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　　许昌市四校联考高一下学期第三次考试
　　英语试题
　　（考试时间：120分钟      试卷满分：120×1.25=150分）
　　本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分
　　命题学校：长葛一高    命题人：田秀丽  审题人：付春卉
　　第I卷
　　第一部分  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, D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets(水桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
　　Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏出) along the path.
　　Sometimes the new bucld say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
　　And all that the old bucld say was，“I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
　　One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back, I want you to loolly along the path.”
　　Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare（光秃秃的）earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.
　　1. What was the old bucket ashamed of?
　　A. His past.        B. His aging.       C. His manner.         D. His leaking.
　　2. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
　　A. dirty           B. dark            C. worn-out           D. ordinary-looking.
　　3. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _________.       
　　A. take pity on the old one                  B. laugh at the old one
　　C. show off its beautiful looks               D. praise the gardener’s kindness
　　4. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
　　A. Because it was used to keep a balance.
　　B. Because it stayed in its best condition.
　　C. Because it had its own function.
　　D. Because it was taken as a treasure.
　　B
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