Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier(边界) to make sure that they

Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier(边界) 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 grass on it. When the bike the frontier, Peter would stop the man and him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets he let him tie(捆绑) the grass 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 hidden in the straw, he never found . he was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not to think out what it could be.
Then one evening, after he had looked the grass 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 last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). 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.
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(答案→)D 解析：本文的主要内容是皮特的工作是检查穿过边界的所有车辆，以防走私。一个工人每天骑自行车到边界去，车上拖着草。皮特每回都认真的检查自行车上拖着的草，但是始终一无所获。皮特确定这个工人在走私。却找不到证据。在皮特退休的前一天，他问皮特我知道你在走私，能告诉我走私什么吗？我不会告诉任何人。这个工人说，是自行车。【小题1】考查介词及语境的理解。A超...方向B 向下 C 去 D向上。句意，每天晚上他都会看到一个工人爬上山穿过边界。因为后面的宾语是hill，所以需要填写的是向上的介词up。故选D。【小题2】考查动名词及语境的理解。A 添加 B拉 C推 D载着。句意，每天晚上他都会看到一个工人爬上山穿过边界，自行车上载着草。因为是自行车，所以是载着，所以填carry。【小题3】考查动词及语境的理解。A到达 arrive at/in B出现 不及物动词后面出现在哪里要接介词 C 来到 come to D 到达及物动词，后面直接接地点。句意，每次自行车到达边界，皮特都会让这个工人停下来，让他卸下草。题中没有任何介词，所以选D。【小题4】考查动词及语境的理解。A 要求某人做某事 ask sb to do；B 命令某人做某事 order sb to do ；C 使某人做某事 make sb do sth；D打电话让某人做某事 call sb to do。 句意，每次自行车到达边界，皮特都会让这个工人停下来，让他卸下草。题中没有to 所以选C。【小题5】考查副词及语境的理解。A 仔细地，认真地；B 迅速地；C 默默地；D 可怕地 根据句意，皮特会仔细检查秸秆。所以选A。【小题6】考查连词及语境的理解。A在...之前；B在...之后；C首先；D因此。根据句意皮特是在让他从新绑好秸秆之前仔细检查他。在...之前 before故选A。【小题7】考查形容词及语境的理解。A庆幸；B 希望；C考虑；D想知道。根据文章的意思，句意，皮特知道这个工人是在走私，但是一直没查出来，所以他总是希望在草中找到金子什么的。故选B。【小题8】考查不定代词及语境的理解。A什么没有；B某物；C 一切；D任何一个 。句意，皮特总希望能在草中找到金子或者值钱的东西，但是他从来没找到过东西。因为前面有never 所以后面要用 anything 而不用 nothing故选A。【小题9】考查形容词及语境的理解。A可能的； B强壮的；C能够 be able to；D 聪明的。 句意，皮特知道她一定是在走私什么，但是他始终想不出到底是什么。根据上下文的意思，皮特不能够找到证据，所以选C。【小题10】考查介词及语境的理解。A从中间穿过；B十分地；C 在...上面；D向上。句意，他像往常一样仔细检查了草并翻空了他的兜。Look through 固定短语 仔细浏览，仔细检查。【小题11】考查介词及语境的理解。A喜欢，像；B 更多；C然后；D像。句意，像往常一样仔细检查了草并翻空了他的兜。As usual 固定短语 像往常一样。【小题12】考查动词及语境的理解。A告诉；B喊叫；C命令；D说。句意，他跟工人说“我知道你在往边界走私什么。”根据句意 “他跟工人说”后面接的是说的话。所以要用said。【小题13】考查介词及语境的理解。A是动词 穿过；B 介词从旁边路过；C介词从表面穿过；D介词到...里面。句意，他跟工人说“我知道你在往边界走私什么。”词句的意思是“穿过边界线”所以用across。【小题14】考查不定代词及语境的理解。A每一个人；B任何一个人；C没有人；D某人。句意，我承诺我不会告诉任何人你告诉我走私的什么。根据句意“我不告诉任何人你走私什么”所以填anyone。【小题15】考查名词短语及语境的理解。A瞬间，片刻；B很长时间；C某事；D一段时间。根据句意“这个工人沉默了一会儿”A moment 一会儿，在用时要用for a moment；如何用time表达一段时间 for some time 所以选D。

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