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1、第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上.ALong,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbore
2、d.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife.Sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedthattheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys."Ihaveanidea."hesaid."Whatisyouridea?"askedthedonkeys."Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouared
3、onkeys,"saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaint.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedblackstripes(斑纹)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,the
4、donkeysdidnotlookatalllikedonkeys."Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,”theoldmansaid.“Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras."Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefr
5、om.Whenthe'zebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman."Makeusintozebras,too,"theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantok
6、ickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddon-keys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.Thisiswhyitisimportanttobepatient.123.Whenthetwodonkeysreturned,whydidtheynolongerhavetowo
7、rk?A.Nooneknewtheyweredonkeys.B.Theydidn'twanttowork.C.Theydidn'teatenoughgrassD.Theywerenolongerdonkeys.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pleaded"mean?A.advised.B.begged.C.agreed.D.ordered.BTherearetwokindsofchanges—chemicalchangeandphysicalchange.Inachemic
8、alchange,thereisalwaysanewsubstanceformed.Breakingupwaterintohydrogenandoxygenisachemicalchange.Ineachofthechemicalchangeatleastonenewsubstanceisformed.Achangeisnotachemicalchangeifitdoesn’tformanewsubstance.Physicalchangesareverycommon
