Question

There was once a man who had a donkey and a beautiful lapdog. The donkey was kept in a barn and had plenty of corn and hay to eat. Indeed, he was just as lucky as any donkey could be. The little dog stayed in the house and was well liked by the master. He was always playing and jumping about in an funny way and was allowed  to lie in his master’s lap(膝盖). Meanwhile, the donkey had plenty to do. He pulled wood all day long and had to take his turn at the mill during the night. He often complained about his problems, and it bored him to see the lapdog living such an easy life, while he had to work so hard. Finally he thought to himself that if he acted the same way as the lapdog to his master, he would be treated the same way. So, one day he ran out of his barn and went fast into the house, where he began to kick about in a very strange way. Then, swaying his tail and imitating the funny behavior of the pet lapdog, he knocked over the table where his master was eating. He also broke all the dishes into very small pieces and did not stop until he jumped onto his master, trying to lick and paw him with his rough feet.

Seeing their master in great danger, the servants thought it was time to help him. They beat the foolish donkey with sticks until he could not get up again. As he was about to die, he cried, “Why couldn’t I have remained satisfied the way I was? Why did I try to imitate a creature who was nothing but a lazy puppy after all?”

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably means ________.

A. the donkey was treated well by his master

B. the donkey was treated badly and cruelly

C. other donkeys were satisfied with their life

D. the donkey was not satisfied with his life

2.According to the passage, we know that every day, ________.

A. the dog turned around the mill

B. the donkey jumped in the house

C. the donkey imitated the dog

D. the dog accompanied the master

3.The reason why the donkey felt angry was that ________.

A. he had to do a lot of boring work

B. he envied the easy life the dog lived

C. he was often beaten by the servants

D. he was tied and couldn’t move freely

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

【解析】文章描述一头驴子想要模仿哈巴狗，结果被打死的故事。

1.句意理解题。根据前一句The donkey was kept in a barn and had plenty of corn and hay to eat.（驴子被关在谷仓里，有很多玉米和干草吃。）以及划线句（事实上，他是所有驴子中幸运的）可推知，主人待这头驴很好，故选A。

2.推理判断题。A项应该是驴绕着磨转，B项应该是狗在屋里乱蹦乱跳，C项说法不准确，驴不是每天都模仿狗，根据第一段He was always playing and jumping about in an funny way and was allowed to lie in his master’s lap(膝盖). 可判断D项正确，狗每天都陪着主人。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第一段He often complained about his problems, and it bored him to see the lapdog living such an easy life, while he had to work so hard.（它经常埋怨，看到狗过着如此舒适的生活让它很烦恼）可知，驴子看到了小狗的清闲自在的生活才感到气恼的，故应选B。