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（驢子）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. 高興的 B. 瘋狂的 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