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天津市部分地区2023-2024学年上学期高一英语期中试卷汇编
阅读理解
天津市河西区2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中质量调查英语试题
第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Charles Rose, an eight-year-old boy, lived in the country with his father, who taught him to read and write. Mr. Rose told his son that, when his morning lessons were over, he might amuse himself for one hour as he pleased.
There was a river nearby. On its bank stood the small house of a poor fisherman. He and his wife worked very hard and they were too poor to send their son, Joe, to school.
Charles called at the fisherman’s one day to look for his dog. He found Joe sitting by the table, on which he was making marks with a piece of chalk. Charles asked him whether he was drawing pictures. “No, I am trying to write,” said little Joe, “but I know only two words. If I could only learn to read and write, I should be the happiest boy in the world.” Charles said, “I can teach you that though I’m a little boy.”
So on the next day when the hour came, Charles put his book in his pocket, and went to teach Joe.
Some time after, Mr. Rose was told that Charles often went to the house of the fisherman. Fearing that Charles went out in their boat, Mr. Rose went to the river in search of him. Not seeing Charles, he grew uneasy and went to the fisherman’s. There a pleasant sight met his eyes. Charles was sitting at the table and Joe was reading to him.
The next day, Mr. Rose took Charles to town, and gave him books for himself and Joe, with writing paper, pens and ink. Charles was the happiest boy in the world when he came home. He ran to Joe, his heart beating with joy.
31. Charles was given one hour after the morning lessons to ________.
A. enjoy himself
B. read books
C. go fishing
D. feed his dog
32. Why did Charles help Joe?
A. To educate Mr. Rose.
B. To approach him.
C. To win praise.
D. to make him happy.
33. The underlined word “uneasy” in Paragraph5 probably means “________”.
A. lonely
B. embarrassed
C. worried