Question

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.

Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked（漏水） along the path.

Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how great I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”

And all that the old bucket could say was. “I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”

One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”

Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare（光禿禿的）earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.

1.What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?

A．dirty

B．dark

C．dusk

D．broken

2.What was the old bucket ashamed of?

A．His leaking.

B．His aging.

C．His manner.

D．His past.

3.The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to   _________.

A．show off its beautiful looks	B．feel sorry about the old one
C．laugh at the old one	D．praise the gardener’s kindness

4.Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?

A．Because it was used to keep balance（平衡）

B．Because it stayed in its best condition

C．Because it had its own value

D．Because it was treated as a treasure

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：

1.D 推理題。根據(jù)本句One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.該詞是指這只桶已經(jīng)差不多要壞了，故D正確。

2.A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩行The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked（漏水） along the path.說(shuō)明A正確。

3.C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段See how great I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”說(shuō)明是在嘲笑對(duì)方，故C正確。

4.C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare（光禿禿的）earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.說(shuō)明這只破桶也有作用和價(jià)值，澆灌了它那一邊的花草。故它的存在仍然是有價(jià)值的。故C正確。

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