2013年高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天四五.docVIP

阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A God created the mule and told him，“You will be Mule，working constantly from dusk dawn, Carrying heavy loads on your back．You will eat grass, and you lack intelligence．You will live for 40 years．”The mule answered，“To live like this for 40 years is too much．Please, give me no more than 20．”And it was so． Then God created the dog and told him, “You will hold vigilance(警戒)over the dwellings of Man．To him you will be his greatest companion．You will eat his table scraps and live for 25 years．” the dog responded，“Lord，to live 25 years as a dog is too much．Please, no more than 10 years．”And it was so． God then created the monkey and told him，“You are Monkey．You shall swing from tree to tree， acting like a fool. You will be funny，and you shall live for 20 years．”The monkey responded，“Lord，to live 20 years as the clown(小丑)of the world is too much．Please，Lord，give me no more than 10 years．”And it was so． Finally，God created Man and told him，“You are Man，the only rational(理性的)being that walks on the earth．You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world．You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years．”The man responded，“Lord，to be Man for only 20 years is too little．Please，Lord，give me the 20 years the mule refused，the 15 years the dog refused，and the ten years the monkey rejected．”And it was so．So God made Man live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 20 years like a mule，working and carrying heavy loads on his back．Then，Man is to have children and live 15 years as a dog，guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry(餐室)．Then，in his old age，to live 10 years as a monkey，acting like a clown to amuse his grandchildren． 41．When God created things,________ A．the mule thought 40 years was enough B．the dog thought 25 years was suitable C. the monkey demanded for at most 10 years D．the man wanted a life as long as possible 42．Which of the fol