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1、高一英语周练七十三第一部分 阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节 (共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ATherewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenman
2、yyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled(溢出).Theoldbucket
3、feltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“Seehowcapable(能干的)Iam!Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!Idon'tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspac
4、eyouare！”Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowI'mnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.I'mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourwo
5、rkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare(光秃秃的)earth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwi
6、ldflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.语篇解读 新桶能圆满地完成浇水任务，漏水的旧桶也无意中恩泽了一路野花。新也好，旧也罢，任何事物都有自己的用处。1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?A.肮脏的B.黑色的C.破旧的D.难看的2．Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.3．Thenewbuc
7、ketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto________.A.laughattheoldoneB.takepityontheoldone8C.showoffitsbeautifullooksD.praisethegardener'skindness4．Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance.B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestconditi
8、on.C.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.D.Becauseithaditsownfunction.BThefirstancientOlympicGamesforwhichwestillhavewrittenrecordswereheldin776BC.CoroebuswontheonlyeventattheOlympics.ThismadehimtheveryfirstOlympicchampioninhisto
