One day, Mr. Hare was laughing at Mr. Tortoise. Because Mr. Tortoise was too slow.

“Do you ever get anywhere?” Mr. Hare asked him with laughing. “Yes,” answered Mr. Tortoise, “and I can get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove(证明) it.”

Mr. Hare was laughing at the idea of running a race with Mr. Tortoise, but for the fun of the thing he said yes. Mr. Fox acted as judge(裁判员).

Mr. Hare was soon far out of sight(视野). To laugh at Mr. Tortoise, Mr. Hare slept on the tree. While Mr. Hare was sleeping, Mr. Tortoise kept going slowly.

After a time, Mr. Tortoise passed the tree where Mr. Hare was sleeping. But Mr. Hare slept on, and when he at last woke up, Mr. Tortoise was near the goal. Mr. Hare ran very fast, but he could not keep up with Mr. Tortoise.

1.Mr. Hare was laughing at Mr. Tortoise for ________.

A being too fast

B being too fool

C being too slow

D being too smart

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段的“Because Mr. Tortoise was too slow.”可知，野兔先生嘲笑乌龟先生是因为乌龟先生行动缓慢。故选C。

2.Who asked for a race first?

A Mr. Hare.

B Mr. Tortoise.

C Mr. Fox.

D Mr. Tiger.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段乌龟先生说的话“I’ll run you a race and prove(证明) it.”可知，乌龟先生首先提出进行比赛。故选B。

3.Why did Mr. Hare sleep on the tree?

A To take a rest.

B To meet Mr. Fox.

C To wait for Mr. Tortoise.

D To laugh at Mr. Tortoise.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第四段的“To laugh at Mr. Tortoise, Mr. Hare slept on the tree.”可知，野兔先生躺在树上睡觉是为了嘲笑乌龟先生。故选D。

4.What’s the end of the story?

A Mr. Hare won the race.

B Mr. Tortoise won the race.

C Mr. Fox helped Mr. Tortoise.

D Mr. Hare was still sleeping.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据最后一句“Mr. Hare ran very fast, but he could not keep up with Mr. Tortoise.”可推知，最后野兔先生没能追上乌龟先生，乌龟先生赢得了最后的比赛。故选B。

5.The passage is written in the order of ________.

A space

B time

C animals

D ideas

解析：选B。B推理判断题。根据文章关键词“soon”“After a time”“at last”等可知，文章按照时间顺序展开。故选B。