Question

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 . ”

1. The donkey did what the dog did because __________ .

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.The Chinese meaning of the underline word “ maniacal ” is probably “__________ ” .

A. 高兴的    B. 疯狂的   C. 放松的   D. 疲倦的

3. The master __________ when the donkey tried to jump onto his knee .

A. took the donkey on his knee

B. ran into the room

C. called for help

D. patted the donkey’s head

4.From the passage , we know that the donkey was very __________ .

A. brave    B. clever    C. lazy    D. foolish

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这是一则寓言故事，主人家的一头驴很羡慕小狗，因为它始终得不到主人的宠爱，驴自认为，如果它按照狗的做法去做，主人也会把它当做宠物。事实上，它的做法令主人很害怕，大喊救命，最后，被人用棍子赶出了家门。这个故事告诉我们：做任何事情一定要各司其职，不要做与自己无关的事情。

1.A细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“Then the donkey said to himself, “ If I do what the dog does , the master may choose me as his pet . ”可知，驴自认为，如果它按照狗的标准去做，主人也会把它当做宠物。故答案为A。

2.B 词意猜测题。根据上文驴的行为：大声嘶叫，打翻桌上的罐子，试图跳到主人的膝盖上，主人很惊恐，以为驴疯了，大喊救命。可推测单词的意思是B。

3.C 细节理解题。依据短文中的句子“The master thought the donkey was maniacal, and he shouted, “ Help ! Help! ”可知，主人很害怕，大喊救命。故答案为C。

4.推理判断题。A. brave勇敢的；B. clever 聪明的；C. lazy 懒惰的；D. foolish愚蠢的。从短文可以看出，这头驴自作聪明，做了自己不该做的工作。故答案为D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。