【题文】A man had a little dog, and he liked it a lot. He would pat (拍) its head, put it on his kneeand 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, andthe 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 histail 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 ranout of the house.
"I only did what the dog did, " said the donkey, "and yet they still regard the dog as theirpet and they beat me with sticks. It is not fair. "
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【小题1】Why did the donkey do what the dog did?
| 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. |
【小题2】What does the underlined word "maniacal" in Paragraph 6 mean in Chinese?
【小题3】What did the master do when the donkey tried to jump onto his knee?
| A．He took the donkey on his knee. |
| B．He patted the donkey's head. |
| C．He ran into the room. |
| D．He called for help. |
【小题4】What do you think of the donkey from the passage?
| A．Brave. | B．Clever. | C．Lazy. | D．Foolish. |
【小题5】What does the passage want to tell us?
| A．Everyone has his value. |
| B．People treat animals differently. |
| C．Dogs are cleverer than donkeys. |
| D．Everyone can change if they try hard. |
