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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。
A
Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.
Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled(溢出).Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:
beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.
Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“Seehowcapable(能干的)Iam!
Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!
Idon'
tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!
”
Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowI'
mnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.I'
mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”
Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”
Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare(光秃秃的)earth;
ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,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
答案与解析 C 词义猜测题。
画线词的后面提到这只桶已经使用很多年了,现在已经风光不再。
再者,下文提到该桶漏水,由此可推知它已经“破旧”了,因此本题选C项。
2.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?
A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.
C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.
答案与解析 D 细节理解题。
根据第二段最后一句的内容可知这只旧桶因为自己漏水而感到羞愧。
3.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto________.
A.laughattheoldone
B.takepityontheoldone
C.showoffitsbeautifullooks
D.praisethegardener'
skindness
答案与解析 A 推理判断题。
从第三段新桶说的话可知它在极力炫耀自己的能力,贬低对方的无能,其主要目的显然是嘲笑旧桶。
4.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?
A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance.
B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition.
C.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure.
D.Becauseithaditsownfunction.
答案与解析 D 推理判断题。
文章最后一段提到在旧桶被提的一侧开满了花,由此可知它依然有自己的用处。
另外,第四段后半部分的内容也说明了这一点。
B
ThefirstancientOlympicGamesforwhichwestillhavewrittenrecordswereheldin776BC.CoroebuswontheonlyeventattheOlympics.ThismadehimtheveryfirstOlympicchampioninhistory.Thentheygrewandcontinuedtobeplayedeveryfouryears.In393AD,theRomanemperorTheodosiusⅠ,aChristian,announcedtoendtheGamesbecauseoftheirpagan(异教的)influences.
About1,500yearslater,ayoungFrenchmannamedPierredeCoubertinbegantheirrevival(恢复).In1892CoubertinfirstbroughtforwardhisideatorevivetheOlympicGamesbutfailed.
Twoyearslater,Coubertinorganizedameetingwith79delegates(代表)whorepresentedninecountries.Atthismeetinghegotwhathewanted.AllthedelegatesattheconferencevotedfortheOlympicGames.TheyalsodecidedtohaveCoubertinsetupaninternationalcommitteetoorganizetheGames.ThiscommitteebecametheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)andDemetriousVikelasfromGreecewasselectedtobeitsfirstpresident.AthenswaschosenfortherevivaloftheOlympicGamesandtheplanningwasbegun.
TheveryfirstmodernOlympicGamesopenedinthefirstweekofApril,1896.SincetheGreekgovernmenthadbeenunabletoaffordastadium,arichGreekarchitect,GeorgiosAveroff,donatedonemilliondrachmas(over$100,000)torepairthePanathenaicStadium,originallybuiltin330BC.
SincetheGameswerenotwellpublicizedinternationally,contestants(选手)werenotnationallychosenbutrathercameindividuallyandattheirownexpense.SomecontestantsweretouristswhohappenedtobeintheareaduringtheGames.
5.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheHistoryoftheOlympics
B.HowCoubertinSetupIOC
C.TheFirstModernOlympicGames
D.GreatChangesintheOlympicGames
答案与解析 A 标题概括题。
全文简要讲述了奥运会的历史,A选项紧扣中心,可作标题。
6.Coubertinheldamostimportantmeetingwith79delegatesin________.
A.1500B.1892
C.1894D.1896
答案与解析 C 细节理解题。
由第二段第二句可知,Coubertin在1892年提出恢复举办奥运会,再由第三段第一句中“Twoyearslater”可知,这次会议是在1894年召开的。
7.AtthefirstmodernOlympicGames,________.
A.winnersweregivenmoneyasprize
B.IOCinvitedcontestantstotourGreece
C.therewerenostrictrulesforbeingacontestant
D.manycountrieschosesomeathletestocompete
答案与解析 C 推理判断题。
根据最后一段可知,当时参加奥运会的选手不是由国家选派的,而是个人报名参赛,其中还有一些是碰巧在那儿旅游的游客。
由此可知当时对参赛选手没有严格的限制。
C
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