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【题目】The King received news one day that a group outlaws were committing some wrong and cruel acts on a distant border of the kingdom.

The news angered the King. He quickly gathered his army and started off for the distant border, leaving his kingdom unguarded and without a ruler.

On their long march, the King and his army made camp for the night wherever they could. One rainy day they stopped in a forest, seeking shelter under the trees. They unsaddled（卸鞍） their horses and steamed some peas, which they fed to their steeds in long narrow containers.

A monkey in a tree nearby saw the horses being fed, and he came racing down, filled both paws with peas, then climbed quickly up to a branch and settled down to eat. But as he opened one paw, a single pea fell to the ground. Without hesitation, the monkey jumped from his branch to hunt for the lost pea, and in doing so，he dropped all the other peas in his paws.

The King observed this foolish monkey and was greatly amused. He timed to his minister and asked: "Friend, what do you think of this monkey who would give up so much to retrieve so little?"

"That is the way of the foolish," replied the minister, "they will give up much that is certain for a little that is uncertain."

Then he added, "And we, Great King, are we not like the monkey in the trees. To gain so little we neglect so much exactly like the monkey with its pea."

The King understood the blame and realized how very foolish he had been himself to leave his kingdom unguarded. He gave out orders to his men, and he and his army returned at once to their country.

【1】What did the King do after he knew a group of bad guys were doing something illegal?

A. He asked the minister for advice.

B. He led his army to defeat them.

C. He found some monkeys to feed.

D. He looked for shelters in the forest.

【2】The minister persuaded the King to give up his original plan by ________.

A. steaming some peas to feed the horses

B. amusing the King with the monkey’s trick

C. blaming the king gently using the monkey’s example.

D. going back and guarding the country

【3】What does the underlined word “retrieve” in the fifth paragraph mean?

A. Bring up. B. Get back. C. Give away. D. Come up.

【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. An Angry King B. A Battle against the Outlaws

C. A Simple-minded Monkey D. An Unguarded Kingdom

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】文章大意：本文是一寓言故事。主要通过猴子吃豌豆的故事告诉我们：不要因小失大。

【1】判断推理题。根据文章的第二段He quickly gathered his army and started off for the distant border…可知，国王带兵去攻打他们。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据the minister所说的话Great King, are we not like the monkey in the trees. To gain so little we neglect so much exactly like the monkey with its pea可知，Minister是通过猴子的故事规劝国王。故选C。

【3】猜测词义题。根据前文猴子因为一个豌豆而丢掉一把的豌豆，国王说这句话的意思就是“失去的多而得到的少”。Bring up养大；Get back 要回，回来；Give away泄露；Come up发生。故选B。

【4】主旨大意题。通读全文，可知作者一语双关，用一个头脑简单的猴子的故事告诉我们：不要因小失大。故选C。

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