Question

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.

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.

2.How did the cracked pot feel about itself at first?

A．Proud.            B．Disappointed.      C．Annoyed.          D．Embarrassed.

3.Where were the flowers growing?

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

4.Which is the correct order of the following events?

① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.

② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.

③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.

④ The woman found a crack on one pot.

⑤ The woman planted some flower seeds.

A．④⑤①③②                           B．⑤④③②①

C．④③①②⑤                           D．④⑤③①②

5.What does the passage mainly want to tell us?

A．Never laugh at imperfection.               B．No pains, no gains.

C．Imperfection makes life meaningful.         D．It’s never too late to learn.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了一个妇女的两个罐子，一个有了裂痕，虽然只能盛一半的水，但是却可以浇灌路边的花，所以有时不完美会使人生有意义。

1.猜词题：从第三段的句子：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是裂痕但是没有分开。选B

2.细节题：从第三段的句子：But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.可知一开始，有裂痕的罐子很羞愧。选D

3.细节题：从第五段的句子：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长。选D

4.排序题：从文章的五六两段，可知正确的顺序是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.选A。

5.主旨题：文章的最后一句话是主题句：But it’s these cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.选C。

考点：考查人生百味类短文