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1、xx-2019学年高一英语上学期12月第二次双周考试题(实验班)第一部分：听力（略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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(水桶).Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedo
2、ne,whichhadseenmanyyearsofserviceandwasnowpastitsbest.Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled.Theoldbucketfeltv
3、eryashamedbecauseofitsholes:beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleaked(漏)alongthepath.Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!Idon’tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!”Andallthattheold
4、bucketcouldsaywas,“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.Iamhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,”Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback,Iwanty
5、outolookcarefullyalongthepath.”Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbareearth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden. 21.Theunderlinedword“dilapid
6、ated”inParagraph1probablymeans“ ”.A.dirtyB.darkC.worn-outD.ordinary-looking22.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?A.Itspast. B.Itsaging. C.Itsmanner. D.Itsleak. 23.Whydidthenewbucketmakeconversationswiththeoldone?A.Totakepityontheoldone. B.Tolaughattheoldone. C.Toshowoffit
7、sbeautifullooks. D.Topraisethegardener’skindness. 24.Whydidthegardenerstillkeeptheoldbucket?A.Ithaditsownfunction. B.Itstayedinitsgoodcondition. C.Itwasusedtokeepabalance. D.Itwasconsideredasatreasure.BIt’stimetoturnyourdreamvacationintoarealtrip.“Ihaven’tseenabuyer’smark
8、etlikethisin25years,”saystravelexpertPeterGreenberg.“Everythingisonsale.Eventhehigh-endmarketiso
