Unit3UsingLanguageⅠ.完形填空Anoldmanhadbeenworkingformanyyearsforatown.Hisjobwastoclearawaynaturalwastefromthepoolwaterinthehills,whichmadeupthelovelyriverflowingthroughthetownnearby.Quietlyand1,theoldmanguardedthehills,2theleavesandbranches,andcleanedupthedirtthatwouldhave3andpollutedthefreshflowofwater.Thetownsoonbecameapopularattractionfortourists.Elegantswans(天鹅)floatedalongtheclearriverandtheviewwassobeautiful4words.Yearspassed.Oneeveningthetown5met.Astheyreviewedthebudget,oneman’s6caughtsightofthesalary7beingpaidtotheseldomseenkeeperoftheriver.Heasked,“Whoistheoldman?Whydowe8toemployhim?Nooneinthetownever9him.Forallweknow,thestrangekeeperofthehillsisn’tdoinghisjob.Hispositionisn’t10anylonger.”Thentheyvotedto11theman.Forseveralweeks,nothingchanged...Byearlyautumn,thetreesbeganto12theirleaves.Smallbranchesbrokeoffandfellintothepoolofthehills,13theflowoftheshiningwater.Oneafternoon,someonenoticedaslightyellowish-brown14intheriver.Afewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch15.Withinanotherweek,anoilysomethingcoveredsomesectionsofthewateralongthebanks,andaterrible16wassoonsensed.Swansleftandsodidthe17.Theonlythingthatwasnowvisitingthevillagewasdiseaseandsickness.Quickly,the18towncommitteescalledaspecialmeeting.Realizingtheirhugeerrorin19,theyrehiredtheoldkeeperoftheriveragain,andwithinafewweeks,theriverbegantoclearup.SwansandtouristscamebackagainandnewlifereturnedtothesmalltownintheAlps.Neverignoretheseemingsmallnessofatask,joborlife.Theymayallmakea20.1.A.regularlyB.suddenlyC.naturallyD.actually2.A.cutB.burnedC.removedD.selected3.A.carriedB.pouredC.changedD.blocked4.A.beyondB.withC.inD.after5.A.officesB.associationsC.departmentsD.committees6.A.eyeB.careC.handD.mind7.A.listB.formC.figureD.account8.A.promiseB.continueC.stopD.tend9.A.visitsB.hiresC.tellsD.sees10.A.powerfulB.importantC.necessaryD.suitable11.A.findB.fireC.supportD.forget12.A.loseB.missC.fallD.grow13.A.pullingB.speedingC.slowingD.pushing14.A.fishB.colorC.flowerD.leaf15.A.deeperB.coolerC.warmerD.darker16.A.soundB.smellC.waveD.taste17.A.managersB.passengersC.villagersD.tourists18.A.embarrassedB.annoyedC.discouragedD.disappointed19.A.arrangementB.assignmentC.judgementD.amusement20.A.suggestionB.differenceC.progressD.decisionⅡ.阅读理解AOnNov.30,1835,SamuelLanghorneClemenswaswelcomedintotheworldasthesixthchildofJohnMarshallandJaneLamptonClemens.LittledidJohnandJaneknow,theirsonSamuelwouldonedaybeknownasMarkTwain—America’smostfamousliterary(文学)icon(偶像).Samuel’sfatherwasajudge,andhebuiltatwo-storyframehouseat206HillStreetin1844.Asachild,Samuelwaskeptindoorsbecauseofpoorhealth.However,attheageofnine,heseemedtorecoverfromhisailmentsandthenattendedaprivateschoolinHannibal.WhenSamuelwas12,hisfatherdiedofpneumonia(肺炎),andat13,Samuelleftschooltobecomeaprinter’sapprentice(学徒).Aftertwoshortyears,hejoinedhisbrotherOrion’snewspaperasaprinterandaneditorialassistant.ItwastherethatyoungSamuelfoundheenjoyedwriting.At17,heleftHannibalforaprinter’sjobinSt.Louis.WhileinSt.Louis,Samuelbecameariverpilot’sapprentice.Hebecamealicensedriverpilotin1858.Samuel’spenname,MarkTwain,comesfromhisdaysasariverpilot.Itisarivertermwhichmeans,12feetwhenthedepthofwaterforaboatisbeingmeasured.“MarkTwain”meansthatissafetonavigate(航行).In1861,SamuelbeganworkingasanewspaperreporterforseveralnewspapersallovertheUnitedStates.In1870,hemarried...
