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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

Answer 1

F 阅读提示:本文讲述了中欧地区阿尔卑斯山上一个泉水看护者的故事。他的工作看似微不足道，但是却非常重要。镇委会想节约开支故解聘了他，秋天一到，落叶和树枝阻塞河道，污染河水。后来再次聘用了他,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. B根据句意“一个年轻的镇议员在多年前给了这个泉水看护者 这份工作。”,可知选   B.

2. A考査动词用法辨析。remove意为“移除”；use意为“使用”； bum意为“燃烧”;cut意为“切割”。根据句意“他的工作是清除山 上水池里的树叶。”，所以选择八。

3. C nearly意为“将近^finally意为“最终Vegularly意为“有规律 地;经常”;hardly意为“几乎不”。根据句意应该是他经常在山上 巡视，及时清除水中杂物，所以选择   C.

4. C根据句意“他挖走淤泥，否则会堵塞和污染清新的水源”，形容 词fresh有“清新;新鲜”的意思，所以选择   C.

5. B根据上文意思，养护者辛勤的劳动让山村变成受游客欢迎和 向往的地方。所以选择   B.

6. C under意为“在……下面”；above意为“在……上面beyond 意为“超越”；past意为“经过”。根据句意“天鹅在清澈的泉水里 游弋，从阿尔卑斯山顶看到的美景无法用语言来描述”,所以选 择   C.

7. B根据句意可知选择   B. as在此意为“当……时候”。

8. C —个与会的人想通过拿掉泉水看护者的薪水来完成节约预算 时的一句质问为什么我们年复一年的保留他这个岗位呢?”，所以选择   C.

9.    D根据上文开会者对泉水看护员工作的不满，即“He is doing us no good.”,可以判断他们认为这个工作没有存在的“必要”，所以选择   D.

10. A根据上下文，应该是解雇泉水看护员后,几周来好像“没有”什么变化，所以选择A.

11. B protect意为“保护”；prevent意为“阻止”；provide意为“提供”;produce意为“产生;制造”。根据句意“到了秋天，树叶飘落 到水里，阻止了湍流而下的河水。”，所以选择   B.

12. A notice意为“注意，察觉”;mark意为“标志”；sign意为“签名; 签字”_;record意为“记录”。根据句意“一天下午，有人发现泉水变成微黄色。”,所以选择A.

13. D根据上文及本句句意“认识到他们的错误，他们再次聘用了那位老泉水看护者。”,所以选择   D.

14. D repair 意为“ 修理”；reply意为“回复”;reach意为“到达”； return意为“返回”。根据上下文句意通过泉水看护者的劳动，泉 水又恢复了生机。所以选择   D.

15. C根据句意“不要小瞧某人看似微薄的任务、工作或者生活。”，所以选择   C.