（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[學(xué)費(fèi)]. 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[離婚] 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[社會(huì)學(xué)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[連續(xù)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

完型填空答案詳解

（一）

解析

1. hardly=almost not，這里指作者情難自抑，要告訴人們一個(gè)白色的謊言。答案為C。

2. scene指情景、場(chǎng)面。答案為A。

3. 顯然，這是指六年前她剛剛到來(lái)。答案為B。

4. 根據(jù)語(yǔ)意：指她一來(lái)就向我們?cè)S諾，要和我們一起居住在這個(gè)村莊。答案為A。

5. 此為固定結(jié)構(gòu)。答案為B。

6. 根據(jù)句意：村民的孩子們甚至做完了家庭作業(yè)和家務(wù)活以后，還要花更多的時(shí)間讀書(shū)。這里從 側(cè)面反映了她是個(gè)好老師。答案為A。

7. 這里指擔(dān)心、害怕老師有一天會(huì)走。此題應(yīng)與第9題語(yǔ)義一致。答案為B。

8. 面帶微笑要用wear。wear還可用于表示戴首飾，穿鞋、襪等。答案為A。

9. 根據(jù)上文，應(yīng)指“擔(dān)心她離開(kāi)”。答案為D。

10. go all out in sth.指在某一個(gè)方面全力以赴。顯然這里指在教育孩子們方面。答案為A。

11. value of ones life意思為“人生的價(jià)值”。答案為C。

12. be after意思為“追求”。這句話的意思是：因此那（人生的價(jià)值）一定就是你在那五年中所追求 的東西。答案為A。

13. 根據(jù)上下文，這里暗指她的病情開(kāi)始惡化。答案為A。

14. 這里指疾病和情感折磨著她，使她很痛苦。答案為B。

15. 在課堂上，我們聽(tīng)她講課。答案為A。

16. 根據(jù)下文她要離開(kāi)，但又有點(diǎn)猶豫。答案為B。

17. 這里指或許她在設(shè)法尋求合適的理由。答案為D。

18. 習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)wish sb. the very best意思為“祝愿某人萬(wàn)事如意”。答案為C。

19. 指村民們表達(dá)了對(duì)她的感謝之情。答案為A。

20. 這里指火車(chē)帶走了她和她那顆悲傷的心。答案為C。

（二）

解析

1. almost“幾乎”，這里表示在美國(guó)結(jié)婚和離婚都很普通。答案為B。

2. 多數(shù)美國(guó)人結(jié)婚，但是，美國(guó)又有一半的人最終離婚。答案為C。

3. end in divorce表示“以離婚結(jié)束”。答案為C。

4. stay single表示“保持單身”，五分之四離婚的人都不愿意保持單身。答案為D。

5. get married to是一個(gè)固定搭配，表示“跟某人結(jié)婚”，這里指跟新的、另外的人結(jié)婚。答案為A。

6. A表示“多數(shù)”。答案為A。

7. C表示“三到四次”，多數(shù)美國(guó)人一輩子結(jié)婚三到四次。答案為C。

8. call表“稱(chēng)作，稱(chēng)為”。答案為B。

9. reasons表示“原因，說(shuō)明……的原因”。答案為D。

10. peoples lives表示人們的生活，不會(huì)保持很長(zhǎng)。答案為B。

11. frequently表示“經(jīng)常地，不斷地”，在這里指美國(guó)人不斷地改變自己的工作。答案為A。

12. 他們的朋友圈子也在改變。答案為D。

13. 人們的審美標(biāo)準(zhǔn)在不斷地發(fā)生變化。答案為C。

14. 十年前的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和十年后的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)有很大區(qū)別。答案為D。

15. B表示“感覺(jué)到”，答案為B。

16. share the same interests“有共同的興趣”。答案為D。

17. plan to do sth表示“計(jì)劃做……”。答案為B。

18. an entire life表示“整個(gè)一生”。答案為A。

19. marry another表示“跟另外一個(gè)人結(jié)婚”。答案為D。

20. includes表示“包括，包含”。答案為C。

（三）

解析

1. be used to表示“被用來(lái)”。答案為B。

2. A表示“討論，談?wù)摗?。答案為A。

3. 根據(jù)意思，要有一個(gè)好的筆頭。答案為C。

4. a certain kind of表示“某一種”。答案為D。

5. such as表示“比如，像”。答案為C。

6. either …or是一個(gè)固定結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“要么……要么”。答案為A。

7. 固定結(jié)構(gòu)。答案為D。

8. too，用在肯定句中，表示“也”。答案為A。

9. be easy to use表示“很容易用”。答案為B。

10. of furniture and of some containers是并列結(jié)構(gòu)。答案為C。

11. 整篇文章就是關(guān)于“sharp”。答案為B。

12. open是以元音開(kāi)頭，所以用an。答案為A。

13. sharp enough to do表示“鋒利得足夠……”。答案為D。

14. 一個(gè)玻璃碎片……。答案為B。

15. 根據(jù)意思來(lái)填。答案為D。

16. 最后，用“sharp”來(lái)形容人。答案為B。

17. 穿著很好的人。答案為B。

18. quick to learn表示“學(xué)得很快”。答案為D。

19. objects表示“物體”。答案為C。

20. 在這里是“因果關(guān)系”。答案為A。