Question

The following story is from my friend, Peter. His job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（边境） to make sure that they were not smuggling （走私）anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming ____ the hill towards the frontier, ____ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw（稻草）on it. When the bike ____ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie（解开） it. Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that ____ in the straw, he never found ____. He was sure the man was ____ something, but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ___ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my ____day on the job. Tomorrow I’m going to ____. I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for ____. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

1.A. up B. down C. to D. towards

2.A. filling B. pulling C. pushing D. carrying

3.A. arrived B. reached C. came D. appeared

4.A. ask B. order C. let D. call

5.A. carefully B. quickly C. silently D. horribly

6.A. That B. where C. how D. whether

7.A. before B. after C. first D. so

8.A. lucky B. hoping C. thinking D. wondering

9.A. had been hidden B. hidden C. hiding D. were hidden

10.A. Nothing B. something C. everything D. anything

11.A. taking B. smuggling C. stealing D. pushing

12.A. possible B. strong C. able D. clever

13.A. through B. thoroughly C. upon D. up

14.A. like B. more C. then D. as

15.A. told B. cried C. ordered D. said

16.A. cross B. past C. across D. into

17.A. first B. last C. second D. third

18.A. die B. back C. leave D. return

19.A. everyone B. anyone C. no one D. someone

20.A. sometimes B. some times C. sometime D. some time

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是我的朋友Peter的故事。Peter是一名在边境巡逻检查走私的警察。每天晚上他都看见一名工人走到边境附近的小山上，他推着一辆车上边放了一些东西用稻草盖着，这一天Peter终于让工人打开稻草，检查里面藏着的走私物品，但是发现什么都没有，而在检查完工人的口袋之后，依旧没有发现，Peter说他坚信这个工人在走私，而且这是他最后一次工作，工人告诉他，他想要检查的走私物品，其实就是那辆自行车。

1. A“…的上端； 向高处； 沿…而去”B“向下”C“朝一个方向的； 到某种状态”D“朝，向； 对于”。由Every evening he would see a factory worker coming the hill towards the frontier,意思是：每天晚上他都会看见一个工人向着边境的山上走去。故选D。

2. A“（使）充满，（使）装满”B“拉； 扯； 拉过来”C“推动，增加”D“支撑； 携带； 输送”。由 a bike with a pile of goods of old straw（稻草）on it.意思是：推着一辆自行车上边带着一些东西，用稻草盖着。故选C。

3.

到达，走到”及物动词，直接接地点C“来； 开始； 出现； 发生”D“出现，显现； 出庭”。由When the bike ____ the frontier,意思是：当自行车到达边境的时候。故选B。

4. A“问，询问； 需要； 要求” B“命令； 订购” C“允许，任由； 让”D“呼唤，喊叫； 召唤，叫来”。由Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie（解开） it.意思是：Peter阻止那个人，让他把稻草拿走，解开东西。故选C。

5. A“小心谨慎地； 警惕地； 仔细地” B“迅速地； 立即； 马上” C“寂静地，沉默地”D“可怕地”。由Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything,意思是：然后，他会非常仔细地检查稻草…。故选A。

6. A“表示一般情况，不在句中做成分” B表地点“…地方” C表示方式“怎样”D表选择“是否”。由Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything,意思是：然后，他会非常仔细地检查稻草，看是否可以发现什么…。故选D。

7. A“在..之前” B “在…之后” C “首先，第一”D “因此，所以”。由fter which he would look in all the man’s pockets ____ he let him tie the straw again.意思是：在那之后，他将会检查这个人的所有口袋，在他让这个人系上这些稻草之前。故选A。

8. A“幸运的” B “希望” C “想，思考，考虑”D “想弄明白，对…感到好奇； 惊奇”。由Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things…意思是：尽管Peter一直希望发现金子或者其他有价值的东西…故选B。

9. A过去完成被动式“已经被隐藏” B 过去式“隐藏了” C “正藏着”D 过去被动式“被隐藏”。由Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that __49__ in the straw,意思是：尽管Peter一直希望发现金子或者其他有价值已经被藏起来的东西。故选A。

10. A“没有东西； 没有事情” B “某物，某事” C “每件事物； 最重要的东西”D “任何东西”。由e never found ____.意思是：然而，他却没有发现任何东西。故选D。

11. A“带，拿走”B“走私”C“偷”D“推动，增加”。由He was sure the man was ____ something,意思是：他确信这个人子啊走私一些东西。故选B。

12. A“可能的”B“强壮的，强健的”C“可以的”D“聪明的”。由but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.但是他不能够想清楚是什么。故选C。

13. A“通过，穿过； 经由”B“彻底地； 认真仔细地”C“在…上面； 当…时候”D“在…的上端； 向高处”。由Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw…意思是：那天晚上在他检查过稻草之后…。故选C。

14. A“像”B“更多的”C“然后”D“像…一样”。as usual像平常一样。由…emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual,意思是：像往常一样掏空他的口袋。故选D。

15. A“告诉，讲述”B“哭泣”C“命令，预订”D“说”。由…emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ____ to him意思是：像往常一样掏空他的口袋，他对他说。故选D。

16. A“交错而行； 横渡； 越境。是动词”B“prep超过，超出； 远于； 越过”C“prep.穿过； 横穿，横过”D“prep进入…中”。由Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier.意思是：听着，我知道你正在通过这个边境走私。故选C。

17. A“首先，第一”B“最后”C“第二”D“第三”。由Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my ____day on the job.意思是：你不会告诉我是什么？我是一个老巡警，今天是我工作的最后一天。故选B。

18. A“死亡，熄灭，凋零”B“使后退； 支持”C“离开； 遗弃”D“回转，返回； 复发”。由Tomorrow I’m going to ____.意思是：明天我将会离开。故选C。

19. A“每个人”B“任何人”C“没有人”D“某人”。由I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling意思是：我保证我将不会告诉任何人如果你告诉我你正在走私什么。故B。

20. A“有时，副词”B“几次，名词短语”C“副词，在某个时候”D“一段时间，名词短语”。由The worker did not say anything for ____.意思是：这个工人一时间什么都没有说。故选D。

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