Riding was the favourite activity of Thomas Jefferson, who was the third President of the United States. He usually rode good horses.
One day, he was riding outside Washington, when a jockey (賽馬師) came near. He did not know the President, but his professional eye was attracted by Mr. Jefferson’s horse. He stopped and said that he wanted to buy the horse, but Mr. Jefferson politely refused his offer.
The jockey offered more money for the horse, because the closer he looked at the horse, the more he liked it. All of his offers were refused, which made him angry. He then became rude, but his rudeness left as little an impression as his money, for Jefferson had a very good temper. At last, he hit Mr. Jefferson’s horse with his whip, getting it to run suddenly. This would have thrown a less skillful rider to the ground, but Jefferson stayed on his seat, and controlled his horse well.
The jockey then gave up. He rode with Mr. Jefferson side by side and began to talk with him about politics. Jefferson joined in the conversation. When they got into the city and came close to the gate of the presidential mansion (總統(tǒng)府), Mr. Jefferson stopped, and politely invited the man to enter.
The jockey was surprised and asked, “Why? Do you live here?”
“Yes” was the simple reply.
“Why, stranger, what’s your name?”
“My name is Thomas Jefferson.”
Embarrassed, the man quickly left, while the President looked at him with a smile and then rode through the gate.
小題1:Which is the best title for the passage?
A．Jefferson and the JockeyB．Jefferson’s Interest
C．Be Polite to EveryoneD．No Pain, No Gain
小題2: Which word can best describe the jockey?
A．Professional. B．Skillful.C．Impatient.D．Impolite.
小題3:The underlined word “embarrassed” can be replaced by “__________”.
A．worriedB．pleasedC．hurriedD．a(chǎn)shamed
小題4:We can infer from the passage that __________.
A．the jockey had once bought a horse from another stranger
B．Mr. Jefferson was very good at riding a horse
C．Mr. Jefferson would invite the jockey to his own house later
D．the jockey would not talk about this experience to others
小題5:According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?
A．The President of the US is fond of riding.
B．The jockey managed to buy the horse from Mr. Jefferson.
C．Mr. Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was a man of good manners.
D．All the presidents of the US have expensive horses.

小題1:A
小題1:D
小題1:D
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:A主旨大意題，全文主要講述美國第三任總統(tǒng)和賽馬師的一件事故答案為A合適。
小題1:D根據(jù)第三段第二句 All of his offers were refused, which made him angry. He then became rude,…可知答案。 “他的所有的請求被拒絕了，這使他生氣了他然后粗魯起來”
小題1:D根據(jù)文章最后一句Embarrassed, the man quickly left, while the President looked at him with a smile and then rode through the gate. 賽馬師感到尷尬然后離開了…，可推斷出賽馬師不會向旁人講起這次經(jīng)歷。
小題1:B根據(jù)第三段本句This would have thrown a less skillful rider to the ground, but Jefferson stayed on his seat, and controlled his horse well.可知答案
小題1:C根據(jù)第三段第三行He then became rude, but his rudeness left as little an impression as his money, for Jefferson had a very good temper.賽馬師粗魯?shù)撬拇拄斠约疤峁┑膬r錢沒有給杰佛遜留下印象，因為杰佛遜脾氣好。以及Mr. Jefferson stopped, and politely invited the man to enter. 杰佛遜禮貌的邀請賽馬師做客可知答案為C
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