题型:阅读理解 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2017-2018学年高一上学期英语9月月考试卷
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!"
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