第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

   阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

An old man had been working for many years for a town. His job was to clear away natural waste from

the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby. Quietly and   36  , the old man guarded the hills,  37    the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have   38   and polluted the fresh flow of water . The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists. Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful   39    words.

Years passed. One evening the town    40    met. As they reviewed the budget, one man’s 41____

caught sight of the salary   42    being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked , “Who is the old man? Why do we    43   to employ him? No one in town ever  44  him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn’t doing his job. His position isn’t   45    any longer.” Then they voted to   46   the man.

For several weeks, nothing changed….

By early autumn, the trees began to  47  their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pools

of the hills,  48    the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown   49  in the river. A few days later, the water was much   50   . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible   51    was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the 52    . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly, the   53    town committee called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in  54   , 

they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up. Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job or life. They may all make a   55    .

36. A. regularly  B. suddenly     C. naturally    D. actually

37. A. cut    B. burned       C. removed      D. selected

38. A. carried  B. poured       C. changed      D. blocked

39. A. beyond   B. with         C. in           D. after

40. A. office   B. association  C. department   D. committee

41. A. eye   B. care         C. hand         D. mind

42. A. list  B. form         C. figure       D. account

43. A. promise  B. continue     C. stop         D. tend

44. A. visits  B. hires        C. tells        D. sees

45. A. powerful  B. important       C. necessary  D. suitable

46. A. find  B. fire            C. support    D. forgot

47. A. lose  B. miss            C. fall       D. grow

48. A. pulling  B. speeding  C. slowing    D. pushing

49. A. fish  B. color  C. flower     D. leaf

50. A. deeper   B. cooler  C. warmer     D. darker

51. A. sound  B. smell  C. wave       D. taste

52. A. managers   B. passengers  C. Villagers  D. tourists

53. A. embarrassed B. annoyed   C. discouraged    D. diappointed

54. A. arrangement B. assignment   C. judgement   D. amusement

55. A. suggestion  B. difference   C. progress    D. decision
英语学习  http://www.yggk.net/english/