初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2014 浙江台州·B篇］

初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2014 浙江台州·B篇］

In a village in England there was a farmer．He had two donkeys （驴），Bill and Ben．They lived in a square field．There was a fence （篱笆）in the middle of the field．On one side lived Bill and on the other，lived Ben．Every morning the farmer fed Bill in one corner and then fed Ben in another corner．This went on for many years．One day the farmer decided to do a little test．When the two donkeys were asleep，the farmer tied a rope （绳子）around Bill's neck．Then he tied the other end of the rope around Ben's neck．He then put some oats（donkeys' favorite food）in Bill's corner and in Ben's corner．

When the two donkeys woke up，they were quite surprised to find a rope around their necks．Then，feeling hungry，the two donkeys saw the oats in their own corners．“Mmm，oats！”said Bill．“I love oats！”and he walked towards his corner．

“I love oats，too！”Ben walked towards his corner．

Well，after 10 meters，both donkeys stopped．The rope was too short．First Bill pulled hard and Ben slid （滑）away from his food．But then Ben pulled and Bill slid away from his food．This went on for hours．The donkeys were getting weaker and weaker，but still they pulled and pulled．Then Bill had an idea．“Hey，Ben！”he shouted．“Why not come over to my corner and we can eat my oats together？Then we go to your corner and eat your oats together．”

“Good idea，Bill，”said Ben．So Ben stopped pulling and joined his friend．At last，　　　　　 ．

The farmer smiled，“I wish more people were as clever as my donkeys．”

1．The farmer tied a rope around the two donkeys' necks to 　　　　　 ．

A．play a joke on them

B．stop them from running away

C．test whether they were clever

D．watch them fighting with each other

2．The underlined word“his ”in Paragraph 3 refers to“　　　　　 ”．

A．Ben's

B．Bill's

C．the farmer's

D．a villager's

3．Which of the following is the right sentence for the blank in Paragraph 5？

A．they didn't want to eat the oats

B．both of them could eat the oats

C．neither of them could eat the oats

D．only one of them could eat the oats

4．The story tells us the importance of 　　　　　 ．

A．working together

B．becoming strong

C．eating healthy food

D．solving problems alone

[参考答案]　1．C　2．A　3．B　4．A