Question

Long, long ago there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax, but they never felt appreciated for the work they did.

One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life, So the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys.” I have an idea,” he said.

“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.

“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys” said the man.

The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a matter of minutes. He had two pots of paint. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint.

The old man first painted them white, and then painted black stripes（斑纹）over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look at all like donkeys.” You no longer look like donkeys” the old man said.” Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.”

The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.

Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.

“Make us into zebras, too,” they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came.

The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots.

There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work.

This is why it is important to be patient.

1. The text was written to

A. tell an important truth about things

B. explain how donkeys became zebras

C. tell a good way to avoid hard work

D. explain how zebras got their stripes

2. The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to

A. tell him their problem B. ask him for help

C. change into zebras D. get some grass

3.When the two donkeys returned, why did they no longer have to work?

A. They didn’t eat enough grass.

B. They didn’t want to work.

C. No one knew they were donkeys.

D. They were no longer donkeys.

4. What does the underlined word “pleaded” mean?

A. Advised. B. Ordered.

C. Agreed. D. Begged,

5. Many donkeys were not painted by the old man because

A. no more paint was left B. all the paint was used up

C. they couldn’t wait any longer D. he was too tired to paint

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文以一个寓言的形式来讲述耐心的重要性。

1.A 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到This is why it is important to be patient这就是为什么耐心是非常重要的原因，故选A项。

2.B 细节理解题。根据第二段提到They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys.他们告诉智者这个问题，智者同意帮他们，故选B项。

3.C 细节理解题。根据第八段提到Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man可知斑马可不用干活，故选C项。

4.D 细节理解题。根据第八段提到When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man当斑马告诉他们秘密后，他们同意给自己染色，故选D项。

5.A细节理解题。根据倒数第二段提到There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work因为他们没有耐心把染料踢翻了，没有可用的了，所以不能变成斑马，故选A项。

考点: 故事类阅读。