This parable（寓言）is told of a farmer who owned an old mule（騾子）. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying for whatever mules do when they fall into wells. After carefully assessing（評(píng)估）the situation, the farmer sympathized（同情）with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together , told them what had happened, and asked them to help pour dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out his misery.
At the beginning, the old mule was crazy! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shovelling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, he would shake it off and step up!
This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on shaking it off and stepping up!
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly（勝利地）over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him… all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity（逆境）.
That’s life! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
The adversities that come along to bury us usually have within them the very real potential to benefit us! Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that amateurs（生手）built the boat. Professionals built the Titanic.
小題1:Why did the farmer decide to bury the mule in the well?
A．Because he thought the mule was of little use.
B．Because he didn’t like the praying made by the mule.
C．Because he thought the well couldn’t be used any longer after the accident.
D．Because he didn’t want to see the mule suffer more in the well.
小題2:What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean?
A．The mule became calmB．The mule became quiet.
C．The mule suddenly had an ideaD．The mule lost heart.
小題3:Who saved the mule at last?
A．The farmerB．The farmer’s neighbors
C．The farmer and his neighborsD．The mule himself
小題4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?
a. One should give up something of little use.
b. One should depend oneself when in trouble.
c. One should show mercy to others who are in trouble.
d. There must be something that one can do well no matter what he is.
e. Be self-determined and never give up, and one can succeed in the end.
A．a(chǎn), b, eB．b, d, eC．a(chǎn), c, eD．b, c, e

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：本文是通過(guò)寓言故事騾子如何處理逆境的事件來(lái)闡述改變心態(tài)，化逆境為順境轉(zhuǎn)變命運(yùn)的道理。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)第一段Instead, he called his neighbors together , told them what had happened, and asked them to help pour dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out his misery.可知農(nóng)民是要埋了騾子以免它再痛苦。答案選D.
小題2:猜詞題：根據(jù)表面單詞的意思就是有一個(gè)想法，下文也確實(shí)相處了一個(gè)想法，對(duì)應(yīng)答案為C。
小題3:推理題：根據(jù)第四段all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity，得出正是騾子自己救了它自己。故答案選D。
小題4:推理題：本題主要還是通過(guò)對(duì)文章的理解來(lái)揭示故事的寓意。a項(xiàng)內(nèi)容恰恰是相反，不能放棄，所以不對(duì)；c不屬于故事的額寓意范疇。答案選B。
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