河南省周口市沈丘县2021年中考英语二模试卷

2021年河南省周口市沈丘县中考英语二模试卷 二、阅读理解（20小题，每小题10分，共40分）阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 1．（10分）There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care.To water his flowers，he used two buckets（水桶）.One was shiny and new，and the other was old and broken. 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.：The old bucket felt very ashamed（羞愧的） because of its holes：before it reached the flowerbeds，much water had leaked（漏）along the path. Sometimes the new bucket would say， "How good it is that the gardener has me to water flowers every day！I don't know why he still bothers with you.What a waste of space you are!" But the old bucket said， "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." 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 earth；on the other side where the old bucket was carried there was a row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden. （1）What was the old bucket ashamed of？ 　 　 A.It's past. B.It's aging. C.It's manner. D.It's leak. （2）Why did the new bucket make conversations with the old one？ 　 　 A.To laugh at the old one. B.To take pity on the old. C.To show off its beautiful look. D.To praise the gardener's kindness. （3）What did the gardener think of the new bucket？ 　 　 A.It was shameful. B.It was boring. C.It was too proud. D.It was very smart. （4）Why did the gardener still keep the old bucket？ 　 　 A.It was still very useful. B.It was used to keep a balance. C.It stayed in its good co