Many years ago in a small village, an old man was hired to clear the spring (泉水) up on the mountain. He patrolled (巡邏) the spring every day, and swept away all the leaves and other things that would dirty the fresh flow of water. Soon, beautiful swans (天鵝) came to the clear spring, and the village became a popular attraction for visitors.
Years passed. One evening the town leaders held a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them said, “Why do we keep this old man on year after year? I don’t think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man was asked to leave.
For several weeks, nothing changed. By early autumn, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered with leaves. A few days later, the water was much darker. Only a few months after the old man left, all the swans left, as did the tourists. Disease reached deeply into the village.
Quickly, the leaders held a special meeting. Realizing their mistake, they rehired the old man. Then within a few weeks, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life returned to the village.
So, my friends, do you see? No matter how small your work or your life seems to be, never overlook it. Anything we can do will make a difference.
小題1:The leaders decided to ask the old man to leave because they thought ______.
A．his work was unnecessaryB．he did his work carelessly
C．he was too old to do the jobD．he could do other better jobs
小題2:How did the leaders feel a few months after the old man left?
A．Regretful.B．Moved.C．Excited.D．Calm.
小題3:What does the underlined word “overlook” mean in the last paragraph?
A．Believe.B．Ignore(忽略).C．Praise.D．Punish.
小題4:With this story, the writer wants to tell us that ______.
A．even a small job can be importantB．work can bring old people happiness
C．everyone should always respect othersD．everyone can be his own master

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:A

試題分析：本文敘述了一位老人被安排到山上去清理垃圾以保持泉水的清潔，由于老人的辛勤勞動，給天鵝和旅行者都帶來了快樂，他們都愿意去山上游玩，這時，領導者一看這么和諧的情況認為沒有必要再讓老人了在這里工作了，可是他們沒有想到的是，幾個月后這里很快變臟了，并且給村民也帶來了疾病，這時領導人認識到了自己的錯誤，再小的事也會給我們的生活帶來很大的影響。
小題1:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I don’t think we need him or his work.”故選A。
小題2:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Realizing their mistake, they rehired the old man. 故選A。
小題3:這是細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)No matter how small your work or your life seems to be 和Anything we can do will make a difference 任何事情不管它多小，做小事它也有一定的意義，故選B。
小題4:這是寫作意圖題。根據(jù)Anything we can do will make a difference.最后一句總結了這個故事給予我們的道理。故選A。
點評：在歷年高考閱讀題中，不同文體與三種寫作意圖類型的大致對應關系，這有助于做好此類試題。第一種寫作意圖（to entertain readers）常見于故事類的文章。第二種寫作意圖（to persuade readers，to sell a product or a service），或是要通過對旅游景點﹑報刊雜志﹑影片﹑電視節(jié)目等的介紹來達到他的寫作目的：吸引更多的游客﹑讀者或訂戶﹑觀眾等（to attract more visitors / readers / audience）。第三種寫作意圖（to inform readers）多見于科普類﹑新聞報道類﹑文化類或社會類的文章，了解這類文章的寫作目的有賴于對文章主題的正確把握，閱讀時有必要找準文章的主題句，或較好地對主題加以歸納。
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