away from your eyes. You __16__ for some time as if you were __17__ to find this right word… you said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…？

On the following morning， we __18__ you the very best and the villagers gave you their __19__ The train took you away and your broken __20__ The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.

1. A. forever B. seldom C. hardly D. soon

2. A. scene B. condition C. sign D. sight

3. A. report B. arrival C. explanation D. speech

4. A. promised B. answered C. permitted D. agreed

5. A. shared B. spent C. paid D. devoted

6. A. even B. ever C. soon D. still

7. A. considered B. feared C. supposed D. doubted

8. A. wore B. pretended C. gained D. presented

9. A. pule B. trouble C. question D. fear

10. A. teaching B. middle C. course D. field

11. A. way B. wealth C. value D. cost

12. A. after B. for C. with D. against

13. A. as if B. because C. even though D. before

14. A. happily B. bitterly C. anxiously D. angrily

15. A. listened B. talked C. discussed D. studied

16. A. explained B. stopped C. talked D .spoke

17. A. thinking B. worrying C. crying D. trying

18. A. hoped B. expected C. wished D. brought

19. A. thanks B. satisfactions C. expressions D. rewards

20. A. boy B. class C. heart D. memory

（二）

Marriage is still a popular institution in the United States， but divorce[离婚] is becoming __1__ as“popular”. Most American people get married， __2__， at the present time， and fifty percent of American marriages end __3__ divorce. However， four out of five divorced people do not __4__ single. They get married a second time to __5__ partners. Sociologists[社会学家] tell us that in the next century， __6__ American people will marry three __7__ four times in one lifetime. Alvin Toffler， an American sociologist， __8__ this new social form serial[连续的] marriages. In his book Future Shock， Toffler gives many __9__ for this change in American marriage. In modern society， __10__ lives dont stay the same for very long. Americans __11__ change their jobs， their homes， and their circles of __12__ So， the person who was a __13__ husband or wife ten years ago is sometimes not as good ten years __14__ After some years of marriage， a husband and wife can __15__ that their lives have become very different， and they dont __16__ the same interests anymore. For this reason， Toffler says， people in the twenty first century will not __17__ to marry only one person for an __18__ lifetime. They will plan to stay married to one person for perhaps five or ten years， and then marry __19__. Most Americans will expect to have a “marriage carrier”that __20__ three or four marriages.

1. A. already B. almost C. ever D. even

2. A. anyway B. then C. but D. therefore

3. A. with B. from C. in D. for

4. A. live B. take C. make D. stay

5. A. new B. old C. young D. pretty

6. A. most B. main C. few D. mostly

7. A. and B. by C. or D. to

8. A. asks B. calls C. tells D. lets

9. A. causes B. chances C. problems D. reasons

10. A. humans B. peoples C. persons D. mans

11. A. frequently B. quickly C. rapidly D. fast

12. A. parents B. classmates C. neighbors D. friends

13. A. polite B. strict C. good D. unfriendly

14. A. late B. latter C. lately D. later

15. A. imagine B. feel C. believe D. suppose

16. A. enjoy B. hold C. divide D. share

17. A. desire B. plan C. wish D. design

18. A. entire B. extreme C. total D. whole

19. A. the other B. others C. other D. another

20. A. appears B. happens C. includes D. carries

（三）

The word “sharp” can be __1__ to describe many different things in your home， classroom， and places of work. In this chapter， the writer __2__ sharp pencils， meaning pencils with a very fine __3__. The writer does not like dull pencils.

We can also use “sharp” to describe the blades of knives. Knives also have points. We can use “sharp” to describe a __4__ kind of point， __5__ as the sharp points of kitchen and steak knives. Scissors have blades， too， and we can describe these blades as sharp or dull. Furthermore， the points of scissors are __6__ sharp or rounded __7__ on the kind of scissors. Some tools， such as saws， scrapers， and garden tools， also have blades. We can use the words “sharp” and “dull” to describe the blades of these tools， __8__. Sharp knives， scissors， and tools are __9__ to use. They cut things easily and quickly， without effort.

“Sharp” can be used to describe the edges of furniture and __10__ some containers. For example， the edge of a table or desk can be __11__. In addition； we can describe the edge of __12__ open can as sharp. The top of a can is sometimes sharp __13__ to cut your hand. A piece of __14__ from a broken jar or bottle is __15__ very sharp.

__16__ we sometimes use “sharp” to describe people. A person who appears sharp is very well __17__. A person who is sharp， on the other hand， is intelligent， smart， and __18__ learn and understand.

To summaries， “sharp” can be used to describe many kinds of __19__ that have blades， points， and edges. When we used it to describe people， it can mean nice looking， well dressed， or intelligent. It is an expensive word __20__ it can be used in many different ways.

1. A. written B. used C. seen D. taken

2. A. talks about B. takes care of

C. doesnt like to mention D. makes up his mind to

3. A. sharp B. color C. point D. edge

4. A. some B. any C. only D. certain

5. A. so B. as soon C. such D. or

6. A. either B. neither C. too D. very

7. A. working B. which are C. is D. spending

8. A. too B. even C. either D. ever

9. A. difficult B. easy C. interesting D. clean

10. A. for B. with C. of D. at

11. A. seen B. sharp C. smooth D. hard

12. A. an B. a C. the D.to

13. A. so as B. in order C. so that D. enough

14. A. news B. glass C. information D. advice

15. A. again B. quite C. rather D. ordinarily

16. A. However B. Finally C. Therefore D. In this way

17. A. prepared B. dressed C. mannered D. served

18. A. easy to B. is to C. to D. quick to

19. A. funny things B. knives C. objects D. containers

20. A. because B. even if C. though D. not only

完型填空答案详解

（一）

解析

1. hardly=almost not，这里指作者情难自抑，要告诉人们一个白色的谎言。答案为C。

2. scene指情景、场面。答案为A。

3. 显然，这是指六年前她刚刚到来。答案为B。

4. 根据语意：指她一来就向我们许诺，要和我们一起居住在这个村庄。答案为A。

5. 此为固定结构。答案为B。

6. 根据句意：村民的孩子们甚至做完了家庭作业和家务活以后，还要花更多的时间读书。这里从 侧面反映了她是个好老师。答案为A。

7. 这里指担心、害怕老师有一天会走。此题应与第9题语义一致。答案为B。

8. 面带微笑要用wear。wear还可用于表示戴首饰，穿鞋、袜等。答案为A。

9. 根据上文，应指“担心她离开”。答案为D。

10. go all out in sth.指在某一个方面全力以赴。显然这里指在教育孩子们方面。答案为A。

11. value of ones life意思为“人生的价值”。答案为C。

12. be after意思为“追求”。这句话的意思是：因此那（人生的价值）一定就是你在那五年中所追求 的东西。答案为A。

13. 根据上下文，这里暗指她的病情开始恶化。答案为A。

14. 这里指疾病和情感折磨着她，使她很痛苦。答案为B。

15. 在课堂上，我们听她讲课。答案为A。

16. 根据下文她要离开，但又有点犹豫。答案为B。

17. 这里指或许她在设法寻求合适的理由。答案为D。

18. 习惯用语wish sb. the very best意思为“祝愿某人万事如意”。答案为C。

19. 指村民们表达了对她的感谢之情。答案为A。

20. 这里指火车带走了她和她那颗悲伤的心。答案为C。

（二）

解析

1. almost“几乎”，这里表示在美国结婚和离婚都很普通。答案为B。

2. 多数美国人结婚，但是，美国又有一半的人最终离婚。答案为C。

3. end in divorce表示“以离婚结束”。……