Question

It was New Year’s Eve. Everyone in the city was getting ready for the three-day celebration, including the gardener of the king’s garden.

There was a large group of monkeys living in the garden. They always followed the advice of their leader, the monkey king.

The gardener wanted to celebrate the New Year’s holiday, just like everybody else, so he decided to hand over his duties to the monkeys.

He went to the monkey king and said, "My honorable friend, would you do a little favor for me? New Year is coming. I wish to celebrate it. So I must be away for three days. Here in this lovely garden. There are plenty of fruits and berries and nuts to eat. You and your subjects may come and eat as much as you wish. In return, please water the young trees and plants while I’m gone."

The monkey king replied, "Don’t worry, my friend! We will do a terrific job! Have a good time!"

The gardener showed the monkeys where the buckets were kept. Feeling confident, he left to celebrate the holiday. The monkeys called after him, "Happy New Year!"

The next day, the monkeys filled up the buckets, and began watering the young trees and plants. Then the king of the monkeys addressed them,"It is not good to waste water. Therefore, pull up each young tree or plant before watering. Inspect（检查）it to see how long the roots（根）are. Then give more water to the ones with long roots, and less water to the ones with short roots. That way we will not waste water, and the gardener will be pleased!"

Without a second thought, the other monkeys followed their king’s orders.

Meanwhile, a wise man was walking by the garden. He saw the monkeys pulling up all the lovely young trees and plants, measuring their roots, and carefully pouring water into the holes in the ground. He said, "Oh foolish monkeys, what do you think you’re doing to the king’s beautiful garden?"

They answered, "We are watering the trees and plants, without wasting water! We were commanded to do so by our king."

The man said, "If this is the wisdom of the wisest among you — the king — what are the rest of you like? Intending to do a worthwhile deed, your foolishness turns it into disaster!"

1.Why did the gardener hand over his duties to the monkeys?

A. He expected to meet his wife and children.

B. He wanted to spend a three-day holiday.

C. The king asked him to attend a celebration.

D. The monkey king offered to water the garden.

2.Why were the trees and plants pulled up?

A. To plant new ones.    B. To move them to a new place.

C. To pick up the fruits.    D. To check their roots.

3.How do you guess the gardener would feel when he returned?

A. Regretful(后悔的).    B. Relieved(放松的).

C. Delighted(高兴的).    D. Puzzled.

4.The lesson we can learn from the story is that          .

A. our fate lies in our own hands    B. monkeys are always thoughtless

C. we all pay a price for the mistakes we make    D. it is unwise to believe others easily

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】这篇短文介绍国王花园的园丁想去庆祝新年，所以把浇灌花园的任务交给了一群猴子，猴子做了愚蠢的事情，把每棵植物都拔起来测量根的长度，来决定浇多少水。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段可知，这个花匠想像别人一样庆祝新年，因此想休假三天，所以他让猴子们替他为花园浇水。故选B.

2.细节理解题。根据倒数第五段中的“Therefore, pull up…how long the roots are."可知，猴王让猴子们把树苗和植物都拔出来是为了查看它们的根部有多长。故选D.

3.推理判断题。这个花匠未曾料到，为了不浪费水，猴子们会把树苗和植物都拔掉，因此当他回到花园后，肯定会感到后悔的，他不该轻信猴王的承诺。故选A.

4.主旨大意题。根据全文的内容可知，这个花匠轻易地相信了猴王替他浇水的承诺，结果却是事与愿违。可见轻易相信别人是不明智的。故选D.