完型填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从以下题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Peter’sjobwastoexaminecarswhentheycrossedthefrontiertomakesurethattheywerenotsmugglinganythingintothecountry.Everyeveninghewouldseeafactoryworkercoming__1__thehilltowardsthefrontier,__2__abikewithapileofgoodsofoldstrawonit.Whenthebike__3__thefrontier,Peterwouldstopthemanand__4__himtakethestrawoffanduntieit.Thenhewouldexaminethestrawvery__5__tosee__6__hecouldfindanything,afterwhichhewouldlookinalltheman’spockets__7__helethimtiethestrawagain.Themanwouldthenputitonhisbikeandgooffdownthehillwithit.AlthoughPeterwasalways__8__tofindgoldorothervaluablethings__9__inthestraw,heneverfound__10__.Hewassurethemanwas__11__something,buthewasnot__12__tothinkoutwhatitcouldbe.Thenoneevening,afterhehadlooked__13__thestrawandemptiedtheworker’spockets__14__usual,he__15__tohim,“Listen,Iknowyouaresmugglingthings__16__thisfrontier.Won’tyoutellmewhatitis?I’manoldman,andtoday’smylastdayonthe__17__.TomorrowI’mgoingto__18__.IpromiseIshallnottell__19__ifyoutellmewhatyou’vebeensmuggling.”Theworkerdidnotsayanythingfor__20__.Thenhesmiled,turnedtoPeterandsaidquietly,“Bikes.”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。(D)1.A.towardsB.downC.toD.up【解析】D。根据下文这个工人越过边界后，走下山坡，所以到达边界之前应在朝山上走。故选up。(C)2.A.fillingB.pullingC.pushingD.carrying【解析】C。这名工人是在推着一辆装有稻草的自行车，故选动词pushing。(D)3.A.arrivedB.appearedC.cameD.reached【解析】D。这里表达的是到达边界之意arrive,come为不及物动词不可直接接thefrontier，故选reached。(C)4.A.askB.orderC.makeD.call【解析】C。ask与order后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前应有to,make后接不定式的复合结构时，动词前to要省去。根据下文应选make。(A)5.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.silentlyD.horribly【解析】A。彼得想发现这个工人在走私什么，所以应仔细地检查。故选carefully。(D)6.A.thatB.whereC.howD.whether【解析】D。这里根据文意，应选择表示“是否”之意的whether作宾语从句的引导词。(A)7.A.beforeB.afterC.firstD.so【解析】A。根据常理，彼得应先检查这个工人的口袋才能让他捆起稻草走人，故选before。(B)8.A.luckyB.hopingC.thinkingD.wondering【解析】B．根据文意，彼得心中一直怀着查获走私物品的希望，故选hoping。(B)9.A.hadbeenB.hiddenC.hidingD.havebeen【解析】B。这里things和hide之间是被动关系,现在分词hidin