Question

You've 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 _______keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear.

Do you still remember the happy _______about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _______.You, a beautiful young lady, promised 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 spent more time on their books ______ after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still _______ that one day you might leave. You wore a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their fear of your leaving. You went all out in the _______ of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the _______ of one's life, so that must have been what you were after in those five years!

One cold morning when class began, you entered the room ______ you had been crying bitterly.In your class, we _____ but looked away from your eyes. You _______for some time as if you were trying 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 _______ you the very best and the villagers gave you their thanks. The train took you away and your broken ________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. even    B. ever    C. soon    D. still

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.A

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，在文中作者讲述了老师对他们的善意的谎言，回忆了老师第一次来到小村子的情形，表达了对因病已经过世的老师的敬爱和思念。文中没有华丽的词汇，只是娓娓道来，却给人们描绘出了一位热爱学生，爱岗敬业的老师形象。

1.A. forever 永远；B .seldom很少；C. hardly几乎不； D. soon很快。hardly=almost not,从下文内容可知这里指作者情难自抑，要告诉人们老师所说的善意的谎言。故选C。

2.A .scene场面，B. condition条件，状况；C. sign 迹象，符号；D. sight风景。根据后句内容We fixed our eyes upon you at your ….. 可知作者是在回忆第一次见到老师的场景，场面，选A。

3.A. report报道，报告；B. arrival到达；C. explanation解释；D. speech演说。从上下文可知作者回忆的是老师来到村子里的情形，也就是老师的到来，选B。其他不符合语境。

4.A .even甚至；B. ever曾经；C. soon很快；D. still仍然。从语境判断作者是指学生们喜欢学习了，甚至在做完作业以后也会看书，此处表示一种递进关系，选A。

5.A. considered 考虑，认为；B. feared 害怕；C. supposed 认为；D. doubted怀疑。从文章内容可知学生和家长都希望老师能留在村子里，所以是害怕老师有一天会离开，选B。

6.A teaching 教书；B .middle中间；C. course 课程；D. field领域。老师的工作就是教学生，所以此处指老师一心教学，.go all out in sth. 指在某一个方面全力以赴，选A。

7.A. way方法；B. wealth 财富；C. value价值；D. cost成本。根据后面的定语从句可以判断老师在教授知识的同时，还给学生强调人生的价值，the value of life “生命的价值”，选C。

8.A. as if仿佛；B .because 因为；C. even though即使；D. before在…以前。根据后句you had been crying可以判断老师进教室的时候仿佛哭过一样，选A。

9.A. listened 听；B. talked 说话，谈话；C. discussed 讨论；D. studied学习。从常理可知学生在课上是听老师上课，但是此时却时不时地去看老师的眼睛，选A。

10.explained解释；B .stopped停止；C. talked 谈话；D. spoke说话，演讲。根据as if后的内容可以判断老师是停下来去想想该说什么，选B。

11.A. hoped 希望；B .expected 期望；C. wished希望，祝愿；D. brought带来。固定短语：wish sb the best“给某人最良好的祝愿”。句意：在第二天早晨，我们表达了我们的美好祝愿……

12.A. boy男孩；B. class班级；C. heart 心；D. memory记忆。根据上文老师在临分别时候的….you had been crying…等可知老师身患重病，不得不和深爱的学生们分手，所以非常伤心，选C。