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1、2019高考英语二轮练习资料：阅读理解01含解析(十二)A(2017卷，A)There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckers.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 mornin
2、g, 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: befor
3、e it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I dont know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are！”And all that the old bucket
4、could say was. “I know Im not very useful, but I can only do my best. Im happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least .”One day, the gardener heard that kind or conversation .After watering the flowers as usual, he said. “You both have done your work very well. Now I am goi
5、ng to carry you back. I want you to look carefully 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，leadi
6、ng all the way to the garden.本文讲述了园艺工人用两个桶挑水浇花坛的故事，新桶感到自豪，认为自己的用处大；旧桶惭愧，认为自己没大有用。而实际新、旧桶都有用处，只是表现点不同，人也是这样。1What does the underlined word“dilapidated”probably mean?ADirty. BDark.CWornout. DPlainlooking.答案：C。词议猜测题。与上文的shiny and new相对的是old and dilapidated。根据下文可知旧桶已用许多年，过了它的最好时候，也就是“用坏了，旧了”，故C项正确。2What
7、 was the old bucket ashamed of?AHis past. BHis aging.CHis manner. DHis leaking.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文第二段最后一句可知：旧桶上有漏洞，而感到羞愧，因为还没来得及到花坛，就漏掉了相当多的水。3The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _.Alaugh at the old oneBtake pity on the old oneCshow off its beautiful looksDpraise the gardeners k
8、indness答案：A。细节理解题。由短文第三段可知，新桶说自己多么有用，旧桶多么的没用。从而我们可知新桶在嘲笑旧桶。4Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?ABecause it was used to keep a balance.BBecause it stayed in its best condition.CBecause it was taken as a treasure.DBecause it had its own function.答案：D。推理判断题。由最后一段可知，旧桶虽然漏水，但它浇灌了路上的花花草草，它还
9、是有用处的。B(2017新课标卷，B)While small may be beautiful, tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems, particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain (TPCGB), which was formed six months ago to campaign for the needs of the tall, has turned its att
10、ention to hotels and restaurants. Beds that are too small, shower heads that are too low, and restaurant tables with hardly any legroom all make life difficult for those of above average height, it says.But it is not just the extratall whose needs are not being met. The average height of the populat
11、ion has been increasing yet the standard size of beds, doorways, and chairs has remained unchanged.“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it, so even a kingsize bed at 66(6 feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25% of men, while the standard 63 bed cater
12、s for less than half of the male population.” Said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy, “Sevenfoot beds would work fine.”Similarly, restaurant tables can cause no end of problems. Small tables, which mean the longlegged have to sit a foot or so away from them, are enough to make tall customers go elsewher
13、e.Some have already taken note, however. At Queens Moat Houses Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh, 66beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors, particularly Americans.本文讲述了现在人们的身高普遍增高了，饭店的桌子需要加大，旅馆的床需要加长，否则它们就会失去顾客。5What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?ATo p
14、rovide better services.BTo rebuild hotels and restaurants.CTo draw public attention to the needs of the tall.DTo attract more people to become its members.答案：C。细节理解题。由短文第二段第一句话可知，高个人们组成了TPCGB俱乐部，为了高人而战斗，且把注意力转向了宾馆、饭店，从而引起人们的注意。6Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil
15、 Heinricy?A72. B7.C66. D63.答案：B。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句话可知：七英尺的床应该是合适长度的床。7What may happen to restaurants with small tables?AThey may lose some customers. BThey may start businesses elsewhere.CThey have to find easy chairs to match the tables.DThey have to provide enough space for the longlegged.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文倒数第二段可知，如果饭店的桌子小了，高个人坐不下，这样使得顾客到别地方去了。8What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?ATall people pay more for larger beds. B66beds have taken the place of 63beds.CSpecial rooms are kept for Americans. DGuest rooms are standardized.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文最后一段可知，在爱丁堡的宾馆里，标准床已换成了6
