Question

                     Keeper of the Spring

  There was an old man who lived high above an Austrian village along the eastern slope of the Alps.

The old gentleman had been 1 many years before by the town council to clear away the debris(垃圾) from the pools of water that fed the lovely spring flowing 2 their village. With faithful，silent regularity，he removed the 3 and branches，and wiped away anything that would otherwise have choked and polluted the fresh flow of water. The village soon became a popular 4  , for tourists.

  Years passed. One evening the town council met for its semi-annual 5   . As they re?viewed the 6   , a man noticed the small amount 7 to the keeper of the spring. The man said, "Who is he? Why do we keep him on the list year after year? No one ever 8  him. For all we know,the strange ranger of the hills is doing us no good,it isn't 9 to keep him any longer.”By a vote,they dispensed with(解除) the old man's services.

  For several weeks, nothing 10 .

  By early autumn,leaves began to 11 Small branches fell into the pools, hindering(阻塞) the rushing flow of water. One afternoon someone 12 a slightly yellowish-brown color in the water. A few days later, the water was much 13   . Within another week,a slimy film 14 sections of the water along the banks,and it was smelly. Birds left,as did the 15 . Disease and sickness 16 deeply into the village.

  Quickly, the 17council realized their error in 18 . They rehired the old keeper of the spring, and within a few weeks, the river began to 19 and the village came back to life.

  Never 20 the seeming smallness of your task,job,or life. 

(   ) 1.A. allowed   B. inspired   C. hired   D. served

(   ) 2.A. on   B. at   C. over   D. through

(   ) 3.A. birds   B. leaves   C. banks   D. trees

(   ) 4.A. attraction   B. station   C. direction   D. expression

(   ) 5.A. opening   B. meeting   C. organization   D. celebration

(   ) 6.A. debt   B. rule   C. dairy   D. budget

(   ) 7.A. taught   B. paid   C. permitted   D. borrowed

(   ) 8.A. orders   B. reminds   C. sees   D. respects

(   ) 9.A. optimistic   B. strong   C. comfortable   D. necessary

(   ) 10.A. worked   B. changed   C. began   D. arrived

(   ) 11. A. fall   B. grow   C. gather   D. wave

(   ) 12. A. mixed   B. recognized   C. noticed   D. painted

(   ) 13. A. fresher   B. clearer   C. colder   D. darker

(   ) 14. A. covered   B. protected   C. removed   D. formed

(   ) 15. A. keeper   B. spring   C. tourists   D. branches

(   ) 16. A. gave   B. reached   C. got   D. knew

(   ) 17. A. excited   B. encouraged   C. embarrassed   D. frightened

(   ) 18. A. experiment   B. preparation   C. knowledge   D. judgment

(   ) 19. A. clear up   B. set off   C. bring in   D. look around

(   ) 20. A. look down upon   B. be satisfied with

       C;be concerned about   D. think highly of

Answer 1

1- 5CDBAB 6—10 DBCDB

11— 15 ACDAC 16—20 BCDAA 

一位泉水守护者的故事告诉我们。有些看似徵不足道的东西也可以使我们的生活发生改变。

1.C下文rehired有提示：这住老者被雇来(hired) 负责清理山洞、水池中的杂物。

2.D泉水从山洞中流出，穿过(through) 他们的村庄。

3.B与本空后branches构成并列：他清理树叶(leaves) 和树枝，除去可能淤塞和污染泉水的任何东西。

4.A从本空后tourists可知：渐渐地，这个村庄成了旅游胜地(attraction) 。

5.B根据本空前met以及下句判断：有一天晚上，镇议会举行他们半年一次的会议(meet?ing) 。

6.D在审核预算(budget) 时，有个人看到了那笔付给泉水看护者的薪水。

7.B由本空前a small amount得出：这笔钱是付给(paid) 那位老者的。

8.C他是谁？我们为何要一直雇佣他？没有人看见(sees) 过他。

9.D这位在山里巡逻的陌生人时我们没有任何用处，没必要留他了！

10.B起先数周，没有什么明显的改变(changed) 。

11.A直到秋天来了，树叶开始凋落(fall) 。

12.C一天下午，有人注意到(noticed) 泉水变得有点棕黄。

13.D几天之后，泉水变得更加暗淡(darker) 。

14.A又过了一周，水面上覆盖了(covered) — 层有泥浆的黏膜，不久就开始发臭。

15.C鸟儿和游客(tourists) 都离开了，各种疾病开始在村中蔓延(reached) 。

16.B参考上句解释。

17.C尴尬的(embarrassed) 议会会员急忙召开特别会议，他们知道自己犯了一个大错。

18.D显然他们判断上(judgement) 有错误。

19.A几周之后，泉水变得清洁(clear up) ，小村庄又恢复了生机。

20.A决不要看不起(look down upon) 工作中或生活中那些似乎很微不足道的东西。