Question

The following story is from my friend, Peter. His job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier（邊境） 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（解開） 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】

試題分析：本文主要講述的是我的朋友Peter的故事。Peter是一名在邊境巡邏檢查走私的警察。每天晚上他都看見一名工人走到邊境附近的小山上，他推著一輛車上邊放了一些東西用稻草蓋著，這一天Peter終于讓工人打開稻草，檢查里面藏著的走私物品，但是發(fā)現什么都沒有，而在檢查完工人的口袋之后，依舊沒有發(fā)現，Peter說他堅信這個工人在走私，而且這是他最后一次工作，工人告訴他，他想要檢查的走私物品，其實就是那輛自行車。

1. A“…的上端； 向高處； 沿…而去”B“向下”C“朝一個方向的； 到某種狀態(tài)”D“朝，向； 對于”。由Every evening he would see a factory worker coming the hill towards the frontier,意思是：每天晚上他都會看見一個工人向著邊境的山上走去。故選D。

2. A“（使）充滿，（使）裝滿”B“拉； 扯； 拉過來”C“推動，增加”D“支撐； 攜帶； 輸送”。由 a bike with a pile of goods of old straw（稻草）on it.意思是：推著一輛自行車上邊帶著一些東西，用稻草蓋著。故選C。

3.

到達，走到”及物動詞，直接接地點C“來； 開始； 出現； 發(fā)生”D“出現，顯現； 出庭”。由When the bike ____ the frontier,意思是：當自行車到達邊境的時候。故選B。

4. A“問，詢問； 需要； 要求” B“命令； 訂購” C“允許，任由； 讓”D“呼喚，喊叫； 召喚，叫來”。由Peter would stop the man and ____ him take the straw off and untie（解開） it.意思是：Peter阻止那個人，讓他把稻草拿走，解開東西。故選C。

5. A“小心謹慎地； 警惕地； 仔細地” B“迅速地； 立即； 馬上” C“寂靜地，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，他會非常仔細地檢查稻草…。故選A。

6. A“表示一般情況，不在句中做成分” B表地點“…地方” C表示方式“怎樣”D表選擇“是否”。由Then he would examine the straw very ____ to see ____ he could find anything,意思是：然后，他會非常仔細地檢查稻草，看是否可以發(fā)現什么…。故選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，他將會檢查這個人的所有口袋，在他讓這個人系上這些稻草之前。故選A。

8. A“幸運的” B “希望” C “想，思考，考慮”D “想弄明白，對…感到好奇； 驚奇”。由Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things…意思是：盡管Peter一直希望發(fā)現金子或者其他有價值的東西…故選B。

9. A過去完成被動式“已經被隱藏” B 過去式“隱藏了” C “正藏著”D 過去被動式“被隱藏”。由Although Peter was always ____ to find gold or other valuable things that __49__ in the straw,意思是：盡管Peter一直希望發(fā)現金子或者其他有價值已經被藏起來的東西。故選A。

10. A“沒有東西； 沒有事情” B “某物，某事” C “每件事物； 最重要的東西”D “任何東西”。由e never found ____.意思是：然而，他卻沒有發(fā)現任何東西。故選D。

11. A“帶，拿走”B“走私”C“偷”D“推動，增加”。由He was sure the man was ____ something,意思是：他確信這個人子啊走私一些東西。故選B。

12. A“可能的”B“強壯的，強健的”C“可以的”D“聰明的”。由but he was not ____ to think out what it could be.但是他不能夠想清楚是什么。故選C。

13. A“通過，穿過； 經由”B“徹底地； 認真仔細地”C“在…上面； 當…時候”D“在…的上端； 向高處”。由Then one evening, after he had looked ____ the straw…意思是：那天晚上在他檢查過稻草之后…。故選C。

14. A“像”B“更多的”C“然后”D“像…一樣”。as usual像平常一樣。由…emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual,意思是：像往常一樣掏空他的口袋。故選D。

15. A“告訴，講述”B“哭泣”C“命令，預訂”D“說”。由…emptied the worker’s pockets ____ usual, he ____ to him意思是：像往常一樣掏空他的口袋，他對他說。故選D。

16. A“交錯而行； 橫渡； 越境。是動詞”B“prep超過，超出； 遠于； 越過”C“prep.穿過； 橫穿，橫過”D“prep進入…中”。由Listen, I know you are smuggling things ____ this frontier.意思是：聽著，我知道你正在通過這個邊境走私。故選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：你不會告訴我是什么？我是一個老巡警，今天是我工作的最后一天。故選B。

18. A“死亡，熄滅，凋零”B“使后退； 支持”C“離開； 遺棄”D“回轉，返回； 復發(fā)”。由Tomorrow I’m going to ____.意思是：明天我將會離開。故選C。

19. A“每個人”B“任何人”C“沒有人”D“某人”。由I promise I shall not tell ____ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling意思是：我保證我將不會告訴任何人如果你告訴我你正在走私什么。故B。

20. A“有時，副詞”B“幾次，名詞短語”C“副詞，在某個時候”D“一段時間，名詞短語”。由The worker did not say anything for ____.意思是：這個工人一時間什么都沒有說。故選D。

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