中考英语完形填空练习题附答案解析 第10期

Peters 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 mans 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 workers pockets __14__ usual, he __15__ to him, Listen, I know you are smuggling things __16__ this frontier. Wont you tell me what it is? Im an old man, and todays my last day on the __17__. Tomorrow Im going to __18__. I promise I shall not tell __19__ if you tell me what youve 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