Ⅰ. (2025泰州靖江市八校联盟月考)阅读理解
Everyone is happy on Saturday morning, but Tom isn't. He sits in front of a high fence(篱笆). “Too bad! It's a nice Saturday morning but I must paint the fence. My friends are playing.”
Just then, he has an idea. He picks up his brush and starts to paint the fence slowly.
His friend Ben is walking down the street and he is eating a big red apple.
He sees Tom and says, “Tom, I'm going swimming.”
Tom says, “I like it! I can go swimming every day, but I can't paint a fence every day.”
Ben is surprised and he watches Tom paint slowly and carefully, and he often smiles. He looks happy and even sings songs. At this time, “Tom, let me paint a little,” says Ben.
Tom looks at Ben and says, “I'm really sorry, Ben, but Aunt Polly wants me to do it. You know, I'm very good at painting. My brother Sid wants to do it, but he's not good at painting.”
“Oh, Tom, let me try. You can have my apple.”
Tom is happy, but he doesn't smile. “OK, Ben.”
Then Tom's other friends come by. They watch Tom paint and they all want to try, too. They give Tom a new kite, a cat, and an old knife.
Tom's friends paint the big fence, and Tom just sits under the big tree and watches them.
—Taken from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
(
C
)1. Tom's idea is to
.
A. paint as quickly as possible
B. finish painting alone
C. trick(欺骗) Ben into painting for him
D. play with Ben
(
B
)2. Tom's friends want to paint the fence because
.
A. they are very good at painting
B. they think it is interesting
C. Aunt Polly wants them to do it
D. they all want to help Tom
(
A
)3. Which is the right order of the following things?
a. Ben starts to paint the fence.
b. Tom starts to paint the fence.
c. Ben gives his apple to Tom.
d. Tom watches his friends paint.
A. b-c-a-d
B. d-a-c-b
C. a-c-b-d
D. b-a-d-c
(
C
)4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Ben is going swimming with Tom.
B. Tom's brother Sid is good at painting.
C. Tom sits under the tree and watches his friends paint.
D. Tom and his friends play with the kite and the cat.
(
A
)5. What do you think of Tom according to the passage?
A. Clever and naughty(淘气的).
B. Helpful and hard-working.
C. Honest and patient.
D. Humorous and brave.
