Question

It was a very cold evening. The old man’s beard was almost icy. 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 looked the rider straight in the eye, 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 eye I saw ____. I knew that you would help me.”

The words ____ the rider deeply. “Thank you for what you’ve said,” he told the old man. “I hope I will never leave others ____ simply because I’m busy, and every American 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. help                   B. ride               C. trip                     D. drive

2.A. useful                  B. boring            C. fortunate              D. endless

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.A. neared              B. visited          C. passed                  D. missed

11.A. came on             B. came in         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. try              B. wait            C. ask                  D. care

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

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

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

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

19.A. desire               B. live             C. count           .          D. advance

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

Answer

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。做完型填空的时候：关注文章首句，领会大意。通过理解文章的首句，我们可以明确短文话题，了解篇章结构，预测全文内容。通过理解段落的首句，也可明确每段的大意，根据前后语境，上下联系。有时只需从空格所在句子的上文或下文考虑；有时需要从空格所在句子的前后2-3句考虑；还有的可能要从整个段落或整篇文章给予考虑，才可选出正确选项。

1.B 上下文串联。根据40空后的giving me a ride可知这位老人在等着别人带他过河。Give sb a ride顺路带某人。

2.D 形容词辨析。A有用的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。D正确。

3.B 副词辨析。A逐渐地B最后C悲哀地D惊讶地；最后他看见几个骑马的人走了过来。

4.A 上下文串联。根据51空前的in your eye可知老人看的是对方的眼睛。故A正确。

5.D 语法分析。固定搭配mind 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？

6.C 动词辨析。A加速B骑车C停止D离开；听见他这样说，那个人停下来对他说：当然不介意了。

7.C 形容词辨析。A震惊的B滞留，卡住C冻僵的D受伤的。根据文章第一句It was a very cold evening可知天气很冷。

8.D 固定搭配。Get off走开，离开；本句是指他冻僵了，无法从地上站起来。考察了get off的引申的含义。

9.B 固定搭配。Not only....but also...不但...而且...；那个人不但带着老人过了河还送老人回家了。

10.A 动词辨析。A靠近B参观C经过D错过；当他们靠近老人的家的时候....

11.C 短语辨析。A加油B进来C出现D出版；开花；那人很困惑，老人没请求别人，只是在他出现的时候，提出请求。

12.B 连词辨析。A即使B要是...又如何C似乎D只要；要是我拒绝你，让你还在那里，你会怎么办呢？

13.C 考察固定搭配。Look into...注视着…；仔细看，考察；老人仔细看了其他的骑马的人的眼睛。

14.D动词辨析。A尝试B等待C请求D关心；老人很快发现那些人根本不在意，也不关心。

15.A 形容词辨析。A无用的B冒险的C危险的D愚蠢的；及时向他们提出请求也没有用，因为他们不关心别人。

16.D 名词辨析。A勇敢B忠诚C雄心D善良；老人在杰斐逊的眼睛里看到了善良，所以才提出请求。

17.C 动词辨析。A吸引B安慰C打动D占据；老人的这些话深深地打动了杰斐逊。

18.A 考察固定搭配。Leave alone不理睬，不管，不打扰；我永远不会因为自己忙，就不理睬别人。

19.C 动词辨析。A想要B生活C重要D进步；美国的每个人在杰斐逊的心里都非常重要。

20.D 考察固定搭配。Make one’s way to…前往…；本句是只杰斐逊动身回到白宫去了。

考点：考察故事类短文