Question

    An old man was waiting for a ride across the river on a cold evening. He felt very cold in the wind. He watched a few horsemen passing by. And when the last horseman came,he said, “Sir,can you give me a ride to the other side?”     “Sure."Seeing the old man couldn’t get on the horse,the horseman got off and helped him.

    The horseman took the old man not just across the river,but to his house. The horseman asked,uWhy did you wait for the last rider? What would you do if I refused to give you a ride?”

    The old man answered, “I think I know people well. I looked at the eyes of the other riders and nobody worried about me. (A)       in your eyes,I saw kindness."

    “ I'm glad to hear that”’the horseman said. “I hope I'll never forget to help others.” After that,Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and went back to the White House.

 阅读短文，完成下列任务。

任务一：根据短文内容，用适当的同或短语完成下列句子

1. The last horseman helped the old man       the horse.

2. The old man waited for the last rider because he thought the last man was    .

任务二：根据短文内容回答问题。

3. What was the weather like that day?

任务三:在(A) 处填人适当的词，使短文意思完整。

4. in your eyes,I saw kindness.

任务四:把画线句子翻译成汉语。

5.                                    

Answer 1

1. get on   

由句子 “ Seeing the old man couldn’t get on the horse,the horseman got off and helped him."可判断，最后一位骑马人帮助老人上马。

2. kind/nice  

由“I saw kindness”可推断，老人认为最后一‘位骑马人善良。

3. It was cold and windy.  

由 “ on a cold evening” 和“ in the wind” 可推断，当天天气寒冷且有风。

4. But

前后句为转折关系，故填转折连词but。

5. 我希望我将永远不会忘记要帮助别人。