An old woman had two large pots (罐), one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried

题文

An old woman had two large pots (罐), one on each end of a pole (扁担). She carried the pole with the pots across her neck. One of the pots had a crack (裂缝) in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered (递送) a full pot of water. At the end of the long walk from the well to the hou, the cracked pot arrived only half-full. For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of cour, the perfect pot was proud. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection. One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman by the well: “I am ashamed of mylf becau this crack in my side caus water to leak out all the way back to your hou.” The old woman smiled: “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? That’s becau I have always known about your crack, so I planted flower eds on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you water them.” “For two years I have been able to pick the beautiful flowers to decorate (装饰) the table. Without you being just the way you are, I would not have this beauty.” Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s the cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.小题1:How did the cracked pot feel about itlf at first?A．Proud.B．Happy.C．Excited.D．Ashamed.小题2:Where were the flowers growing?A．On both sides of the path. B．In the woman’s hou.C．On the perfect pot’s side.D．On the cracked pot’s side.小题3:Which is the correct order of the following events?① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table.② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack.④ The woman found a crack on one pot.⑤ The woman planted some flower eds.A．④⑤①③②B．⑤④③②①C．④③①②⑤D．④⑤③①②小题4:What does the passage mainly want to tell us?A．Never laugh at old women.B．Imperfection makes life meaningful.C．Try your best to be perfect in life.D．Don’t u a cracked pot to carry water. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:D小题2:D小题3:A小题4:B

解析

文章介绍了一个妇女的两个罐子，一个有了裂痕，虽然只能盛一半的水，但是却可以浇灌路边的花，所以有时不完美会使人生有意义。小题1:细节题：从第三段的句子：But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.可知一开始，有裂痕的罐子很羞愧。故选D小题2:细节题：从第五段的句子：Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? 可知是在有裂痕的一遍有花生长。选D。小题3:排序题：从文章的五六两段，可知正确的顺序是④ The woman found a crack on one pot. ⑤ The woman planted some flower eds. ① The woman picked the flowers and decorated the table. ③ The cracked pot talked to the woman about its crack. ② The woman told the truth to the cracked pot.故选A。小题4:主旨题：文章的最后一句话是主题句：But it’s the cracks that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.这些缺陷让我们的生活更加有趣，故选B。

考点

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人生感悟类阅读的概念：

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生活感悟类阅读解题指导：

一、文章特点： 生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。二、解题技巧：针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。