There 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 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（漏水） along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how great 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 bucket could 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 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（光禿禿的）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.
小題1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A．dirtyB．darkC．duskD．broken
小題2:What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A．His leaking.B．His aging.C．His manner.D．His past.
小題3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to   _________.
A．show off its beautiful looksB．feel sorry about the old one
C．laugh at the old oneD．praise the gardener’s kindness
小題4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A．Because it was used to keep balance（平衡）
B．Because it stayed in its best condition
C．Because it had its own value
D．Because it was treated as a treasure

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C

試題分析：
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句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.該詞是指這只桶已經(jīng)差不多要壞了，故D正確。
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩行The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked（漏水） along the path.說明A正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段See how great 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!”說明是在嘲笑對方，故C正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段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（光禿禿的）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.說明這只破桶也有作用和價值，澆灌了它那一邊的花草。故它的存在仍然是有價值的。故C正確。
點評：文章講述了一個園藝工人一直在使用一只破桶來澆花。告訴我們?nèi)魏我粯邮挛锏拇嬖诙际怯欣碛傻摹＜锌疾橥评眍}，解推斷題最主要的方法是根據(jù)詞義關系推斷具體細節(jié)。。
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