A man bought a donkey at the market one day and took him home. Now the man owned several donkeys already and he knew each one’s character very well. One of the donkeys was very strong and brave. Another always wanted to make people happy by working quickly but soon got tired. One donkey was very lazy. He hated going to work in the morning and he did as little as he       possibly could all day long. When the other animals were being loaded up(装载), he always tried to be the last so that he would get the lightest load.
The man led the new donkey into the yard. For a moment the new donkey stood sniffing(闻，嗅) at his new friends. Then, without hesitation, he came up to the lazy donkey and began eating comfortably at his side.
Though it was late in the day, the man immediately led the new donkey out of the yard, straight back to the market.
“You can’t have given him a fair trial yet,” said the seller, “It is only ten minutes since you bought him.”
“I don’t need to try him any more,” replied the man, “I know just what he is like from the friend he chose for himself. Take him away and give me my money back. I can do without donkeys like him.”
【小题1】Why did the man buy a new donkey in the market?

A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

1..There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

2..The usual size of cars today is _____.

3..Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A kind of little cars may take the place of today’s big ones many years later. If everyone drives such cars in the future, there will be less pollution in the air. There will also be more space for parking in cities, and the streets will be less crowded.

The little cars of the future will cost less. Driving will be safer, too, since these little cars can go only 65 kilometers an hour. The cars of the future will be fine for going around a city, but they will not be useful for a long way. Little cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline (汽油). If big cars are still used with the small ones, two kinds of roads will be needed in the future. Some roads will be needed for the big, faster cars and other roads will be needed for the small, slower ones.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.There is much pollution in the air today because _____.

A.people drive big cars

B.people drive little cars

C.small cars will go 450 kilometers before they need to stop for more gasoline

D.the usual size of cars today is too small

2.The usual size of cars today is _____.

A.much smaller than the future one B.as big as the future ones

C.as small as the future ones D.bigger than the future ones

3.Which of the following statements (陈述) is NOT true?

A.Big cars cost more.

B.Big cars are not useful for a long way.

C.The cars of the future will be smaller than today’s cars.

D.Small cars are slower than big ones.

4.The streets will be less crowded because _____.

A.there will be fewer cars in the future

B.there will be fewer people in the streets

C.three kinds of roads will be built

D.future cars will be smaller

5.Two kinds of roads will be needed in the future because _____.

A.there will be too many cars in the future

B.more and more people will go to cities

C.big cars run faster and little cars run slower

D.it looks more beautiful to have two kinds of roads