Question

Once, there lived a young short monk in a temple on top of a hill, caring for his vegetable garden. He had one daily task of carryingtwo1of water up the hill from a cold stream. Rain or shine, he never 2a day carrying water up the mountain to the temple. One day, a thin and tall 3monk passed the temple and the young monk invited him to4. Since they would share the water, they went down the mountain together to fetch water. But the carrying pole is only5enough for one bucket. The two monks were unable to6the shared load on their carrying pole without shaking the contents of the two buckets all over the short monk. They7to retain(保留) only a small8of water that the young monk would have carried on his own, not mentioning to9the garden. When the young monk began to see his guest as10, the other monk began to see his host as unreasonable. Then a11monk came. The12of the third monk urged everyone to expect that someone else would take on the chore. As a result, no one fetched water though everybody was13. One night, a rat jumped and knocked the candleholder(烛台), leading to a devastating(毁坏性的)14in the temple. The three monks finally united together to put out the fire. Since then they understood the old saying "unity is strength" and begin to live a 15life. The temple never lacks water again.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      buckets
   2. B.
      bowls
   3. C.
      bottles
   4. D.
      cups
2. 2.
   1. A.
      lost
   2. B.
      spared
   3. C.
      missed
   4. D.
      spent
3. 3.
   1. A.
      traveling
   2. B.
      roaming
   3. C.
      begging
   4. D.
      hiking
4. 4.
   1. A.
      help
   2. B.
      stay
   3. C.
      live
   4. D.
      carry
5. 5.
   1. A.
      short
   2. B.
      straight
   3. C.
      long
   4. D.
      strong
6. 6.
   1. A.
      balance
   2. B.
      fasten
   3. C.
      lift
   4. D.
      hold
7. 7.
   1. A.
      failed
   2. B.
      managed
   3. C.
      tried
   4. D.
      wished
8. 8.
   1. A.
      sum
   2. B.
      number
   3. C.
      drop
   4. D.
      amount
9. 9.
   1. A.
      look for
   2. B.
      look at
   3. C.
      care with
   4. D.
      care for
10. 10.
    1. A.
       unhappy
    2. B.
       unforgettable
    3. C.
       ungrateful
    4. D.
       unrelated
11. 11.
    1. A.
       first
    2. B.
       second
    3. C.
       third
    4. D.
       fourth
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mistake
    2. B.
       arrival
    3. C.
       death
    4. D.
       leaving
13. 13.
    1. A.
       tired
    2. B.
       hungry
    3. C.
       thirsty
    4. D.
       angry
14. 14.
    1. A.
       fire
    2. B.
       flood
    3. C.
       storm
    4. D.
       earthquake
15. 15.
    1. A.
       hard
    2. B.
       poor
    3. C.
       rich
    4. D.
       harmonious

Answer 1

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文章讲述了中国著名的“三个和尚没水喝”的故事，告诉人们团结就是力量。
1.名词辨析。A桶；B碗；C瓶；D杯子；根据句意可知这里是指和尚每天都提两桶水上山。
2.动词辨析。A失去；B抽出；C错过；D花费；这里是指无论刮风下雨，他都不会忘记提水。
3.词义辨析。根据文章可知是指一位云游和尚来到这里。
4.动词辨析。根据文章内容可知他邀请这位和尚留下来做伴。
5.形容词辨析。根据句意可知：挑水的杆只够一只桶的长度，所以两个和尚在抬水的时候，无法避免的要泼掉很多水，最终剩下的水为数不多了。
6.动词辨析。A平衡；B系紧，加固；C抬起；D握住；结合句意可知是两个和尚在抬水的时候要维持住平衡。
7.上下文串联。这里是指他们成功的剩下一小部分的水，没有全部泼掉。
8.固定词组。An amount of许多；
9.短语辨析。A寻找；B看；D照顾,关心;喜欢；这里是指他们抬上来的水已经很少了，更不要提照顾花园。
10.形容词辨析。A不开心；B难以忘记；C忘恩负义的；D没有联系的；这里是指第一位和尚把第二位和尚当成是忘恩负义的人。
11.上下文串联。根据下文可知来了第三位和尚。
12.名词辨析。A错误；B到来；C死亡；D离开。这里是指第三个和尚的到来让他们都指望另外一个人去提水。
13.形容词辨析。A劳累的；B饥饿的；C口渴的；D生气的。句意：尽管每个人都很口渴，但却没有人去取水。
14.上下文串联。根据下文可知是发生了一场大火。
15.形容词辨析。这场大火让他们意识到团结就是力量。他们重新过上了和谐的生活。