An old woman has two large pots, one on each end of a pole（扁擔(dān)）. She carried the pole with the pots（壺）__    __ her neck.
One of the pots had a crack（裂縫）in it while the other pot was perfect and always filled a full pot of water. At the end of the long __    _ from the well（井）to the house, the cracked pot _     only half-full left.
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One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman _    __ the well:“I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your __    __.”
The old woman smiled:“Did you notice that there are ___    __ on your side of the path, but not on __    __ pot’s side? That’s because I have __    _ known about your crack, so I __    __ flower seeds（籽）on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you ___    __ them.” She added, “ For _    _ years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate（裝飾）the table. Without you, being just the ___    ___ you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these __    _ that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.
小題1:
A．crossB．a(chǎn)crossC．pastD．through
小題2:
A．travelB．rideC．walkD．trip
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)rrived B．heldC．reachedD．meant
小題4:
A．one or twoB．one and a halfC．twoD．half and one
小題5:
A．proudB．sadC．happyD．worried
小題6:
A．withB．fromC．byD．in
小題7:
A．fieldB．sideC．wellD．house
小題8:
A．seedsB．potsC．plantsD．flowers
小題9:
A．otherB．the otherC．a(chǎn)notherD．others
小題10:
A．neverB．everC．a(chǎn)lwaysD．often
小題11:
A．tookB．madeC．plantedD．kept
小題12:
A．waterB．seeC．visitD．understand
小題13:
A．manyB．a(chǎn) fewC．twoD．three
小題14:
A．roadB．sideC．pathD．way
小題15:
A．decorationsB．seedsC．flowersD．cracks

小題1:B 
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:D
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:C
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:D
小題15:D

試題分析：這是一篇童話故事。講述一位老人每天用兩只壺去井邊打水，但是有一只有裂痕，因此每次到家中總是剩下半壺水。這使它很傷心，同時對老人講出心事，老人告訴它是它的裂痕每次都流水而將一路的花籽，澆出了美麗的鮮花。從中說明， 我們每個人都有自己的裂痕，但是這些裂痕使我們的生活如此有趣和有意義。
小題1:考查語境的理解。A. cross橫過；B. across穿過（常指從表面過）；C. past過；D. through穿過（常指從內(nèi)部過）。分析句意：她的擔(dān)著兩只壺，從現(xiàn)實中得知中從她的肩上通過的。故選B
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. travel旅行；B. ride騎；C. walk走；D. trip旅行（指短途旅行）。分析句意：從井到她的房子有很長的路程。因為她是擔(dān)著水走的，因此要選擇路程來表示。故選C
小題3:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. arrived到達；B. held舉行；C. reached到達；D. meant意思。聯(lián)系上文：因為一只壺有一個裂痕，裝満水之后到家了就剩下了一半的水。到達做謂語，體現(xiàn)為不及物動詞用arrive.故選A
小題4:考查數(shù)詞及語境的理解。A. one or two一或二；B. one and a half一個半；C. two二；D. half and one一個半。分析句意：兩年的時間過去了，她每天只帶來一個半的壺水。一個是整壺水，而另一個為半壺水，相加之后為一壺與半壺。一個半的兩種表示法：如：一個半小時one hour and a half或者one and a half hours(注意:因為超過了一,所以hours要用復(fù)數(shù))故選B
小題5:考查形容詞及語境的理解。A. proud自豪的；B. sad傷心的；C. happy高興的；D. worried擔(dān)心的。結(jié)合前文：對于這個完整的壺來講是感到自豪的，但是另一個是感到傷心為自己的不完美。因此兩者進行對比應(yīng)選自豪的。故選A
小題6:考查介詞及語境的理解。A. with和；B. from從；C. by靠近；  D. in在……里。分析句意：一天，這個裂痕的壺在井邊對婦人表達心聲。從全文得知是去井邊打水，表示邊用by.故選C
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. field田地；B. side邊；C. well   井；D. house房子。分析本題是考查理解與分析，這個壺說出傷心的原因是到家之后就剩下一半的水了。到達你的家，也就是她的房屋。故選D
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. seeds種子；B. pots壺；C. plants植物；D. flowers花。聯(lián)系下文，這一路的邊上有鮮花。因此選擇第四項。故選D
小題9:考查代詞及語境的理解。A. other某他的；B. the other   另一個（常指兩者中的另一個）；C. another另一個（常指不定數(shù)目中的另一個）；D. others其他人或物。分析總共有兩個壺，兩個中的另一個，用代詞the other.故選B
小題10:考查副詞及語境的理解。A. never從沒有；B. ever曾經(jīng)；C. always一直；D. often經(jīng)常。分析我一直知道你有裂痕，因此我在路上種下花籽，每天我們走過的地方，你給它們澆水。因此說明她一直知道。故選C
小題11:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. took帶走；B. made  使；C. planted種植；D. kept堅持。本題相對就簡單了，通過上題得知是種植花籽。故選C
小題12:考查動詞及語境的理解。A. water澆水；B. see看；C. visit參觀；D. understand理解。 分析種植了花籽，因此用有裂痕的壺走過的一路，這一路它就給花兒們澆水了。故選A
小題13:考查語境的理解。A. many許多；B. a few一些；C. two兩；D. three三。分析在第三自然段中體現(xiàn)了時間為兩年，因此這里的也應(yīng)該為兩年。故選C
小題14:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. road公路；B. side邊；C. path小路；D. way方法；道路。聯(lián)系句意：兩年來我經(jīng)常采摘花回家裝飾房間。這一路沒有你，我將沒有這樣的漂亮。其實在講是有裂痕的壺的方式，給花澆水的方式。故選D
小題15:考查名詞及語境的理解。A. decorations裝飾品；B. seeds 種子；C. flowers花；D. cracks裂縫。總結(jié)全文：我們每個人都有自己的裂痕，但是這些裂痕使我們的生活如此有趣和有意義。通過前文章得知是裂痕。是可數(shù)名詞改為復(fù)數(shù)形式。故選D
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