中考备考完型填空练习：防检查员彼得的故事

　　Peter’s job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __1__ the hill towards the frontier, __2__ a bike with a pile of goods of old straw on it. When the bike __3__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __4__ him take the straw off and untie it. Then he would examine the straw very __5__ to see __6__ he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man’s pockets __7__ 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 __8__ to find gold or other valuable things __9__ in the straw, he never found __10__. He was sure the man was __11__ something, but he was not __12__ to think out what it could be.

　　Then one evening, after he had looked __13__ the straw and emptied the worker’s pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, “Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Won’t you tell me what it is? I’m an old man, and today’s my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow I’m going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what you’ve been smuggling.” The worker did not say anything for __20__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, “Bikes.”

　　1. A. towards B. down C. to D. up

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

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

　　4. A. ask B. order C. make 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 B. hidden C. hiding D. have been

　　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. thing B. work C. job D. duty

　　18. A. rest B. back C. retire D. retreat

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

　　20. A. moment B. long time C. sometime D. some time

　　名师点评

　　这篇完型填空讲述了身为边防检查员的彼得明知一个工厂工人在走私货物却无法抓住对方的把柄。在退休的前一天，彼得恳请其说出真相，结果令彼得恍然大悟。

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