Question

二、 完形填空(10分)

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 1 a job many years earlier by a young town councilman (议员) . His job was to 2 away the leaves from the pool^s in the mountain. He wiped away tAe silt (淤泥) that would otherwise have choked (堵塞) and polluted the 3 flow of water. The village soon became a  (an) 4 attraction for visitors. Swans floated along the clear spring,and the view from the top of the Alps was beyond 5 .

Years passed. One evening the town council met for its meeting. One man's eye caught the salary figure being paid to the keeper of the spring. He said, ⁴⁴Who is the old man? Why do we keep him year after year? No one ever sees him. For all we know,he is doing us no 6 .”Then,they fired (解雇) the old man.

For several weeks,7 changed. By early autumn,however,the tree leaves began to fall and fell into the pools,8 the rushing flow of water. The spring water turn yellowish.

A few days later,swans left,and so did the tourists.

Quickly,the councilmen held a special meeting. Realizing their 9 ,they rehired the old keeper of the spring. And within a few weeks,the river of life began to clear up.

Never look down on the seeming smallness of one^ task,job,or life!Even though it Ls rather small,it does make a 10 .

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

() 2. A. clear   B. put   C. run   D. give

() 3. A. dirty   B. grey   C. fresh   D. dried

() 4. A. expensive   B. popular   C. unwelcome   D. cheap

() 5. A. ways   B. steps   C. words   D. colours

() 6. A. attention   B. good C matter   D. power

() 7. A. nothing   B. somebody   C. anybody   D. everything

() 8. A. protecting   B. preventing   C. providing   D. producing

() 9. A. feelings   B. diseases   C. abilities   D. mistakes

() 10. A. wish   B. day   C. meaning   D. difference

Answer 1

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