2014届高考英语专题限时训练24《夹叙夹议型完形填空》三.docVIP

专题限时训练(二十四)　[夹叙夹议型完形填空(三)] (限时：30分钟) (一) 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__1__， the old man guarded the hills，__2__the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have__3__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__4__words. Years passed. One evening the town__5__met. As they reviewed the budget, one mans__6__caught sight of the salary __7__being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river. He asked, “Who is the old man? Why do we__8__to employ him? No one in the town ever __9__ him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isnt doing his job. His position isnt__10__any longer.” Then they voted to__11__the man. For several weeks, nothing changed… By early autumn, the trees began to__12__their leaves. Small branches broke off and fell into the pool of the hills，__13__the flow of the shining water. One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown__14__in the river. A few days later, the water was much__15__. Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible __16__was soon sensed. Swans left and so did the __17__. The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness. Quickly, the__18__town committees called a special meeting. Realizing their huge error in__19__， 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__20__. 1．A.regularly B．suddenly C．naturally D．actually 2．A.cut B．burned C．removed D．selected[ 3．A.carried B．poured C．changed