Question

【题目】Women of the Night?

I spent thirty-nine years of my life as an【1】(educate). As a school administrator, I was ever fortunate to hire a retired headmaster from Fulton County. She was a delightful person and【2】excellent teacher loved by everyone, children, parents and teachers. She taught in our system for some years. Later she passed away. Having taught with her, Jean and Sara thought it proper【3】(attend) her funeral(葬礼). Not knowing where the funeral would be, they called a certain headmaster【4】seemed to always keep up with the obituaries(讣闻).

When Jean and Sara arrived at the funeral, they【5】(be)surprised to find very few people. They were sure that she was someone so loving and with the broad experience in education so she,【6】(they)friend, should have more people at her funeral. They wanted to go away.【7】, the service had already begun and they were brought to the front seats.

They soon realized this was the funeral of a man who had been rude to his wife and who had not earned the right to heaven. Although they found themselves in a very serious atmosphere, they couldn’t help【8】(laugh)with the humor of the situation.

【9】(final), the service was over and as they left the church, they overheard someone ask, “Who were the 【10】(lady)up front laughing so loudly?” wiping tears of laughter from their faces, Jean and Sara hurried to their car before meeting any of the family.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】educator

【2】an

【3】to attend

【4】who/that

【5】were

【6】their

【7】However

【8】laughing

【9】Finally

【10】ladies

【解析】本文介绍两位女士参加一位老校长的葬礼时所发生的事情。

【1】句意：我已经从事教育工作三十九年。as an educator 作为一名教育家，根据句意可知填educator。

【2】句意：一名优秀的老师。excellent以元音开头，所以表示“一”要用an。

【3】Jean and Sara认为出席她的葬礼是合适的。此处是ｉｔ做形式宾语，后面的动词不定式做真正的宾语。故答案为to attend。

【4】此处headmaster是先行词，指人，在后面的定语从句中做主语，故答案为who/that。

【5】句意：当Jean and Sara到达葬礼时，她们吃惊地发现只有很少的人。根据句意可知用一般过去时态，be surprised to do sth.，故答案为were。

【6】句意：她们的朋友。形容词性物主代词修饰名词，故填their。

【7】他们想离开，然而，葬礼已经开始，她们被带到前面的座位上。此处表示转折，有逗号，故答案为However。注意大写开头。

【8】固定搭配：couldn't help doing sth.情不自禁做某事，故答案为laughing。

【9】副词修饰整个句子，故答案为Finally。注意大写开头。

【10】句意：前面大声笑的女士是谁？根据前面的were，可知名词用复数形式，故答案为ladies。