Question

    A water bearer (搬运工) in India had two buckets(水桶). One small bucket had a crack (裂缝) and the other large was perfect. One always came home full and the other was not.

This went on. The water bearer carried one and a half buckets full of water to his owner's house. The poor cracked bucket was ashamed of (羞愧) itself. One day it spoke to the bearer by the river.

"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to say sorry. "

"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"

"I have been able to hold only half. Because of my crack, you have to do all this work, and you don't get full value for your efforts," said the bucket.

The bearer felt sorry and said, "As we return to the owner's house, I want you to notice the beautiful flowers along the road." As they went up the hill the cracked bucket noticed the beautiful flowers and this made it feel better.

The bearer said, "Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side, but not on the other side? I planted flower seeds(种子) on your side, and every day while we took water to the owner's house from the river, you have watered them. "

We are all "cracked buckets". But we shouldn't be ashamed, because we can be the cause of beauty. We can also find our good points.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

(注意:考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂"A"、错误的涂"B"。)

1.An Italian bearer took water to his owner's house every day.

2.The small bucket was ashamed of itself.

3.The water from the cracked bucket watered the flower seeds on both sides.

4.The water bearer was so clever that he could find the value of the cracked bucket.

5.The passage tells us that we are all cracked buckets.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.A

【解析】

本文是一则小故事，讲述了一个有裂缝的水桶为自己每次只能装回半桶水感到羞愧，但是搬运工安慰它因为它在途中的浇灌，只有它那一侧的道路开出了美丽的花。

1.

根据“A water bearer (搬运工) in India had two buckets”，可知是印度的搬运工，不是意大利的，题干信息表述错误，故选B。

2.

根据“One small bucket had a crack”和“The poor cracked bucket was ashamed of (羞愧) itself.”，可知小水桶有裂缝，它为自己感到羞愧，题干信息表述正确，故选A。

3.

根据“Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side, but not on the other side”，可知它只浇灌了自己这一侧的花，题干信息表述错误，故选B。

4.

根据故事的发展，以及“I planted flower seeds(种子) on your side, and every day while we took water to the owner's house from the river, you have watered them”，可知搬运工非常聪明，发现了有裂缝水桶的价值，题干信息表述正确，故选A。

5.

根据“We are all cracked buckets. But we shouldn't be ashamed, because we can be the cause of beauty”，可知文章告诉我们大家都像有裂缝的水桶，尽管不完美，但有各自的价值，题干信息表述正确，故选A。