Question

It was a very cold evening. The old man' s beard was almost frozen. He was waiting for a ride across the river. The wait seemed endless. The old man sat on the ground waiting.

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

Stopping his horse, the rider replied, "Of course." But the old man's body was half-frozen. He could not get off the ground. The horseman helped the old man get onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river, but to the old man's home.

As they neared the old man's house, the horseman asked, "Sir,you let several other riders pass by without even asking. Then I came up and you asked me for a ride at once. Why? What ifl had said 'no' and left you there?"

The old man looked at the rider straight in the eyes,and said, "I looked into the eyes of the other riders. I quickly saw that they didn't care. It would be useless even to ask them for a ride. But when I looked into your eyes，I saw kindness. I knew that you would help me."

The words touched the rider deeply. 'Thank you for what you've said," he told the man, "I hope I will never be too busy to help others."

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

(   ) 1. The first paragraph is used to        .

A. describe the cold weather    B. describe the old man's difficulty

C. stress the last horseman, s kindness D. describe the length of the old man, s beard

(   ) 2. What did the old man ask the last driver to do?

A. To take him home. B. To take him across the river.

C. To take him to the capital. D. To take him to the White House.

(   ) 3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.   Though I will be busy,I'll still help others.

B.   I'll not be busy forever, so I can help others.

C.   I will always be ready to help others.

D.   To help others, I will not be busy.

Answer 1

1. C逻辑推理题。认真阅读分析原文可知，在这么寒冷的天气里，只有最后一个骑马者帮老人过河，可见第一段对寒冷气候的描绘是为了体现最后一个骑马者帮老人过河的难能可贵。

2. B细节理解题„原文第二段"Sir,would you mind giving me a ride to the other side?"体现答案。

3. C逻辑推理题.，分析该段内容可知，这句话是最后一个骑马者受老人感动后讲的话，可见其决心一辈子都要尽力帮助别人。