Question

A water bearer in India had two large pots;  each hung on the ends of a pole. The water bearer often  carried the pole __36__ his neck. One of the pots had a crack(裂縫) in it, __37__ the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house,  the cracked pot __38__ only half full. For a full two years,  this went on __39__，  with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water to his house.

Of course,  the perfect pot was __40__ of its advantages. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection,  and __41__ that it was able to __42__ only half of what it had been made to do.  __43__ two years of what  sensed to be a bitter __44__，  it spoke to the water bearer one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself,  and I want to __45__ to you. I have been able to  __46__ only half my load because this crack  in my side __47__ water to leak out all the way back to your house. Because of my __48__，  you have to do a lot of this work,  and you don't get full value from your __49__，”  the pot said.

 The bearer said to the pot,  “Did you __50__ that there were flowers only on your side of the path,  __51__ not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always __52__ your fault,  and I planted flower seeds on your side of the path,  and every day while we walk back,  you've __53__ them.

For two years I have been able to __54__ these  beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the __55__ you are,  there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”

36．A.above　　  B．over　　　  C．a(chǎn)cross　　　  D．through

37．A.as                        B．while                  C．when                    D．so

38．A.arrived                 B．realized            C. made                 D．concluded

39．A.weekly          B．daily                        C．monthly                    D．yearly

40．A.ashamed                B．proud        C．happy              D．disappointed

41．A.sad                             B．pleased                   C．comfortable                D．safe

42．A.admit      B．a(chǎn)chieve      C．reduce         D．a(chǎn)ttract

43．A.Before                  B. Since                      C．After                     D．By

44．A.failure                  B．success                 C．excitement            D．satisfaction

45．A.apologize                  B. talk                         C．a(chǎn)dmit                    D．a(chǎn)pply

46．A.develop         B．permit     C．depend           D．deliver

47．A.takes                    B．causes                   C．makes                   D．reminds

48．A.fault              B．success                 C．kindness                D．sorrow

49．A.effects                 B．efforts                   C．operation                      D．a(chǎn)ttempt

50．A.look                            B．pay                       C．notice                   D．watch

51．A.but                             B．a(chǎn)nd                              C．since                     D．a(chǎn)fter

52. A．known about  B．told about C．worried about       D．come about

53．A.cared                   B．watered              C．planted                  D．pulled

54．A.pick     B．buy               C．sell         D．borrow

55．A.attitude                B．way                          C．measure            D．a(chǎn)ppearance

Answer 1

36．解析: across 可以表示“在(身體某部位)上橫過/橫跨”，故答案是C項。

答案：C

37．

解析: “一個罐子有裂縫，而另一個完好無損”，所以 while 是最佳選擇，表示并列比較

答案：B

38．

解析: 　此處語境：到家時，有裂縫的罐子里面的水只剩一半了。故答案是A項。

答案：A

39．

解析: 　根據(jù)倒數(shù)第2段的“every day while we walk back”可知他每天去挑水。故答案是B項

答案：B

40．解析:根據(jù)語境，這個沒有裂縫的罐子為自己的優(yōu)勢感到自豪，故答案是B項。

答案：B

41．解析: 　此處表示： 這個有裂縫的罐子為自己有瑕疵而感到難過

答案：A

42．解析: 　admit“承認(rèn)”；achieve“完成”；reduce“減少”；attract“吸引”。

答案：B

43．解析: 根據(jù)語境，此處表示“在痛苦地意識到自己很失敗后過了兩年”，所以答案是C項。

答案：C

44．解析: 　根據(jù)語境，此處表示“失敗的痛苦”，故答案是A項

答案：A

45．解析: 此處語境：我得向你道歉，故答案是A項。  apply“申請； 應(yīng)用”

答案：AA.develop   B．permit     C．depend           D．deliver

解析: deliver意為“運(yùn)送”，符合文意。故答案是D項。

答案：D

49．

解析:　此處語境：你的努力沒有得到應(yīng)有的回報， 故答案是efforts“努力”。effect“效果；影響”；operation“操作；手術(shù)”；attempt “企圖；嘗試”。

答案：B

50．解析: 此處的語境：你沒注意到在你這側(cè)的路邊有花嗎？故答案是C項， notice“注意到”；watch“關(guān)注；監(jiān)視”。

答案：    C

51．解析: 51．A　此處表示：而不是在另一個罐子的那側(cè)。所以答案是表示轉(zhuǎn)折的but。

答案：A

52.解析: 此處語境：我一直了解你的瑕疵，故答案是A項

答案：A

53．解析: 此處語境：你澆灌了它們。故答案是B項， water “澆水”

答案：B

54．解析:此處語境：兩年來我能一直摘取這些美麗的花來裝飾桌子。故答案是A項。

答案：A

55．解析: 55．B　此處語境：沒有你的這種缺陷，就沒有這些美麗的花來美化房間。way“方式；情形；道路”，故答案是B項。attitude “態(tài)度”。

答案：B