Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

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 few 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 (条纹) 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 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

2.When the two donkeys returned, why didn't they have to work?

A. Because they didn't eat enough grass.

B. Because they didn't want to work.

C. Because no one knew they were donkeys.

D. Because they were no longer donkeys.

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

A. Advised.                B. Ordered.

C. Agreed.                D. Begged.

4.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.B

2.C

3.D

4.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.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.可知，这两只驴告诉智者是为了请求智者帮助他们，故选B项。

2.C 推理判断题。根据第五段“You no longer look like donkeys，” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.”和第六段The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.可知，这两只驴不用干活是因为它们看起来不像驴子了，故选C项。

3.D 词义猜测题。根据第八段提到When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.可知，当斑马告诉驴它们的秘密后，这些驴火速冲到那位老人那里，所以这些驴是乞求老人将它们变成斑马，故选D项。

4.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.可知，因为他们没有耐心，把染料踢翻了，没有染料自然不能变成斑马，故选A项

考点：考查故事类阅读。