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    A spring(泉水) keeper lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern part of the Alps in Central Europe.

The keeper of the spring has been ___a job many years earlier by a young town councilman(议员). His job was to ___the leaves from the pools in the mountain. He looked around the hills ___, cleared away the leaves and branches, and wiped away the silt(淤泥) that would otherwise have choked(堵塞) and polluted the _____flow of water. The village soon became a(an)  ___attraction for vacationers. Swans floated along the clear spring, and the view from the top of the Alps was     _______words.

Years passed. One evening the town council met for its meeting. ___they reviewed the budget(预算), one man's eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring. He said, “Who is old man?  _____do we keep him year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know, he is doing us no good. He isn't   ______any longer.” Then, they fired the old man. For several weeks,  _____changed.

By early autumn, however, the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools , ___the rushing flow of sparking water. One afternoon someone    _______the spring water turn yellowish. A few days later, swans left, as did the tourists. Diseases reached deep into the village.

Quickly, the councilmen held a special meeting. Realizing their ____, they rehired the old keeper of the spring. And within a few weeks, the river of life began to clear up. Then, new life     _______to the village in the Alps.

Never look down on the seeming   _______of one's task, job, or life! Even though it is rather small, it does make a difference.

1.A.brought B.offered C.found D.worked

2.A.remove B.use C.burn D.cut

3.A.nearly B.finally C.regularly D.hardly

4.A.dirty B.grey C.fresh D.dried

5.A.expensive B.popular C.unwelcome D.tough

6.A.under B.above C.beyond D.past

7.A.Since B.As C.Because D.If

8.A.How B.When C.Why D.If

9.A.young B.energetic C.strong D.necessary

10.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

11.A.protection B.preventing C.providing D.producing

12.A.noticed B.marked C.signed D.recorded

13.A.feelings B.pollution C.harm D.mistakes

14.A.repaired B.replied C.reached D.returned

15.A.weakness B.unhappiness C.smallness D.illness

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.C 9.D 10.A 11.B 12.A 13.D 14.D 15.C 【解析】 本文讲述了中欧地区阿尔卑斯山上一个泉水守护者的故事。他的工作看似微不足道,但是却非常重要。镇上的议员想节约开支所以解聘了他,秋天一到,落叶和树枝阻塞河道,污染河水,后来他们再次雇用了他,通过他的养护,泉水又恢复生机,也重新吸引了游客。文章揭示了不要小瞧微薄的力量,它也能创造价值。 1.句意:许多年前,一位年轻的镇议员给了守泉人一份工作。 考查动词。brought动词过去式,原形bring,带来;offered动词过去式,原形offer,提供;found动词过去式,原形find,发现;worked动词过去式,原形work,工作。根据后文“a job”工作,可知议员是提供给他了一份工作。故选B。 2.句意:他的工作是把树叶从山上的水池里清除掉。 考查动词。remove动词,移除,去除;use动词,使用;burn动词,燃烧;cut动词,切,割。根据下文“…cleared away the leaves and branches,”清除树叶和树枝,可知守泉人的工作是清除水池里的树叶,故remove符合题意,故填A。 3.句意:他定期地四下查看小山,清理树叶和树枝……。 考查副词。nearly副词,几乎,差不多;finally副词,最终;regularly副词,有规律地,按部就班地;hardly副词,几乎不。由前文可知,守泉人得到了工作,需要定期查看小山。 regularly副词,此处修饰动词look,符合句意,故选C。 4.句意:……把本来会堵塞和污染新鲜水的淤泥清除。 考查形容词。dirty形容词,脏的;grey形容词,灰色的;fresh形容词,新鲜的;dried形容词,干燥的。根据句意可知,如果不清理树叶和树枝,会堵塞新鲜的水。故选C。 5.句意:这个村庄很快就成了度假者的一个热门景点。 考查形容词。expensive形容词,昂贵的;popular形容词,流行的;unwelcome形容词,不受欢迎的;tough形容词,坚强的。根据下句“Swans floated along the clear spring, and the view from the top of the Alps was words.”可知,经过守泉人的管理,此处的风景变得非常美丽,所以可以推断,这里变成了一个流行的,热门的景点。故选B。 6.句意:天鹅沿着清泉在漂浮,从阿尔卑斯山顶看到的景色是无法用语言形容的。 考查介词。under在……下面;above在……上面;beyond超过,越过;past超出,经过。此处表示的含义为“无法用语言表达”,用beyond words表示,故选C。 7.句意:当他们审查预算时,一个人的眼睛看到了支付给守泉人的工资数字。 考查连词。since自从,因为;as当……时候,因为,作为;because因为;if是否,如果。根据句意,此处需要引导时间状语从句,表示“当……时候”,故As符合句意,故选B。 8.句意:他说:“这个老人是谁?为什么我们一年一年地留着他。没有人见过他。……” 考查特殊疑问词。How疑问副词,如何,怎么样,提问方式和程度;When疑问副词,什么时候,提问时间;Why疑问副词,为什么,提问原因;If连词,是否,如果,可以引导宾语从句或者条件状语从句。根据后文“No one ever sees him. For all we know, he is doing us no good.”没有人看见过他。据我们所知,他对我们没好处。可知说话的人认为守泉人对于他们没有用处,不应该留着他,所以质问其他人为什么要留着他。Why符合句意,故选C。 9.句意:他不再必要了。 考查形容词。young形容词,年轻的;energetic形容词,精力充沛的;strong形容词,强壮的;necessary形容词,必须的。根据下文“Then, they fired the old man.”然后,他们解雇了这个老人。可知这些人认为这个老人没有用处了,不必要了,所以解雇了他。故necessary符合题意,故选D。 10.句意:几个星期来,没有什么变化。 考查不定代词。nothing没有东西,没有事情;something某物,某事;anything任何东西;everything每件事物。根据上文可知,议员们解雇了老人,在起初的几周,没有发生变化。nothing符合题意。故选A。 11.句意:然而,到了初秋,树叶开始飘落,掉进了水池里,阻挡了湍急的河流。 考查动词。protect动词,保护;prevent动词,阻止;provide动词,提供;produce动词,生产,制造。根据句意可知,飘落的树叶掉在水里,阻止了河水,故选B。 12.句意:一天下午,有人注意到泉水发黄了。 考查动词。本句时态为一般过去时,动词用过去式。noticed注意,察觉;marked标记;signed签名,签字;recorded记录。根据句意可知,当树叶落下来后,人们突然注意到湖水的变化。故选A。 13.句意:很快,议员举行了一次特别会议。在意识到他们的错误后,他们重新雇用了这位老的守泉人。 考查名词。此处前有their形容词性物主代词,需要填写名词。feelings感情,情绪;pollution污染;harm损害,伤害;mistakes错误。根据上文可知议员们解雇了老人,导致环境受到了破坏,后来,议员们认识到自己的错误。故选D。 14.句意:然后,新的生机回到阿尔卑斯山的村庄。 考查动词。repaired纠正,补救;replied回复;reached到达;returned返回。根据句意可知,山村的环境被破坏了,在议员们重新雇用守泉人后,环境又恢复到以前,return符合题意,故选D。 15.句意:永远不要看不起一个人的任务、工作或生活中看似渺小的东西!尽管它相当小,但它确实有所不同。 考查名词。weakness弱点,缺陷;unhappiness不快,不幸;smallness渺小;illness疾病。根据下句“Even though it is rather small”提示,此处应该用small的名词形式,故选C。
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