Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day，it was often close to ____. Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___， for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health. One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____， he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____. So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____， it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money. Without ____， Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____. “It's nothing really...I was doing what ____ 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 ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's ___.Peter was overjoyed.
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:C
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
文章大意：好人有好报。此言确实不假。看看彼得的遭遇，你一定会生出如此感慨。
小题1:C “日间”作为私立幼儿园的教师助理，他工作得很勤奋。此处与空后的at night和parttime(兼职)反义照应。
小题2:A 晚上他要在“超市”兼职收银员三个小时。后文47空前ACE Supermarket与此处照应。
小题3:D 当彼得拖着沉重的脚步回到家时，常常已经接近“半夜”了。midnight“半夜”；morning“早上”；noon“中午”；evening“晚上”
小题4:C 彼得工作非常刻苦是为了“赡养”他年迈的老人。support“供养，赡养”；settle“解决，安排，定居”；impress“使印象深刻，使铭记”；treat“招待，对待”。
小题5:C 他的父母是厕所清洁工，让彼得和他的妹妹上完学后，两人都已经退休，“没什么积蓄”。
小题6:B 他的妹妹经常生病，所以彼得就是唯一的“养家糊口的人”。breadwinner“养家糊口的人”。
小题7:C 彼得在ACE超市“工作”。此处与42空照应。
小题8:B 从后文内容可知，钱包是“裂开了口的”。
小题9:C 让彼得感到“震惊”的是，钱包里有很多钱。to one's shock“令人震惊的是”；to one's joy“令人高兴的是”；to one's disappointment“令人失望的是”；to one's relief“令人如释重负的是”。
小题10:D 彼得知道“失主”可能急需这笔钱。owner“失主”；leader“领导”；assistant“助手”；boss“老板”。
小题11:C 没有一丝“犹豫”，彼得赶到了最近的警局，把钱包交给了当晚“值班”的警官。hesitation“犹豫”；success“成功”；fear“恐惧，害怕”；doubt“怀疑”。
小题12:B 见上题解析。on duty“值班”；on behalf of“代表”；on watch“警戒，监视”；on purpose“故意地”。
小题13:C 吃惊地看到有人把这么一大笔钱“原封不动的”上交了，警官说彼得是其他人“尊敬”的道德模范。untouched“未触动过的，原样的”；unfinished“未完成的”；unused“未使用的”；unexpected“出人意料的”。
小题14:B 见上题解析。look up to“尊敬”；look at“看”；look down on“瞧不起”；look forward to“盼望，期盼”。
小题15:C 没什么．.....我只是做了“任何人”都会做的事。
小题16:B 警官继续问他的姓名和联系电话以便失主“亲自”感谢他。personally“直接，亲自地”；independently“独立地”；cautiously“小心谨慎的”；regularly“有规律地”。
小题17:C 第二天，彼得接到了一个“电话”。此处与空前的contact number照应。
小题18:B 失主恰恰正是彼得工作的ACE超市的“老板”。
小题19:C 老板早就决定“提升”彼得为经理。promote“提升”；introduce“介绍，引进”；expose“暴露”；lead“带领”。
小题20:D 老板还决定为彼得妹妹的“医疗治疗”买单。此处与46空后often in poor health照应。