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　　Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his __1__ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a part­time cashier at a __2__. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day，it was often close to __3__.

　　Peter worked very hard in order to __4__ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with __5__ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only __6__， for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.

　　One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he __7__， he stumbled(絆腳) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly __8__.

　　So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his __9__， it contained fifty­dollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the __10__ might urgently need the money.

　　Without __11__， Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer __12__ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash __13__，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could __14__.

　　“It's nothing really...I was doing what __15__ would have done，” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could __16__ thank him. The next day, Peter received a __17__. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's __18__ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to __19__ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's __20__.Peter was overjoyed.

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　　1.A.any­time B.short­time

　　C.day­time D.night­time

　　答案：C　 “日間”作為私立幼兒園的教師助理，他工作得很勤奮。此處與空后的at night和part­time(兼職)反義照應(yīng)。

　　2.A.supermarket B.night school

　　C.restaurant D.hotel

　　答案：A　晚上他要在“超市”兼職收銀員三個小時。后文7空前ACE Supermarket與此處照應(yīng)。

　　3.A.morning B.noon

　　C.evening D.midnight

　　答案：D　當彼得拖著沉重的腳步回到家時，常常已經(jīng)接近“半夜”了。midnight半夜;morning早上;noon中午;evening晚上。

　　4.A.settle B.impress

　　C.support D.treat

　　答案：C　彼得工作非�？炭嗍菫榱恕百狆B(yǎng)”他年邁的老人。support供養(yǎng)，贍養(yǎng);settle解決，安排，定居;impress使印象深刻，使銘記;treat招待，對待。

　　5.A.more B.some

　　C.little D.much

　　答案：C　他的父母是廁所清潔工，讓彼得和他的妹妹上完學(xué)后，兩人都已經(jīng)退休，“沒什么積蓄”。

　　6.A.son B.breadwinner

　　C.one D.assistant

　　答案：B　他的妹妹經(jīng)常生病，所以彼得就是唯一的“養(yǎng)家糊口的人”。breadwinner“養(yǎng)家糊口的人”。

　　7.A.stayed B.shopped

　　C.worked D.visited

　　答案：C　彼得在ACE超市“工作”。此處與2空照應(yīng)。

　　8.A.old B.torn

　　C.familiar D.heavy

　　答案：B　從后文內(nèi)容可知，錢包是“裂開了口的”。

　　9.A.joy B.disappointment

　　C.shock D.relief

　　答案：C　讓彼得感到“震驚”的是，錢包里有很多錢。to one's shock令人震驚的是;to one's joy令人高興的是;to one's disappointment令人失望的是;to one's relief令人如釋重負的是。

　　10.A.leader B.assistant

　　C.boss D.owner

　　答案：D　彼得知道“失主”可能急需這筆錢。owner失主;leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo);assistant助手;boss老板。

　　11.A.success B.fear

　　C.hesitation D.doubt

　　答案：C　沒有一絲“猶豫”，彼得趕到了最近的警局，把錢包交給了當晚“值班”的警官。hesitation猶豫;success成功;fear恐懼，害怕;doubt懷疑。

　　12.A.on behalf B.on duty

　　C.on watch D.on purpose

　　答案：B　見上題解析。on duty值班;on behalf of代表;on watch警戒，監(jiān)視;on purpose故意地。

　　13.A.unfinished B.unused

　　C.untouched D.unexpected

　　答案：C　吃驚地看到有人把這么一大筆錢“原封不動的”上交了，警官說彼得是其他人“尊敬”的道德模范。untouched未觸動過的，原樣的;unfinished未完成的;unused未使用的;unexpected出人意料的。

　　14.A.look at B.look up to

　　C.look down on D.look forward to

　　答案：B　見上題解析。look up to尊敬;look at看;look down on瞧不起;look forward to盼望，期盼。

　　15.A.few B.none

　　C.anybody D.policemen

　　答案：C　沒什么……我只是做了“任何人”都會做的事。

　　16.A.independently B.personally

　　C.cautiously D.regularly

　　答案：B　警官繼續(xù)問他的姓名和聯(lián)系電話以便失主“親自”感謝他。personally直接，親自地;independently獨立地;cautiously小心謹慎的;regularly有規(guī)律地。

　　17.A.letter B.notice

　　C.call D.packet

　　答案：C　第二天，彼得接到了一個“電話”。此處與空前的contact number照應(yīng)。

　　18.A.colleague B.boss

　　C.consumer D.enemy

　　答案：B　失主恰恰正是彼得工作的ACE超市的“老板”。

　　19.A.introduce B.expose

　　C.promote D.lead

　　答案：C　老板早就決定“提升”彼得為經(jīng)理。promote提升;introduce介紹，引進;expose暴露;lead帶領(lǐng)。

　　20.A.university education B.travel costs

　　C.holiday parties D.medical treatment

　　答案：D　老板還決定為彼得妹妹的“醫(yī)療治療”買單。此處與6空后often in poor health照應(yīng)。