Question

Once, there was a wild donkey (驴) and a tame (驯养的) donkey.

  The wild donkey was thin and small. He spent his life in the ____. The grass on the hill was his food all the year around. Sometimes, he had to walk miles to find clean water and at night there was always ____ from lions. The tame donkey was much fatter and ____. During summer, the owner fed him grass while in ____, he was given corn and hay (干草) to eat. There was always clean water for him to ____ and at night he stayed inside safely.

  The wild donkey always wished he could live ____ the tame donkey.

  One day, the wild donkey was looking for grass on the hill. Looking down, he saw the tame donkey walking slowly along the road, ____ heavy wood. As he watched, the tame donkey stopped to eat some ____ by the roadside. Suddenly, his owner began to drive him with a ____.

  “I don’t want your way of life,” thought the wild donkey. “I see that you have to pay ____ for the food they give you.”

1.A. house     B. zoo     C. wild     D. river

2.A. danger     B. noise     C. drink    D. food

3.A. taller     B. shorter    C. weaker   D. stronger

4.A. spring     B. summer    C. autumn   D. winter

5.A. eat      B. smell     C. drink    D. feel

6.A. with      B. without    C. like     D. unlike

7.A. cutting     B. carrying   C. eating    D. burning

8.A. grass     B. meat     C. fish     D. water

9.A. stick      B. knife     C. fork     D. string

10.A. easy     B. easily     C. heavy    D. heavily

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要描述了一头野生的驴羡慕呗驯养的驴的优越的生活，因此希望也能成为一头被驯养的驴。但是在一天看到这头驴，运送木头，被主人用棍子驱赶后，认识到任何事情都是有代价的，就改变了这种想法。

1.考查语境理解及名词。House房子；zoo动物园；wild荒野；river河流。联系前一句描述，可知此处指的是，这头野生的驴生活在荒野当中。故选C。

2.考查语境理解及名词。Danger危险；noise噪音；drink饮料；food 食物。联系下文，可知此处指的是，来自狮子的危险。故选A。

3.考查语境理解及形容词。Taller更高的；shorter 更矮的；weaker更虚弱的；stronger更强壮的。联系前文fatter，可知此处指的是，更胖更强壮。故选D。

4.考查语境理解及名词。Spring春天；summer夏天；autumn秋天；winter冬天。联系下文给它谷物和干草吃。可知此处指的是在冬天。故选D。

5.考查语境理解及动词。Eat吃；smell闻起来；drink喝，饮用；feel感觉。联系前文，可知此处指的是，它总有干净的水喝。故选C。

6.考查语境理解及介词；with带有，伴随；without没有；like像……一样；unlike和……不同，不像。结合语境可知此处指的是，他希望他能像被驯养的驴一样生活。故选C。

7.考查语境理解及动词。Cutting砍；carrying运送，携带；eating吃；burning燃烧，灼伤。结合语境可知此处指的是，这头被驯养的驴正在运送沉重的木头。故选B。

8.考查语境理解及名词。Grass青草；meat肉；fish鱼；water水。结合语境可知此处指的是，这头驴停下来吃路边的草。故选A。

9.考查语境理解及名词。Stick木棍，棒子；knife小刀；fork叉子； string线，细绳。结合语境可知此处指的是，驴的主人用棍子驱赶这头驴。故选A。

10.考查语境理解及形容词副词辨析。Easy形容词，容易的；easily副词，容易地；heavy形容词，沉重的；heavily副词，沉重地，猛烈地。结合语境可知此处指的是，你不许沉重地付出。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文。