Question

【题目】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 donkeyscame.

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 don- keys, 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. explain how donkeys became zebras

B. tell a good way to avoid hard work

C. tell an important truth about things

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. get some grass

C. change into zebras D. ask him for help

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

A. No one knew they were donkeys.

B. They didn't want to work.

C. They didn't eat enough grass

D. They were no longer donkeys.

【4】What does the underlined word " pleaded" mean?

A. advised. B. begged. C. agreed. D. ordered.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

试题分析：文章写了一个有趣的故事，很久以前有很多驴，它们不愿意那么劳累，有一个老人就帮助它们涂成斑马的样子，后来被其他的驴知道了，这些驴就都去找这个老人，越来越多的驴去找老人，老人就不能涂的那么快了，于是很多驴因为没有耐心都没有变成斑马的样子。文章意在告诉我们耐心的重要性。

【1】C主旨理解题。由文章总体可以看出文章重要的不是讲这个故事，而是从故事之中看到的道理，所以我们可知C选项正确。

【2】D细节理解题。由文中"Make us into zebras, too," they pleaded.可知它们也想让老人帮它们变成斑马，所以选D。

【3】A推理判断题。由文中第一个变成斑马的驴可知，它们是不愿意工作而变成了斑马，因为没有人能认出它是驴，所以后来的这两头驴也是这样的原因，所以选A。

【4】B推理判断题。由句意可知，它们应是祈求老人把它们变成斑马，beg意思是祈求，所以选择B。