2020年10月自考00012英语一真题及答案

英语（一）年月真题

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1、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.SomeAustralianaborigineslivebyhuntingandcollectingwildplants.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：原文第一句话SomeaboriginesliveinthedesertofWesternAustralia.

Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.与题干一致，因此正确。

2、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Therearemanypermanentwaterholesneartheaborigineshomes.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：原句为Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesareseparatedbyhundreds

ofsquaremilesofsandandrock.few表示很少的，与题干不符。

3、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaboriginechildrenusuallystartschoolingaroundeightyearsold.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：C

解析：文章中只提到孩子们要去取水，没提到题干中所描述内容。

4、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaboriginesgetupearlyinthemorning.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：文中有theaboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.表明日出之前就起床，与题

干意思相符。

5、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaborigineshavesupperleftoversforbreakfast.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：原文Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleftoverfromthe

nightbefore.表明，人们把昨天晚上剩下的水和食物当做早餐，与题干相符。

6、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaborigineadultsmakeplansintheevening.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：原文中Inthecooloftheearlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplans

fortheday.表明，成年人在早上为一天做计划，并不是晚上。

7、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Whensettingouttowork,theaboriginewomenleavetheirchildrenathome.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：原文Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalkalongside.表明，他们

带着孩子一起出门去。

8、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaboriginemenrunafterwildanimalsandtrytocatchthem.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：B

解析：原文Theygotoastreamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmay

comealong.表示他们在溪水旁等待猎物出现，并非追逐他们。

9、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaboriginesmainlyeatplantfood.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：A

解析：原文表示Sincethemen'sfood-gettingislesscertainofsuccessthanthe

women's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplantfood.由于男性获取食物的成功率比

女性低，土著居民的饮食大多是植物性食物。与题干意思相符。

10、【单选题】Australianaborigines（土著居民）Someaboriginesliveinthe

desertofWesternAustralia.Theygatherwildplantsandhuntwildanimals.Their

desertenvironmentaverageslessthaneightinchesofrainperyear.Andthe

temperatureinsummermayriseto48℃.Thefewpermanent（永久的）waterholesare

separatedbyhundredsofsquaremilesofsandandrock.Onatypicalday,the

aboriginesgetupjustbeforesunrise.Thepeoplebreakfastonwaterandfoodleft

overfromthenightbefore.Childrenaresenttofetchwater.Inthecoolofthe

earlymorning,theadultstalkandmakeplansfortheday.Whereshouldtheygo

forfood—toplacestheyhavebeentorecently,ortonewplaces?Thewomendecide

whichplantstheywanttocollect,andwherethoseplantsaremostlikelytobe

found.Thentheytakeuptheirsticksandsetoutwithlargewoodenbowlsof

drinkingwaterontheirheads.Theirchildrenrideontheirhips（胯）orwalk

alongside.Meanwhile,themenmayhavedecidedtohuntanimals.Theygotoa

streamwheretheywillwaittogetanyanimalthatmaycomealong.Theylie

patientlybehindascreenofbushtheyhavesetup,hopingforachancetothrowa

spear（矛）attheanimal.Iftheymiss,theanimalwillrunaway.Sotheycanonly

throwonce.Bysoon,themenandwomenarebackatcamp.Thewomenareusually

withtheirwoodenbowlseachfilledwithfruitsorotherplantfoods;themenare

oftenwithonlysomesmallanimalssuchasrabbits.Sincethemen'sfood-getting

islesscertainofsuccessthanthewomen's,mostoftheaborigines'dietisplant

food.Theaborigines'dietmakesthemstrongandhealthy.

True

False

A:

NotGiven

B:

答C:案：C

解析：文中并未提到他们每日的饮食能够使他们强壮健康。

11、【单选题】KeeperoftheSpringAnoldmanlivedinaquietforesthigh

aboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternsideoftheAlps（阿尔卑斯山）.Hehad

beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbyayoungmanfromthetowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaytherubbishfromthepoolsofwaterupinthemountainthatfedthe

lovelyspringflowingthroughtheirtown.Faithfullyandsilently,hewalked

aroundinthehillseveryday,removedtheleavesandbranches,andwipedawaythe

mudthatwouldotherwisehavechokedandpollutedthefreshflowofwater.The

villagesoonbecameapopularattractionforvacationers.Yearspassed.One

eveningthetowncouncilmetforitsmonthlymeeting.Astheyreviewedthebudget,

oneman'seyecaughtthesalarybeingpaidtothekeeperofthespring.Saidthe

keeperofthepurse,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowekeephimonyearafteryear?

Nooneeverseeshim.Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.Heisn'tnecessary

anylonger.”Afteravote,theystoppedtheoldman'sservices.Forseveral

weeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thebranchesandleavesoftreesbegan

tofallintothepools,blockingtherushingflowofwater.Withinafewdays,the

waterbecamedarkeranddarker.Withinanotherweek,aterriblesmellwasdetected

（察觉）.Soon,fingersofdiseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.Realizing

theirerrorofjudgment,thecouncilrehiredtheoldkeeperofthespringand

withinafewweeks,theriveroflifebegantoclearup.Neverbecome

discouragedwiththeseemingsmallnessofyourtask,job,orlife.Thekeyto

achievementisbelievingthatwhatyoucandowillmakeadifference.Theoldman

washiredto_____.

keepthepoolsofwaterclean

feedthelovelyspring

A:

B:

lookafterthetreesintheforest

managethetowncouncil

C:

答D:案：A

解析：文中第一段第二句话表明，他被雇佣来跟湖泊中的水清理垃圾的。

12、【单选题】KeeperoftheSpringAnoldmanlivedinaquietforesthigh

aboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternsideoftheAlps（阿尔卑斯山）.Hehad

beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbyayoungmanfromthetowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaytherubbishfromthepoolsofwaterupinthemountainthatfedthe

lovelyspringflowingthroughtheirtown.Faithfullyandsilently,hewalked

aroundinthehillseveryday,removedtheleavesandbranches,andwipedawaythe

mudthatwouldotherwisehavechokedandpollutedthefreshflowofwater.The

villagesoonbecameapopularattractionforvacationers.Yearspassed.One

eveningthetowncouncilmetforitsmonthlymeeting.Astheyreviewedthebudget,

oneman'seyecaughtthesalarybeingpaidtothekeeperofthespring.Saidthe

keeperofthepurse,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowekeephimonyearafteryear?

Nooneeverseeshim.Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.Heisn'tnecessary

anylonger.”Afteravote,theystoppedtheoldman'sservices.Forseveral

weeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thebranchesandleavesoftreesbegan

tofallintothepools,blockingtherushingflowofwater.Withinafewdays,the

waterbecamedarkeranddarker.Withinanotherweek,aterriblesmellwasdetected

（察觉）.Soon,fingersofdiseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.Realizing

theirerrorofjudgment,thecouncilrehiredtheoldkeeperofthespringand

withinafewweeks,theriveroflifebegantoclearup.Neverbecome

discouragedwiththeseemingsmallnessofyourtask,job,orlife.Thekeyto

achievementisbelievingthatwhatyoucandowillmakeadifference.Tourists

comingtothevillageweremainlyattractedby_____.

thetowncouncilbuilding

theoldman

A:

thelovelyspring

B:

thequietforest

C:

答D:案：C

解析：文中第一段说明，老人的工作就是为了清理湖泊中的垃圾以使得流经城镇的小溪水

清澈干净，因此小溪水在城镇当中是非常重要的，以此推断游客们主要是被小溪吸引而来

的。

13、【单选题】KeeperoftheSpringAnoldmanlivedinaquietforesthigh

aboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternsideoftheAlps（阿尔卑斯山）.Hehad

beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbyayoungmanfromthetowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaytherubbishfromthepoolsofwaterupinthemountainthatfedthe

lovelyspringflowingthroughtheirtown.Faithfullyandsilently,hewalked

aroundinthehillseveryday,removedtheleavesandbranches,andwipedawaythe

mudthatwouldotherwisehavechokedandpollutedthefreshflowofwater.The

villagesoonbecameapopularattractionforvacationers.Yearspassed.One

eveningthetowncouncilmetforitsmonthlymeeting.Astheyreviewedthebudget,

oneman'seyecaughtthesalarybeingpaidtothekeeperofthespring.Saidthe

keeperofthepurse,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowekeephimonyearafteryear?

Nooneeverseeshim.Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.Heisn'tnecessary

anylonger.”Afteravote,theystoppedtheoldman'sservices.Forseveral

weeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thebranchesandleavesoftreesbegan

tofallintothepools,blockingtherushingflowofwater.Withinafewdays,the

waterbecamedarkeranddarker.Withinanotherweek,aterriblesmellwasdetected

（察觉）.Soon,fingersofdiseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.Realizing

theirerrorofjudgment,thecouncilrehiredtheoldkeeperofthespringand

withinafewweeks,theriveroflifebegantoclearup.Neverbecome

discouragedwiththeseemingsmallnessofyourtask,job,orlife.Thekeyto

achievementisbelievingthatwhatyoucandowillmakeadifference.Thetown

councilfiredtheoldmanbecausetheythought_____.

hisjobwasnotuseful

hissalarywastoohigh

A:

hedidnotdohisjobwell

B:

hewastoooldforthejob

C:

答D:案：A

解析：原文说Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.表明老人对他们来说是没有用

的，因此选择A选项。

14、【单选题】KeeperoftheSpringAnoldmanlivedinaquietforesthigh

aboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternsideoftheAlps（阿尔卑斯山）.Hehad

beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbyayoungmanfromthetowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaytherubbishfromthepoolsofwaterupinthemountainthatfedthe

lovelyspringflowingthroughtheirtown.Faithfullyandsilently,hewalked

aroundinthehillseveryday,removedtheleavesandbranches,andwipedawaythe

mudthatwouldotherwisehavechokedandpollutedthefreshflowofwater.The

villagesoonbecameapopularattractionforvacationers.Yearspassed.One

eveningthetowncouncilmetforitsmonthlymeeting.Astheyreviewedthebudget,

oneman'seyecaughtthesalarybeingpaidtothekeeperofthespring.Saidthe

keeperofthepurse,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowekeephimonyearafteryear?

Nooneeverseeshim.Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.Heisn'tnecessary

anylonger.”Afteravote,theystoppedtheoldman'sservices.Forseveral

weeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thebranchesandleavesoftreesbegan

tofallintothepools,blockingtherushingflowofwater.Withinafewdays,the

waterbecamedarkeranddarker.Withinanotherweek,aterriblesmellwasdetected

（察觉）.Soon,fingersofdiseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.Realizing

theirerrorofjudgment,thecouncilrehiredtheoldkeeperofthespringand

withinafewweeks,theriveroflifebegantoclearup.Neverbecome

discouragedwiththeseemingsmallnessofyourtask,job,orlife.Thekeyto

achievementisbelievingthatwhatyoucandowillmakeadifference.What

happenedaftertheoldmanwasdismissed?

Thetreesbegantodieoff.

Villagersmovedintotheforest.

A:

Thespringbecamedry.

B:

Diseasesspreadinthevillage.

C:

答D:案：D

15、【单选题】KeeperoftheSpringAnoldmanlivedinaquietforesthigh

aboveanAustrianvillagealongtheeasternsideoftheAlps（阿尔卑斯山）.Hehad

beenhiredmanyyearsearlierbyayoungmanfromthetowncouncil（委员会）to

clearawaytherubbishfromthepoolsofwaterupinthemountainthatfedthe

lovelyspringflowingthroughtheirtown.Faithfullyandsilently,hewalked

aroundinthehillseveryday,removedtheleavesandbranches,andwipedawaythe

mudthatwouldotherwisehavechokedandpollutedthefreshflowofwater.The

villagesoonbecameapopularattractionforvacationers.Yearspassed.One

eveningthetowncouncilmetforitsmonthlymeeting.Astheyreviewedthebudget,

oneman'seyecaughtthesalarybeingpaidtothekeeperofthespring.Saidthe

keeperofthepurse,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowekeephimonyearafteryear?

Nooneeverseeshim.Forallweknow,heisdoingusnogood.Heisn'tnecessary

anylonger.”Afteravote,theystoppedtheoldman'sservices.Forseveral

weeks,nothingchanged.Byearlyautumn,thebranchesandleavesoftreesbegan

tofallintothepools,blockingtherushingflowofwater.Withinafewdays,the

waterbecamedarkeranddarker.Withinanotherweek,aterriblesmellwasdetected

（察觉）.Soon,fingersofdiseasereacheddeeplyintothevillage.Realizing

theirerrorofjudgment,thecouncilrehiredtheoldkeeperofthespringand

withinafewweeks,theriveroflifebegantoclearup.Neverbecome

discouragedwiththeseemingsmallnessofyourtask,job,orlife.Thekeyto

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