AIt was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river

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It was not yet eleven o’clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportation at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.While the youth stood in the landing place searching in his pocket for money,the boatman lifted a lantern(lamp),by the aid of which,studied the stranger’s figure.He was a young man of barely eighteen years old,evidently country-bred,and now,as it seemed,on his first visit to town.He was wearing a rough gray coat,which was in good shape,but which had seen many winters before this one.The trousers were made of leather,and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs; his stockings of blue yarn(毛线)must have been the work of a mother or sister,and on his head was a walking stick,and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so heavy as to give burden to the strong shoulders on which it hung.Brown,curly hair,well shaped features,bright,cheerful eyes were nature’s gifts,and worth all that art could have done for his adornment(装饰).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 surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid,instead of the little metropolis(主要城市) of a New England colony.
41.At what time of day did the youth cross the river?______
A.Morning.B.Midday.
C.Late afternoon.D.Night.
42.The stockings that the youth wore were obviously
A.well worn B.very expensive
C.handmade D.much too big
43.From the way he looked it was obvious that the youth was
A.a wealthy merchant's son
B.raised in the country
C.an experienced farmer
D.wearing some adornments
44.The youth was probably going to town
A.to buy new clothes
B.for the first time
C.for the first time in several years
D.on one of his regular trips there
仔细分析43题

41.D
依据：the boatman lifted a lantern(lamp),by the aid of which,studied the stranger’s figure.
注：lamp“灯”提示了是晚上.
42.C
依据：his stockings of blue yarn(毛线) must have been the work of a mother or sister.
43.B
依据：He was a young man of barely eighteen years old,evidently country-bred.
注：country-bred意思是“在乡下长大的”.
44.B
依据：now,as it seemed,on his first visit to town.
注：seemz隐含“有事实的依据,与事实相符”的含义.