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

     The keeper of the spring has been 1 the job many years earlier by a young town councilman. His job was to 2 the leaves from the pools in the mountain. He looked around the hills 3 ,cleared away the leaves and branches,and wiped away the silt that would otherwise have choked and polluted the 4 flow of water. The village soon became a (an)5  attraction for vacationers. Swans floated along the clear spring,and the view from the top of the Alps was 6 words.

     Years passed. One evening the town council met for its meeting. 7 they reviewed the budget,one man's eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring. He said ,“Who is the old man?8  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 9 any longer. Then,they fired the old man.

     For several weeks,10 changed.

     By early autumn,however,the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools,11 the rushing flow of sparking water. One afternoon someone 12 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 13 ,they rehired the old keeper of the spring. And within a few weeks,the river of life began to clear up. Then,new life 14 to the village in the Alps.

     Never look down on the seeming 15 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. protecting   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

F 閱讀提示:本文講述了中歐地區(qū)阿爾卑斯山上一個(gè)泉水看護(hù)者的故事。他的工作看似微不足道，但是卻非常重要。鎮(zhèn)委會(huì)想節(jié)約開支故解聘了他，秋天一到，落葉和樹枝阻塞河道，污染河水。后來再次聘用了他,通過他的養(yǎng)護(hù)，泉水又恢復(fù)生機(jī)，也重新吸引了游客。文章揭示了不要小瞧微薄的力量，它也能創(chuàng)造價(jià)值。

1. B根據(jù)句意“一個(gè)年輕的鎮(zhèn)議員在多年前給了這個(gè)泉水看護(hù)者 這份工作。”,可知選   B.

2. A考査動(dòng)詞用法辨析。remove意為“移除”；use意為“使用”； bum意為“燃燒”;cut意為“切割”。根據(jù)句意“他的工作是清除山 上水池里的樹葉�！保赃x擇八。

3. C nearly意為“將近^finally意為“最終Vegularly意為“有規(guī)律 地;經(jīng)�！�;hardly意為“幾乎不”。根據(jù)句意應(yīng)該是他經(jīng)常在山上 巡視，及時(shí)清除水中雜物，所以選擇   C.

4. C根據(jù)句意“他挖走淤泥，否則會(huì)堵塞和污染清新的水源”，形容 詞fresh有“清新;新鮮”的意思，所以選擇   C.

5. B根據(jù)上文意思，養(yǎng)護(hù)者辛勤的勞動(dòng)讓山村變成受游客歡迎和 向往的地方。所以選擇   B.

6. C under意為“在……下面”；above意為“在……上面beyond 意為“超越”；past意為“經(jīng)過”。根據(jù)句意“天鵝在清澈的泉水里 游弋，從阿爾卑斯山頂看到的美景無法用語言來描述”,所以選 擇   C.

7. B根據(jù)句意可知選擇   B. as在此意為“當(dāng)……時(shí)候”。

8. C —個(gè)與會(huì)的人想通過拿掉泉水看護(hù)者的薪水來完成節(jié)約預(yù)算 時(shí)的一句質(zhì)問為什么我們年復(fù)一年的保留他這個(gè)崗位呢?”，所以選擇   C.

9.    D根據(jù)上文開會(huì)者對泉水看護(hù)員工作的不滿，即“He is doing us no good.”,可以判斷他們認(rèn)為這個(gè)工作沒有存在的“必要”，所以選擇   D.

10. A根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是解雇泉水看護(hù)員后,幾周來好像“沒有”什么變化，所以選擇A.

11. B protect意為“保護(hù)”；prevent意為“阻止”；provide意為“提供”;produce意為“產(chǎn)生;制造”。根據(jù)句意“到了秋天，樹葉飄落 到水里，阻止了湍流而下的河水�！�，所以選擇   B.

12. A notice意為“注意，察覺”;mark意為“標(biāo)志”；sign意為“簽名; 簽字”;record意為“記錄”。根據(jù)句意“一天下午，有人發(fā)現(xiàn)泉水變成微黃色�！�,所以選擇A.

13. D根據(jù)上文及本句句意“認(rèn)識(shí)到他們的錯(cuò)誤，他們再次聘用了那位老泉水看護(hù)者。”,所以選擇   D.

14. D repair 意為“ 修理”；reply意為“回復(fù)”;reach意為“到達(dá)”； return意為“返回”。根據(jù)上下文句意通過泉水看護(hù)者的勞動(dòng)，泉 水又恢復(fù)了生機(jī)。所以選擇   D.

15. C根據(jù)句意“不要小瞧某人看似微薄的任務(wù)、工作或者生活。”，所以選擇   C.

題目來源：2016年啟東中學(xué)作業(yè)本英語閱讀理解與完形填空5 > Week 9 Mysteries 趣聞軼事

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