第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

You’ve been away from us for three years; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago.

On this special day for teachers across the country, I can 　36　 　keep myself from telling your white lie to these who would lend me an ear.

Do you still remember the happy 　37　 　about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your　 38　 . You, a beautiful young lady, 　39　 　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 　40　 　more time with their books 　41　 　after doing their homework and housework. Yet they still 　42　 　that one day you might leave. You　 　43　 　a smile all the time, which reduced to some degree their 　44　 　of your leaving. You went all out in the 　45　 　of your students, helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费). You often emphasized to us the 　46　 　of one’s life, so that must have been what you were　 　47　 　in those five years!

One cold morning when class began, you entered the room 　48　 　you had been crying 　49　 .

In your class, we 　50　 　but looked away from your eyes. You　 　51　 　for some time as if you were　 52　 　to find the 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 　53　 　you the very best and the villages gave you their 　54　 . The train took you away and your broken 　55　 .

The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43．A．wore　　　　　　　　　 B．pretended　　　　　　 C．gained　　　　　　　　 D．gave

44．A．puzzle　　　　　　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　　 C．question　　　　　　　 D．worry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52．A．thinking　　　　　　　 B．worrying　　　　　　 C．managing　　　　　　 D．trying

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

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

55．A．body　　　　　　　　　 B．class　　　　　　　　　 C．heart　　　　　　　　　 D．memory

34. The coffee is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I _____ before.

A. was having 　　　　　　 B. have 　　　　　　　　 C. have ever had 　　　　　 D. had ever had 35. Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert _____ it means standing in a queue all night.

A. whenever　 　　　　　　　 B. whatever　　 　　　 C. even though　　　　　　　 D. as if

33. －－－-So can I ask you a few fairly straightforward questions about yourself?

－－－-No problem. I like 　　　　when people are open and direct.

A. that　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　 　　　　　　　 C. it 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. them

32. Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A. result from 　　　　　　　 B. contribute to　 C. cause to　　　　　 D. devote to