Question

On a very cold evening, an old man was trembling with his nearly icy hair and beard beside a river. Anxiously, he was waiting for a across the river. The wait seemed . The old man sat on the ground waiting for quite a long time.

, he saw several horsemen coming. He watched them silently and let the first one pass by without even asking. Another passed by, and then another, till the last rider came near the old man.The old man caught the rider’s and said, “Sir, would you giving me a ride to the other side?”

his horse，the rider replied，“Of course not．”But it was so cold that the old man’s body was almost . He could not get the ground．The horseman helped the old man onto his horse．He took the old man not just across the river, to the old man’s home.

As they the old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”

The old man stared at the rider straight in the eyes, and said, “I looked the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn’t .It would be even asking them for a ride.But in your eyes，I saw . I knew that you would help me．”

The words the rider deeply．“Thank you for what you’ve said，”he told the man．“I hope I will never leave others 28 because I’m too busy, and every citizen does in my heart.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made his back to the White House.

1.A. trip B. ride C. help D. drive

2.A. cruel B. boring C. unfortunate D. endless

3.A. Gradually B. Finally C. Sadly D. Surprisingly

4.A. eye B. hand C. back D. face

5.A. like B. think C. please D. mind

6.A. Riding B. Speeding C. Stopping D. Leaving

7.A. stuck B. Shocked C. frozen D. injured

8.A. on B. down C. in D. off

9.A. and B. but C. so D. then

10.A. neared B. visited C. arrived D. left

11.A. came in B. came on C. came up D. came out

12.A. Even if B. What if C. As if D. Only if

13.A. out B. for C. into D. up

14.A. wait B. try C. ask D. care

15.A. Useless B. risky C. dangerous D. foolish

16.A. loyalty B. generosity C. ambition D. kindness

17.A. attracted B. comforted C. touched D. pleased

18.A. alone B. out C. away D. behind

19.A. live B. believe C. count D. help

20.A. living B. choice C. mind D. way

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一位老人在等待着别人带他过河，他连续放过了前面几个骑马的人，而是请求最后一个人帮助他。因为他从对方的眼睛里看到了善良。这个人就是美国总统杰斐逊。作者通过这个故事告诉我们杰斐逊的高贵品质。

1. me a ride可知这位老人在等着别人带他过河。固定短语Give sb a ride顺路带某人，故选B

2. 考察形容词辨析。A残忍的B乏味的C幸运的D没有结尾的；根据下文for quite a long time可知他等了很久。故选D。

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4. looked-23--the eyes可知老人看的是对方的眼睛。Catch one’s eyes盯着某人的眼睛，故A正确。

5. sb doing sth介意做某事；老人向对方提出了请求。句义：你介意顺路带我去对面吗？故选D

6.

7. was a very cold evening可知天气很冷，故选C

8. off走开，离开；get on 进行 get down下来 get in到达、收割。本句是指他冻僵了，无法从地上站起来。故选D

9. only....but also...不但...而且...；该句意思为那个人不但带着老人过了河还送老人回家了。故选B

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12.

13. into...注视着…；A向外看B寻找D向上看老人仔细看了其他的骑马的人的眼睛。故选C

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17.

【小题18考察固定搭配。Leave alone不理睬，不管，不打扰；B省略遗漏C没有这个词D放在脑后。该句意思为我永远不会因为自己忙，就不理睬别人。故选A

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19. one’s way to…前往…；本句意思为只杰斐逊动身回到白宫去了。故选D

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