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 matter of 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（斑紋）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.
【小題1】 The text was written to

A．tell an important truth about things
B．explain how donkeys became zebras
C．tell a good way to avoid hard work
D．explain how zebras got their stripes
【小題2】 The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to
A．tell him their problem B．a(chǎn)sk him for help
C．change into zebras D．get some grass
【小題3】When the two donkeys returned, why did they no longer have to work?
A．They didn’t eat enough grass.
B．They didn’t want to work.
C．No one knew they were donkeys.
D．They were no longer donkeys.
【小題4】 What does the underlined word “pleaded” mean?
A．Advised. B．Ordered.
C．Agreed. D．Begged,
【小題5】 Many donkeys were not painted by the old man because
A．no more paint was left B．a(chǎn)ll the paint was used up
C．they couldn’t wait any longer D．he was too tired to paint


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：本文以一個寓言的形式來講述耐心的重要性。
【小題1】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段提到This is why it is important to be patient這就是為什么耐心是非常重要的原因，故選A項。
【小題2】B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.他們告訴智者這個問題，智者同意幫他們，故選B項。
【小題3】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第八段提到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可知斑馬可不用干活，故選C項。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第八段提到When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man當(dāng)斑馬告訴他們秘密后，他們同意給自己染色，故選D項。
【小題5】A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)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因為他們沒有耐心把染料踢翻了，沒有可用的了，所以不能變成斑馬，故選A項。
考點: 故事類閱讀。

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