A man had a little dog, and he liked it a lot. He would pat (拍) its head, put it on his knee and talk to it. Then he would give it some food from his own plate.

A donkey (驴子) looked in through the window and saw the man and the dog.

" Why doesn't he choose me as his pet?" said the donkey. "It is not fair. I work hard, and the dog only shakes its tail, barks and jumps onto the master's (主人) knee. It is not fair. "

Then the donkey said to himself, "If I do what the dog does, the master may choose me as

his pet. "

So the donkey ran into the room. He brayed (嘶叫) at the top of his voice. He shook his tail so hard that he knocked over a jar on the table. Then he tried to jump onto the master's knee.

The master thought the donkey was maniacal , and he shouted, "Help! Help ! "

Some men came running in with sticks in their hands and they beat the donkey until he ran out of the house.

"I only did what the dog did, " said the donkey, "and yet they still regard the dog as their pet and they beat me with sticks. It is not fair. "

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1.Why did the donkey do what the dog did?

A. He wanted his master to choose him as a pet.

B. He wanted his master to give him food.

C. He wanted to make his master angry.

D. He wanted to turn into a dog.

2.What does the underlined word "maniacal" in Paragraph 6 mean in Chinese?

A. 高兴的 B. 疯狂的 C. 放松的 D. 疲倦的

3.What did the master do when the donkey tried to jump onto his knee?

A. He took the donkey on his knee.

B. He patted the donkey's head.

C. He ran into the room.

D. He called for help.

4.What do you think of the donkey from the passage?

A. Brave. B. Clever. C. Lazy. D. Foolish.

5.What does the passage want to tell us?

A. Everyone has his value.

B. People treat animals differently.

C. Dogs are cleverer than donkeys.

D. Everyone can change if they try hard.

Find Which Direction Is South

Do you have a good sense of direction? If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way.

It's never a good idea to imagine that the family member who was entrusted (委托) with the job of map-reading actually knows where the family is. You can tell by the slightly confused load on their faces that nothing on the ground seems to match the map. Never mind. The sun is shining and it's still morning.If you don't know the exact time, you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient.

①Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.

②Try to position the stick as vertically(垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line (铅锤线) with a piece of string and weight. You haven't got any string? OK, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.

③Mark the end of the shadow cast by the stick.

④Wait approximately half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.

⑤Keep doing this until you have made several marks.

⑥The mark nearest the stick will represent the shortest shadow, which is cast at midday, when the sun is highest in the sky and pointing to the exact south.

⑦Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.

⑧That point is south of where you are.

⑨Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should be travelling.

1.To find the direction, we ought to be patient probablybecause ____ .

A. it is not easy to find a proper stick

B. it is not easy to position the stick

C. it takes hours to make the marks

D. it takes about half an hour to make the marks

2.The passage would probably be most helpful to ____.

A. those who draw maps

B. those who get lost

C. those who make compasses

D. those who do experiments

3.Which of the following pictures best shows the way of finding the direction of south?

4.The writer presents this passage by _____.

A. telling an interesting story B. describing an activity in a lively way

C. testing an idea by reasoning D. introducing a practical method

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