阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。
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 , the old man guarded the hills, the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have 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 words．
Years passed．One evening the town met．As they reviewed the budget, one man"s caught sight of the salary being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river．He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we to employ him? No one in town ever him． For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn"t doing his job．His position isn"t any longer．" Then they voted to the man．
For several weeks, nothing changed ．．．
By early autumn, the trees began to their leaves．Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills, the flow of the shining water．One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown in the river．A few days later, the water was much . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible was soon sensed．Swans left, and so did the . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness．
Quickly , the town committee called a special meeting．Realising their huge mistake in , 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 .
| 小题1: | | A．regularly | B．suddenly | C．casually | D．seldom |
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| 小题2: | | A．assumed | B．opposed | C．removed | D．conveyed |
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| 小题3: | | A．rejected | B．poured | C．selected | D．blocked |
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| 小题4: | | A．beyond | B．despite | C．within | D．after |
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| 小题5: | | A．sympathy | B．employment | C．masterpiece | D．committee |
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| 小题6: | | A．eye | B．care | C．hand | D．spirit |
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| 小题7: | | A．list | B．privilege | C．skill | D．concept |
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| 小题8: | | A．donate | B．continue | C．stop | D．fail |
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| 小题9: | | A．decorates | B．swears | C．shares | D．sees |
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| 小题10: | | A．negative | B．urgent | C．necessary | D．complex |
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| 小题11: | | A．find | B．fire | C．support | D．forget |
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| 小题12: | | A．lose | B．avoid | C．expand | D．admit |
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| 小题13: | | A．pulling | B．speeding | C．slowing | D．pushing |
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| 小题14: | | A．fish | B．color | C．flower | D．leaf |
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| 小题15: | | A．aliver | B．cooler | C．warmer | D．darker |
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| 小题16: | | A．sound | B．smell | C．wave | D．light |
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| 小题17: | | A．managers | B．players | C．villagers | D．tourists |
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| 小题18: | | A．embarrassed | B．accepted | C．focused | D．delighted |
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| 小题19: | | A．depression | B．voyage | C．judgment | D．amusement |
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| 小题20: | | A．suggestion | B．difference | C．platform | D．devotion |
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小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:C
小题11:B
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:A
小题19:C
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试题分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇故事。文章讲述了一位河流守护者的重要作用。一位老人数年清理河里的废物和淤泥，使这个城市的环境很美好。白天鹅在河里畅游，游客纷至。结果，有人认为老人没用了，将他解雇。后来，河水被污染。人们再一次想起了那位老人。故事告诉我们：永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活。它们可能起着重要作用。
小题1:A考查副词的用法。此处regularly定期地；suddenly突然地；casually偶然地；seldom很少。老人默默地有规律地（regularly）保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选A。
小题2:C考查动词词义辨析。此处assumed假设；opposed反对；removed清除；conveyed传递。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理（removed）阻塞和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选C。
小题3:D考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处rejected拒绝；poured倾倒；selected选；blocked阻塞。老人默默地有规律地保护着这些小山，清除树叶和树枝，清理阻塞（blocked）和污染新鲜的水流。根据句意选D。
小题4:A考查介词的含义及用法。此处beyond超出；despite不管；within在……之内；after在……之后。此处beyond words意为：无法用语言来表达。白天鹅在清澈的河水中游动，那景色太美无法用语言来描述，故选A。
小题5:D考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sympathy同情；employment雇佣；masterpiece代表作；committee委员会。许多年过去了，一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。
小题6:A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处eye眼睛； care关心；hand手；spirit精神。一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。一个人的眼睛（eye）看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单。
小题7:A考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处list单子；privilege特权；skill技能；concept概念。一天晚上城市的委员会（committee）开会。一个人的眼睛（eye）看到了很少被看到的河流守护者的工资单（list）。
小题8:B 考查动词词义辨析。此处donate捐献；continue 继续；stop停止；fail失败。我们为什么继续（continue）雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见过他。
小题9:D考查动词词义辨析。此处decorates装饰；swears发誓；shares分享；sees看见。我们为什么继续（continue）雇佣他？城市里的人们从来没有看见（see）过他。
小题10:C考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处negative否定的；urgent紧急的；necessary必要的；complex混合的。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要（necessary）再要了。于是，他们投票解雇了那位老人。
小题11:B考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处find找到；fire解雇；support主持；forget忘记。我们都知道这位奇怪的守护者没有尽职，他的职位没有必要（necessary）再要了。于是，他们投票解雇（fire）了那位老人。
小题12:A 考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处lose失去；avoid避免；expand膨胀；admit承认。到秋天，树开始失去（lose）它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓了水的流速。
小题13:C考查动词词义辨析及语境理解。此处pulling拉；speeding加速；slowing减速；pushing推。到秋天，树开始失去它们的叶子，小树枝脱落，进入小山的池塘里。减缓（slowing）了水的流速。
小题14:B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处fish鱼；color颜色；flower花儿；leaf叶子。根据前面的yellowish-brown可知，此处选color。一天下午，有人注意到河里有浅黄棕色的颜色（color）。
小题15:D 考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处aliver更加有活力；cooler更加凉爽；warmer更温暖；darker更深色。几天后，水变得更加深色（darker）。
小题16:B考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处sound声音；smell味道；wave波浪；light光。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味（smell）。白天鹅离开了，旅游的人也没有了。
小题17:D考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处managers经理；players选手；villagers村民；tourists游客。另一周之内，一种油腻的东西覆盖了一些河段，人们感到一种难闻的气味（smell）。白天鹅离开了，游客（tourists）也没有了。
小题18:A考查形容词词义辨析及语境理解。此处embarrassed尴尬的；accepted接收的；focused聚焦的；delighted高兴的。很快，那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
小题19:C考查名词词义辨析及语境理解。此处depression郁闷；voyage旅行；judgment判断；amusement娱乐。那个尴尬的城市委员会召开了一个特殊会议。意识到他们巨大的判断错误，他们重新雇佣了那个河流的守护者。几周之内，河流开始变得清澈。
小题20:B考查名词词义辨析及短语的搭配。此处suggestion建议；difference不同；platform站台；devotion奉献。此处make a difference意为：起着重要作用。永远不要忽视一项小的任务、工作或者生活。它们可能起着重要作用。 |
核心考点
试题【阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。The Keeper of the RiverAn old man】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are thousands of people across the United States without any food or shelter(住所).Every Saturday or Sunday night，my family and I go out and ____the homeless people in the city.
There is one____thing I like to mention here. Before we begin our____，my family and I do not eat. We do this____we know how it feels to be hungry. We all get together in the kitchen and____the food. We then____the food for 30 or more people. I like to write a special____on the bags like “God loves you”.
A lot of people____homeless people. Not all homeless people are bad people. Some are really____.Many people hate them____no good reason. In the beginning，when my family and I went out on the street，we had to____their trust. Later，as they____us every week，they started to trust us.We____know some of their names. We all have to keep in mind that they also have____.Some of them shake our hands for giving them food，and____ us. Some of them do really funny dances because they are____.
We have become____close to a man named Tony and his wife. After meeting with them several times，he has told us a lot about his____.He graduated from college and has a PHD. He used to teach French and Spanish.
After we get done feeding the homeless，it makes me____what I have at home. Sometimes it makes me sad，and makes my mom cry. I love feeding the homeless，and ____in someone’s life.
| 小题1: | | A．visit | B．introduce | C．save | D．feed |
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| 小题2: | | A．common | B．exciting | C．special | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题3: | | A．show | B．journey | C．vacation | D．meal |
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| 小题5: | | A．design | B．prepare | C．buy | D．give |
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| 小题7: | | A．passage | B．saying | C．note | D．message |
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| 小题8: | | A．please | B．help | C．love | D．misunderstand |
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| 小题9: | | A．helpful | B．nice | C．funny | D．beautiful |
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| 小题11: | | A．bring | B．earn | C．create | D．share |
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| 小题12: | | A．served | B．told | C．saw | D．needed |
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| 小题13: | | A．hardly | B．never | C．sometimes | D．even |
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| 小题14: | | A．words | B．looks | C．desires | D．feelings |
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| 小题15: | | A．change | B．thank | C．impress | D．disappoint |
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| 小题16: | | A．happy | B．great | C．surprised | D．bored |
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| 小题17: | | A．only | B．too | C．also | D．really |
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| 小题18: | | A．dream | B．future | C．life | D．friend |
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| 小题19: | | A．want | B．appreciate | C．keep | D．think |
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| 小题20: | | A．taking care | B．watching out | C．showing up | D．making a difference |
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Farah was sitting in the kitchen going over the party list with her mother.The exams were over and Farah wanted to invite her friends for a party.
“Farah，aren’t you going to invite Hafsa？”her mother asked.Hafsa had been her best friend since childhood.
“Mother，you know I am now a part of Purple Girls Club and we have some rules about people we can be friends with，”Farah answered.
“Really？And what are the rules？”her mother asked.
“Well，only very pretty girls can be part of our group.And Hafsa is so...you know...dark.”
“I cannot believe it，”her mother said angrily.
As Farah left the kitchen，her father called her from the living room.
Farah went to her father and paled when she saw the exam report in his hands.“Farah，what has happened to your grades？You have failed in Mathematics，”her father said.
Farah had no answer.The truth was that the activities of Purple Girls Club left her with very little time for studies.
“Farah，it says that you can take part in supplementary exams(补考).If your grades don’t improve then，I’ll cancel(取消) your trip to Spain.”
Farah went to her room and called Gina，the leader of Purple Girls Club， “Gina，can you help me to complete my notes before the exams？”
Gina laughed.“Exams？Who cares about exams？”
One by one，she called her friends in the club but no one seemed to care or wanted to help.
Farah knew Hafsa would help her.Farah also knew Hafsa had been hurt by her，but Hafsa said，“If you need any help，just let me know.We can study together till your exams.”
Next Monday，as two friends entered the school together，Gina called out.
“Farah，you know our rules.You cannot be friends with those who do not belong to our club.”
“Gina，I have a new rule about friendship，”Farah replied.
小题1:After Farah became a member of Purple Girls Club，she chose a friend according to a person’s________.| A．looks | B．usual activities | C．grades | D．favorite colors |
小题2:Farah became pale after going to her father because________.| A．he didn’t allow her to go to Spain | | B．she didn’t do well in her exams | | C．she had to leave Purple Girls Club | | D．he asked her to improve her grades |
小题3:Which word can best describe Hafsa?| A．Silly. | B．Beautiful. | C．Rude. | D．Kind. |
小题4:What lesson can we learn from the passage?| A．A friend in need is a friend indeed. | | B．A perfect friend will never be found. | | C．Be slow in choosing a friend. | | D．Friendship can be developed easily. |
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Is there anything more important than health？I don’t think so.You can’t be good at your studies or work when you are ill.
If you have a headache，or a bad cough，if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold，I think you should go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat，feel your pulse，take your temperature，sound your heart and lungs.After that he will advise some treatment，or some medicine.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.
Speaking of doctor’s advice，I can’t help telling you a funny story.
An old man came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness，memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.
He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat，drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.In other words，the doctor advised him to follow the rule：“Eat at pleasure，drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.”The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again，he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.He looked cheerful and happy.
He thanked the doctor and said that he_had_never_felt_a_healthier_man.
“But you know，doctor，”he said，“it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
小题1:The writer thinks that ________.| A．health is more important than wealth | | B．work is as important as studies | | C．medicine is more important than pleasure | | D．nothing is more important than money |
小题2:The doctor usually tells his patient what to do ________.| A．without examining the patient | | B．after he has examined the patient | | C．if the patient doesn’t take medicine | | D．unless the patient feels pain |
小题3:The underlined part means“________”.| A． he was feeling better than ever | | B．he wasn’t a healthy man | | C．he was feeling worse than before | | D．he will be well again |
小题4:From the last sentence of the passage，we learn the man ________ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.| A．was a heavy smoker | B．didn’t smoke so much | | C．didn’t smoke | D．began to learn to smoke |
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Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure(奇遇)？Riding the train can be a real adventure.That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak.I often take a four--hour trip to visit my children.Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.
Last week when I was on the train and over an hour into the train ride，there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation－in another language.It was loud and disturbed most of the people on the train.I think it was annoying.
Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a two--day trip by train.She said her two daughters were distraught at the thought of her driving for three days to reach her home，although she had no trouble driving.The train ride was the only choice for her.She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.
She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents.That is a very good question.Both of us are old and have children.She asked that same question from time to time.
There are always many people on the train from all walks of life，different countries，and many languages.Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures.If you get hungry，you can buy food in the food car at any time.If you need to use the restroom there is always one available.
It sure beats driving the car，which has to stop for food and restrooms.And it is better than taking the bus.
小题1:According to the passage，the purpose of the author’s train ride was .| A．to do business | B．to see her children | | C．to visit places of interest | D．to see her old friends |
小题2:Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3?| A．Disappointed. | B．Satisfied. | C．Worried. | D．Pleased. |
小题3:Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady sitting next to the author?| A．She is too old to drive now. | | B．She does not like to take trains. | | C．Although she is old，she has a good memory. | | D．Her daughters live far away from her home. |
小题4:What is the best title for this passage?| A．Train ride－a cultural experience | B．A painful experience on the train | | C．The history of Amtrak | D．A wonderful lady |
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Around twenty years ago I was living in York. I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find work.
I was a school bus to make ends meet and with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had five interviews with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not the job. “Why has my life become so ?” I thought painfully.
As I pulled the bus over to a little girl, she handed me an earring I should keep it somebody claimed it. The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.
At first I got angry. Then it me – I had been giving all of my to what was going wrong with my rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for from a lady who was a director at a large . She asked me if I would a one –day lecture on stress management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.
My there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know it was because I changed my way of that I completely changed my life.
| 小题2: | | A．successful | B．extra | C．satisfying | D．convenient |
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| 小题3: | | A．driving | B．repairing | C．talking | D．designing |
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| 小题4: | | A．working | B．traveling | C．discussing | D．living |
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| 小题5: | | A．prepared for | B．attended | C．asked for | D．held |
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| 小题7: | | A．hard | B．busy | C．serious | D．short |
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| 小题8: | | A．wave at | B．drop off | C．call on | D．look for |
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| 小题9: | | A．ordering | B．promising | C．saying | D．showing |
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| 小题10: | | A．in case | B．or else | C．as if | D．now that |
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| 小题11: | | A．hurt | B．hit | C．caught | D．moved |
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| 小题12: | | A．feelings | B．attention | C．strength | D．interests |
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| 小题13: | | A．opinions | B．education | C．experiences | D．life |
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| 小题14: | | A．list | B．book | C．check | D．copy |
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| 小题15: | | A．connect | B．turn | C．keep | D．add |
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| 小题16: | | A．her | B．a passenger | C．me | D．my friend |
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| 小题17: | | A．hospital | B．factory | C．restaurant | D．hotel |
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| 小题18: | | A．listen to | B．review | C．give | D．talk about |
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| 小题19: | | A．plan | B．choice | C．day | D．tour |
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| 小题20: | | A．operation | B．speaking | C．employment | D．thinking |
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