An old woman had two large pots, one on each end of a pole. She carried the pole with the pots across her neck.
One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half-full.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”
The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s because I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.”
“For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
【小題1】What does the underlined word “crack” mean?
| A．Very narrow space between two things or two parts of something. |
| B．Line of division where something is broken, but not into separate parts. |
| C．Fault in an idea, system, or organization. |
| D．Sudden sharp noise like the sound of a stick being broken. |
| A．Proud. | B．Disappointed. | C．Annoyed. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．On both sides of the path. | B．In the woman’s house. |
| C．On the perfect pot’s side of the path. | D．On the cracked pot’s side of the path |
| A．④⑤①③② | B．⑤④③②① |
| C．④③①②⑤ | D．④⑤③①② |
| A．Never laugh at imperfection. | B．No pains, no gains. |
| C．Imperfection makes life meaningful. | D．It’s never too late to learn. |
【小題1】B
【小題2】D
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】C
解析試題分析：文章介紹了一個婦女的兩個罐子，一個有了裂痕，雖然只能盛一半的水，但是卻可以澆灌路邊的花，所以有時不完美會使人生有意義。
【小題1】猜詞題：從第三段的句子：But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.和第四段的句子：I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”可知crack是裂痕但是沒有分開。選B
【小題2】細節題：從第三段的句子：But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.可知一開始，有裂痕的罐子很羞愧。選D
【小題3】細節題：從第五段的句子：Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? 可知是在有裂痕的一遍有花生長。選D
【小題4】排序題：從文章的五六兩段，可知正確的順序是④ The woman found a crack on one pot. ⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds. ① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table. ③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack. ② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.選A。
【小題5】主旨題：文章的最后一句話是主題句：But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.選C。
考點：考查人生百味類短文
點評：文章故事線條清晰通過對話展現故事情節，側重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運用英語的能力，注重語篇的理解，學生平時要培養自己駕馭語篇的能力
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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）
Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive, hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent. It was a tall young man, smoking.
He had an almost black face, though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points, though he could not be more than twenty, three or four. There was an unusual force in his face, and in his daring rolling eyes.
"Well, my beauty, what can I do for you?" said he, coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss: "Never mind me. I am Mr. d'Urberville. Have you come to see me or my mother?"
This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified face. She tried to keep calm and answered, "I came to see your mother, sir."
"I am afraid you cannot see her—she is ill in bed," replied the representative of the house; for this was Mr.Alee, the only son of the noble family."What is the business you wish to see her about?"
"It isn't business—it is— I can hardly say what!"
"Pleasure?"
"Oh no. Why, sir, if I tell you, it will seem—"
Tess's sense of a certain ridicule was now so strong that, despite her general discomfort at being here, her rosy lips curved(彎曲) towards a smile, much to the attraction of the young man.
"It is so foolish," she stammered(急急巴巴地說); "I fear I can't tell you!"
"Never mind; I like foolish things. Try again, my dear," said he kindly.
"Mother asked me to come," Tess continued; 'and, indeed, I was in the mind to do so myself. But I did not think it would be like this.I came, sir,to tell you that we are of the same family as you."
"Ho! Poor relations?"
"Yes."
'Stokes?'
"No; d'Urbervilles."
"Ay, ay; I mean d'Urbervilles."
"Our names are wom away to Durbeyfield; but we have several proofs that we are d'Urbervilles. The local scholars hold the view that we are,and we have an old seal(印章) and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you, as we've lost our horse by a bad accident; we can hardly make a living."
"Very kind of your mother, I'm sure.' Alec looked at Tess as he spoke, in a way that made her uneasy. 'And so, my pretty girl, you've come on a friendly visit to us, as relations?"
"I suppose I have," looking less confident and uncomfortable again.
"Well-there's no harm in it. Where do you live? What are you?"
—Tess of the d'Urbervilles By Thomas Hardy
61. How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec?
A. Excited and hopeful. B. Nervous and uncomfortable.
C. Surprised but comfortable. D. Pleased but embarrassed.
62. In the eyes of Tess, Alec is _______________.
A. forceful and daring B. unfriendly and talkative
C. a gentle and reliable man D. older than she had expected
63. Why does Tess pay the visit to the d'Urbervilles?
A. To see Alec himself.
B. To see Alec's mother.
C. To confirm that they are of the same family.
D. To make known their relationship and seek help.
64. Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because __________.
A. Tess is his distant relation B. Tess looks polite to him
C. Tess is a pretty girl D. Tess looks ridiculous
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