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1、1高一英语周练七十三第一部分 阅读理解(共两节；满分 30 分)第一节 (共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen
2、 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)
3、. The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable (能干的) I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I dont know why he still bothers
4、with you. What a waste of space you are！”And all that the old bucket 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 of conversation. After watering the flowers as
5、usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going 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 wh
6、ere the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden.语篇解读 新桶能圆满地完成浇水任务，漏水的旧桶也无意中恩泽了一路野花。新也好，旧也罢，任何事物都有自己的用处。1What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?A. 肮脏的 B. 黑色的C. 破旧的 D. 难看的2What was the old bucket ashamed of?A. His past. B. Hi
7、s aging.C. His manner. D. His leaking.3The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _.A. laugh at the old oneB. take pity on the old one2C. show off its beautiful looksD. praise the gardeners kindness4Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?A. Because it was used to keep a
8、balance.B. Because it stayed in its best condition.C. Because it was taken as a treasure.D. Because it had its own function.BThe first ancient Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC. Coroebus won the only event at the Olympics. This made him the very first Olympic
9、champion in history. Then they grew and continued to be played every four years. In 393 AD, the Roman emperor Theodosius ， a Christian, announced to end the Games because of their pagan (异教的) influences.About 1,500 years later, a young Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin began their revival (恢复). In
10、 1892 Coubertin first brought forward his idea to revive the Olympic Games but failed.Two years later, Coubertin organized a meeting with 79 delegates (代表) who represented nine countries. At this meeting he got what he wanted. All the delegates at the conference voted for the Olympic Games. They als
11、o decided to have Coubertin set up an international committee to organize the Games. This committee became the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Demetrious Vikelas from Greece was selected to be its first president. Athens was chosen for the revival of the Olympic Games and the planning was
12、begun.The very first modern Olympic Games opened in the first week of April, 1896. Since the Greek government had been unable to afford a stadium, a rich Greek architect，Georgios Averoff, donated one million drachmas (over $100,000) to repair the Panathenaic Stadium, originally built in 330 BC.Since
13、 the Games were not well publicized internationally, contestants (选手) were not nationally chosen but rather came individually and at their own expense. Some contestants were tourists who happened to be in the area during the Games.5What would be the best title for the passage?A. The History of the O
14、lympicsB. How Coubertin Set up IOCC. The First Modern Olympic GamesD. Great Changes in the Olympic Games6Coubertin held a most important meeting with 79 delegates in _.A. 1500 B. 1892C. 1894 D. 18967At the first modern Olympic Games, _.3A. winners were given money as prizeB. IOC invited contestants
15、to tour GreeceC. there were no strict rules for being a contestantD. many countries chose some athletes to competeCWhile youre in Shanghai, please come and take a walk round some of our interesting places.8.What makes Yu Gardens different from the other places in the text?A. They make people love na
16、ture.B. They cost very little to enter.C. They have something nice to eat.D. They are good for art research.9You cant study _ when you visit Shanghai Natural History Museum.A. robots B. dinosaursC. bamboo D. rocks10If someone is interested in silver bowls of the Tang Dynasty, he can go to _.A. Shanghai Art MuseumB. Shanghai MuseumC. Lu Xuns MuseumD. Shanghai Natural History Museum第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
