《2025年自主学习能力测评单元测试九年级英语全一册外研版》

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It was a bitter (刺骨的) and cold evening. The old man's beard was almost frozen (冰冻的). 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 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 if I had said ‘no’ and left you there?”
The old man looked 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 old man. “I hope I will never be too busy to help others. ”
根据语篇内容,按要求回答问题。
41. What was the old man waiting for on the bitter and cold evening?A ride across the river.
42. What did the old man do when the first rider passed by?He did nothing.
43. How did the old man get onto the horse?With the last rider's help.
44. What did the old man see when he looked into the last rider's eyes?He saw kindness.
45. What might happen if the old man asked the first rider for help?The first rider might refuse the old man.

答案： 41. A ride across the river. 42. He did nothing. 43. With the last rider's help. 44. He saw kindness. 45. The first rider might refuse the old man.