Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

　　【语篇解读】　文章讲述了在风雪中一位老人在等着搭便车，一个年轻人伸出援手，正是这种善良与同情让他最终成为了总统。

　　1．A.drive　　　　　 B．horse

　　C．ride D．bridge

　　C　[考查动词辨析。drive开车；horse骑马；ride骑乘；bridge桥。句意：他在等待过桥的车。根据下文"Finally，as the last rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue"可知在等骑乘，故选C项。]

　　2．A.urgent B．freezing

　　C．careless D．endless

　　D　[考查形容词辨析。urgent迫切的；freezing冻的；careless粗心的；endless无止境的。句意：等待似乎没有止境以至于他的身体僵硬。根据上文"The old man's beard was glazed by winter's frost while he waited."可知很冷，故选D项。]

　　3．A.quickly B．anxiously

　　C．luckily D．eventually

　　B　[考查副词辨析。quickly 快地；anxiously焦虑地；luckily幸运地；eventually最后地。句意：他焦急地等待着，这时几个骑马人过来。根据语境可知老人非常着急，故选B项。]

　　C．pass by D．take off

　　C　[考查动词短语辨析。come over 过来；get off 下车；pass by经过；take off脱掉。句意：第一个骑马的人过去了，他没有注意到。故选C项。]

　　5．A.hand B．horse

　　C．eye D．leg

C　[考查名词辨析。hand手；horse马；eye眼；leg腿。当最后一个骑马的