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 aacross 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’sand said, “Sir, would yougiving 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 theythe old man’s house, the horseman asked，“Sir, you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then Iand 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 lookedthe 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 wordsthe 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 doesin my heart.” With that, Thomas Jefferson，the third president of the US, turned his horse around and made hisback to the White House.
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。 【小题1】考察固定短语。根据15空后的giving 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 【小题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。 【小题3】考察副词辨析。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。根据前文，老人已经等了很长时间了，故选B 【小题4】考察整体把握。根据23空的I 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。 【小题5】考察固定搭配。固定搭配mind 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 【小题6】考察动词辨析。A骑车B加速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。故选C 【小题7】考察形容词辨析。A滞留、卡住B震惊的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，故选C 【小题8】考察介词短语辨析。Get 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 【小题9】考察固定搭配。Not 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 【小题10】考察动词辨析。A靠近B参观C经过D离开；根据上下文骑手是送老人回家。该句意思为当他们接近老人的家的时候骑手问道…故选A 【小题11】考察短语辨析。A进来B加油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。，故选C 【小题12】考察连词辨析。A即使B要是...又如何C似乎D只要；该句意思为要是我拒绝你，让你还在那里，你会怎么办呢？故选B 【小题13】考察固定搭配。Look 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 【小题14】考察动词辨析。A等待B尝试C询问D关心；该句意思为老人很快发现那些人根本不在意，也不关心。故选D 【小题15】考察形容词辨析。A无用的B冒险的C危险的D愚蠢的；该句意思为即使向他们提出请求也没有用，因为他们不关心别人。故选A 【小题16】考察名词辨析。A忠诚B慷慨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。故选D 【小题17】动词辨析。A吸引B安慰C打动D高兴；由上文可知道老人觉得他很善良。这句话的意思是老人的这些话深深地打动了杰斐逊。故选C 【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 【小题19】考察动词辨析。A生活B相信C重要D帮助；根据前一句，他不希望把人放在一边，每个人都是重要的。所以选C 【小题20】考察固定搭配。Make 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 考点：考察记叙文阅读