Question

    It was a bitter, cold evening in Virginia years ago. An old man was waiting for a ride _______the river. The wait seemed _______. His body became stiff from the chilly wind.

_______, he watched as several horsemen approached. He let the first one pass by without an effort to attract his _______. Then another passed by, and another. Finally, as the last rider _______ him, the old man _______ the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? ”

Pausing his horse, the rider replied, “Sure! Hop aboard.” Seeing the old man _______ to lift his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped him _______ the horse.

As they got close to the destination, the horseman’s _______ caused him to ask, “Sir, I’m curious why? On such a bitter winter night, I ________ that you let several other riders pass by. You would wait and ask the last rider. ________ I had refused and left you there?”

The old man replied, “I ________ the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no ________ for my situation. It was ________ to ask them for a ride. But when I met your eyes, ________ was obvious. I knew, your gentle spirit would give me ________ in my time of need.”

Those heartwarming comments ________ the horseman deeply. “I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too ________ in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the ________ of others with kindness.” With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and ________ his way to the White House.

1.A.above B.through C.across D.past

2.A.hopeful B.interesting C.exciting D.endless

3.A.Anxiously B.Surprisingly C.Dramatically D.Unluckily

4.A.ride B.score C.interest D.attention

5.A.begged B.neared C.ignored D.asked

6.A.caught B.escaped C.focused D.missed

7.A.unable B.easy C.modest D.stubborn

8.A.under B.by C.onto D.toward

9.A.confidence B.conscience C.creativity D.curiosity

10.A.realize B.notice C.know D.recognize

11.A.What ever B.So what C.What with D.What if

12.A.looked up B.looked into C.turned up D.turned into

13.A.respect B.response C.concern D.passion

14.A.serious B.useless C.helpful D.cautious

15.A.grace B.honesty C.kindness D.justice

16.A.help B.happiness C.advice D.money

17.A.praised B.hurt C.touched D.ruined

18.A.busy B.stuck C.strict D.lazy

19.A.feelings B.demands C.obligations D.complaints

20.A.lost B.felt C.forced D.made

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在一个寒冷的冬天，一位老人凭借多年的识人经验从总统Thomas Jefferson的眼神中看到了善意而寻求帮助的故事。

1.

考查介词词义辨析。句意：一位老人正等着有人带他过河。A. above在……上面；B. through在……的内部通过；C. across穿过；D. past经过。across表示在某物的表面穿过，此处表示在河面上穿过。故选C。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：等待似乎没有尽头。A. hopeful有希望的；B. interesting有趣的；C. exciting令人兴奋的；D. endless无止境的。根据下文His body became stiff from the chilly wind.可知，老人等了很久，等待似乎没有尽头。故选D。

3.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：他焦急地看着几个骑马的人走过来。A. Anxiously焦虑地；B. Surprisingly令人吃惊地；C. Dramatically戏剧地，引人注目地；D. Unluckily不幸地。根据上文The wait seemed ___2___. His body became stiff from the chilly wind.可知，这种情景下，老人很焦急。故选A。

4.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他让第一个人过去，没有努力引起他的注意。A. ride骑；B. score得分；C. interest兴趣；D. attention注意。根据上文He let the first one pass by可知，老人没有努力引起骑马人的注意。故选D。

5.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，当最后一个骑马人接近时，老人注视着骑马人，他说：“先生，你能把我带过河吗？”A. begged乞求；B. neared接近；C. ignored忽视；D. asked询问。根据语境可知，此处指最后一个骑马人接近时。故选B。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. caught抓住；B. escaped逃跑；C. focused集中；D. missed错过。固定短语：caught one’s eyes“注视着某人”。根据语境可知，此处指老人注视着骑马人。故选A。

7.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：骑马人见老人已无力抬起半冻僵的身体，便扶他上马。A. unable无能力的，不能胜任的；B. easy容易的；C. modest谦虚的，适度的；D. stubborn顽固的。根据下文his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman helped him ___8___ the horse.可知，人已无力抬起半冻僵的身体。故选A。

8.

考查介词词义辨析。句意同上。A. under在……下面；B. by在……旁边；C. onto到……上面；D. toward向。根据上文Hop aboard.可知，此处指站在马的旁边把老人扶到马背上。故选C。

9.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当他们接近目的地时，骑马人好奇地问：“先生，我很好奇为什么？在这样一个寒冷的冬夜，我注意到你让另外几个骑马的人过去了。你等着问最后一个骑手。假如我拒绝了你，把你留在那里呢？”A. confidence信心；B. conscience良心；C. creativity创造；D. curiosity。根据下文Sir, I’m curious why?可知，骑马人好奇地问。故选D。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. realize意识到；B. notice注意；C. know知道；D. recognize认出。根据语境可知，此处指这人注意到老人让另外几个骑马的人过去了。故选B。

11.

考查疑问句辨析。句意：A. What ever是什么；B. So what那又怎样；C. What with因为；D. What if假使……将会怎么样。根据语境可知，最后一个骑马人做出了一种假设。故选D。

12.

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我看了看其他骑手的眼睛，我立刻发现他们没有关心我的处境。A. looked up抬头看，查出；B. looked into调查，观察，窥视；C. turned up出现；D. turned into变成。根据语境及常识可知，老人观察了其他骑手的眼睛。故选B。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我看了看其他骑手的眼睛，我立刻发现他们没有关心我的处境。A. respect尊重；B. response回应；C. concern关心；D. passion激情。根据语境可知，老人立刻发现他们没有关心他的处境，所以他让那些骑手过去了。故选C。

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：请求他们搭乘是没有用的。A. serious严肃的；B. useless无用的；C. helpful帮助的；D. cautious谨慎的。根据上文I ___12___ the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no ___13___ for my situation.可知，他们没有关心他的处境，所以请求他们搭乘是没有用的。故选B。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当我看到你的眼神，你的善意是显而易见的。A. grace优雅；B. honesty诚实；C. kindness善良；D. justice正义。根据语境可知，老人看到最后一个骑马人的善良，所以提出请求。故选C。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我知道，在我需要的时候，你温和的精神会给我帮助的。A. help帮助；B. happiness快乐；C. advice建议；D. money钱。根据语境可知，老人知道最后一个骑马人可以给他提供帮助。故选A。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：那些温暖人心的话语深深打动了骑马人。A. praised表扬；B. hurt伤害；C. touched感动，触动；D. ruined毁坏。根据下文“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man.可知，那些温暖人心的话语深深打动了骑马人。故选C。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我永远不要因为自己的事情太忙而不能对他人的要求给予善意的回应。A. busy忙的；B. stuck被困住的；C. strict严格的；D. lazy懒惰的。根据下文With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and ___20___ his way to the White House.可知，这个骑马人是Thomas Jefferson总统，总统会很繁忙。故选A。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. feelings感情；B. demands要求；C. obligations义务；D. complaints抱怨。根据语境可知，此处指对他人的要求给予善意的回应。故选B。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：说完，Thomas Jefferson调转马头，直奔白宫。A. lost失去；B. felt离开；C. forced强迫；D. made进行，制作。make one’s way to“向……进发；前往某处”。故选D。