二、完形填空(10分)Aspring(泉水)keeperlivedhighaboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternpartoftheAlpsinCentralEurope.Thekeeperofthespringhasbeen1ajobmanyyearsearlierbyayoungtowncouncilman(议员)

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   ⁴⁴ Who 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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