2016届荆州中学高三第一次质检英语考试试题.docVIP

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 2016届荆州中学高三第一次质检英语试题第二部分 阅读理解(共两节, 满分40分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)AThe king was to pass by a beggar’s small poor house and the man was excited, not because he was about to see the king but because the king was known to part with expensive jewels and huge sums of money when moved by sympathy. He saw the king’s carriage just when a kind man was filling his begging bowl with uncooked rice. Pushing the man aside, he ran into the street, shouting praises of the king and the royal family. The carriage stopped and the