2014届江苏省高考英语一轮复习专项训练：完形填空4.docVIP

江苏省2014届高三英语一轮复习 完形填空攻略训练（4） 三 完形填空 The Keeper of the River 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 mans 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 isnt doing his job．His position isnt 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．Realising 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．