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阅读理解训练2AOnce upon a time, there were two sheep. One was a small sheep, so small. It had a soft voiceBaa! The other was a big sheep, so big. It had a loud voiceBAA! The two sheep were brothers. Every day, Big Sheep and Small Sheep would go out to the fields to play together and to look for grass to eat. One morning, as always，the two sheep went out. Big Sheep and Small Sheep gamboled（跳跃）out to the fields to look for grass to eat. Now it had not been raining for many days and most of the grass had dried up. Big Sheep and Small Sheep gamboled for a long time but they could not find any green grass to eat. Their feet were tired and they could no longer gambol. So they walked. They walked and walked from morning until afternoon but there were no green grass. As far as they could see all the green grass had become brown. The sun was getting hotter. Big Sheep and Small Sheep were tired, hungry and thirsty. But they continued walking and soon they came to a river. They lowered their heads and lapped up some water with their tongues. When Big Sheep lifted his head, he saw a small green patch under a tree. He gamboled over to the tree. It was a patch of green grass. “BAA, BAA!” he shouted to Small Sheep to come over. Both Big Sheep and Small Sheep were very excited. But the small patch of grass was a very small patch. It was just enough for one sheep. What should they do? Who should eat the small patch of green grass? “BAA, BAA! Go ahead and eat it. I am not very hungry.” said Big Sheep and he began to move away. “Baa! Let us share the green grass”, said Small Sheep. So Big Sheep and Small Sheep shared the small patch of small grass. They were very gay and they gamboled all the way home. 1. What should be the best title for the passage？ A. Big Sheep and His Grass B. Sharing with One Another C. Sheep Like Grass D. Looking for Grass 2. What can we learn from the last sentence in the second paragraph？ A. It has rained for long. B. The grass is dry.C. The two sheep like to eat dry grass. D. It is hard for the two sheep to find green grass. 3. What did the two sheep do when coming to a river？ A. They had a good rest and went home. B. They got tired and slept. C. They lowered their heads and drank some water. D. They ate some brown grass. 4. What did Big Sheep do when he found the green grass？ A. He asked Small Sheep to eat the green grass by excusing that he was not hungry. B. He asked Small Sheep to share the green grass. C. He ate the green grass by himself. D. He told Small Sheep to take the green grass home. 5. What does the underlined word “gay” mean in the last paragraph？ A. hungry B. sad C. happy D. bitter B It was indeed an exciting news on the mountain. The tortoise（乌龟）and the hare（野兔）were going to have another race, and they had asked the most authoritative yellow ox to be their judge this time. Years ago, when the tortoise and the hare held their first race, because the hare ran so fast that he was far ahead of the tortoise, the hare took a rest on the midway and unexpectedly overslept. When the hare woke up, he was surprised to find that the tortoise had already reached the destination. The hare was judged a loser. Losing to a slow crawling tortoise was the hares biggest shame in his life and he was often laughed at by all the other animals on the mountain. The hare swore that he would wipe out the disgrace someday. On the eve of race, in order to keep enough energy not to need a rest on the midway again, the hare specially went to bed much earlier than usual. The next morning, the hare arrived at the place of race very early. Soon, the tortoise also slowly crawled over. Under the watching of many guest animals, the yellow ox gave an order to start, then the hare immediately rushed forward. As the hare had enough sleep the night before, he hoped to reach the destination much earlier to surprise everyone, so he ran just as fast as the flight of an arrow. Suddenly he discovered that he was chased by the highway patrolman deer. The deer caught up with him and said coldly: “You are speeding.” Then he quickly took the hare to the expressway patrol office. When the hare was set free next morning, the race judge yellow ox told him that the tortoise had reached the destination last night，therefore, the hare once again lost the race to the tortoise. The stupid hare never understood that while he went to bed earlier the night before, the tortoise and the deer had a big dinner and the tortoise paid the bill. 1. The yellow ox was asked to be the judge because he was considered_. A. hardworking B. clever C. modest D. fair 2. When the hare was told he once again lost the race to the tortoise, he would probably feel_. A. proud B. happy C. angry D. interested 3. We can learn from the passage that_. A. the tortoise is as strong-minded as before B. the hare is as proud as before C. the tortoise can adapt himself to the times D. the tortoise has bought off the deer 4. The most suitable title would be _. A. a race between tortoise and hare B. another race between tortoise and hareC. two races between tortoise and hare D. stories between tortoise and hare CWe now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes its an ingredient（构成部分） in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say “Ugh!” and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.The word “chocolate” comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for the digestion.In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of milk chocolate even better.Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and, of course, an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce. 1. It was _that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.A. the workers in the chocolate factory B. the SpaniardsC. the people in England D. the owner of a chocolate factory2. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Nobody had the idea of adding sugar until the sixteenth century.B. The word “chocolate” comes from a Mexican word.C. The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.D. Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.3. The Spaniards think that cacao was a medicine because_.A. it was strong and bitter B. it was good for digestionC. it cured mans diseases D. it was a kind of drink for good health4. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?a. Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.b. A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.c. The Spaniards started drinking cacao.d. It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.e. A factory mixed milk and chocolate together. A. a-b-c-d-e B. c-d-e-b-a C. c-d-a-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a5. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy barB. Mexicans like chocolate very muchC. chocolate is a product of the cacao treeD. people liked the taste of chocolate mixed with milk【试题答案】A1. B 解析：主旨大意题。全文主要讲了两只绵羊共享绿草的感人故事。2. D 解析：细节理解题。分析第二段最后一句可知，长时间不下雨，草干了，要找到绿草很难。3. C 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段可知，两只绵羊到河边喝了水。4. A 解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“Go ahead and eat it. I am not very hungry.” said Big Sheep and he began t