单选题 Once upon a time a poor farmer taking a sack of wheat to the mill did not know what to do when it slipped from his horse and fell 1 the road. The sack was too heavy for him to 2 , and his only hope was that 3 some one would come riding by and lend a hand.
It was not long before a rider appeared, but the farmer"s heart sank when he 4 him, for it was the great man who lived in a castle nearby. The farmer 5 have dared to ask another farmer to help, or any poor man who might have come 6 the road, but he could not beg a favor of so great a man. 7 , as soon as the great man came up he got off his horse, saying "I see you"ve had bad luck, friend. How good it is that I"m here just at the 8 time. "Then he took one 9 of the sack, the farmer the other, and between them they rifted it on the horse.
"Sir," asked the farmer, "how can I pay you?"
"Easily enough," the great man 10 . "Whenever you see anyone else in trouble, do the same for him."

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] onto“到…之上”，强调位置的变化过程；而on意为“在…之上”，单纯表示位置；off表示“从…上掉下来”。农民的小麦掉到地面上，当然用“fell onto the road”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] lift表示“抬起，举起”；pick是“采摘”的意思；pick up表示“拾起，捡起”；take“带走”。小麦袋子太重了，农民无法抬起来，所以用lift。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] presently“目前，此刻”，可出现在句首，也可在句中或句尾。农民一个人抬不起小麦，就只好希望此刻能有个人骑马过来帮忙。immediately“立即，马上”，一般不用在句子之前；quickly修饰动词，表示动作之快，一般也放在所修饰动词之后。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] recognize“认出，识别出”，强调由看不清变成看得清。当农民认出骑马人是谁时，心沉了下去，因为来者是让他害怕的住在城堡里的大人物。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 本句使用了虚拟语气，提出与过去事实相反的假设，主句用would have done。意思是如果来人不是大人物，而是另外一个农民的话，他就敢寻求帮助了。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] along“沿着，顺着…”；across“横穿”；through“穿过，通过”。农民希望有另外一个穷人也会走这条路，走这条路当然意味着“沿着这条路走”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 上面讲农民害怕大人物，不敢向他求助；下面讲大人物出其预料地主动帮助他，有转折意味，所以要用however来连接。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] at the right time“在恰当的时候”，指来得正是时候(需要帮忙的时候)。at the same time“同时”；at the exact time强调“准时，分秒不差”；at the good time“在大好时机”。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] end“…的一头”，如烟头the end of a cigarette。本句中指两人分别抓住一头，将袋子抬上马背。part“一部分”；edge“边缘”。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] reply“回答”；respond“作出反应，回答”，但该词比较正式，本篇只是一则小故事，用reply或answer就足够了。