Question

It was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who was lucky to be able to cross the river at that unusual hour by promising to pay some extra money. While the youth stood in the light place searching his pockets for money, the boatman lifted a lamp, with the help of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a careful look at the stranger. He was a young man of about eighteen years, clearly country brought up, and was, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough grey coat, which was in good shape, and which had seen many winters before this one. The jacket under his coat was made of leather and trousers fitted tightly to a pair of strong legs; his stockings of blue yarn(毛绒) must have been the work of a mother or sister, and on his head was a hat, which in its better days had perhaps protected the grayer head of the young man’s father. In his left hand was a walking stick, and on his strong shoulders hung a leather bag. Brown hair, well-shaped features, bright, cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts. The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked, he looked around as eagerly as if he were entering London or New York instead of the little city in New England.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A. This boy was rich.

B. This story took place on a cold snowy night in winter.

C. The boatman wouldn’t like to send the young man across the river at first.

D. The boatman knew that the young man’s name was Robin.

2.The stockings that the young man wore were __________.

A. Worn out    B. very expensive    C. much too big    D. made by hand

3.The youth was wearing a hat, which __________.

A. was a used one    B. his father had bought for him

C. he had bought himself    D. was made by his mother or sister

4.The coat the young man was wearing __________.

A. was new and in good shape    B. was cut out very well

C. had been used for a lot of years    D. fitted him well

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。时间还不到十一点,一艘只载着一位客人的小船驶过了小河，在答应多付些船费后,这位客人才能在这个不平常的时间里找到渡船.当那个站在岸头的年轻人在兜里掏钱时,船夫借着月色,点亮一个灯笼,仔细打量着这个陌生人。文章对这个年轻人的外表进行了细致的描述。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段第一句It was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who was lucky to be able to cross the river at that unusual hour by promising to pay some extra money.可知推知船夫一开始不愿意把这个年轻人送到河对岸。故C项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据文中his stockings of blue yarn(毛绒) must have been the work of a mother or sister,可知，这个年轻人的袜子一定是手工制作的。故D项正确。

3.推理判断题。根据文中on his head was a hat, which in its better days had perhaps protected the grayer head of the young man’s father.可知，这个年轻人戴的草帽是别人戴过的。故A项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据文中He was wearing a rough grey coat, which was in good shape, and which had seen many winters before this one.可知，这个年轻人穿的大衣已经穿了很多年。故C项正确。