Question

完形填空。

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists        . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose      them.

One picture was of a     lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture       it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had     , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful      . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush        in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures         , he choose the second picture        explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your        . That is the real meaning of peace.

1.A. argued      B. invited      C. tried      D. invented

2.A. between     B. except     C. within     D. through

3.A. calm        B. round        C. small      D. deep

4.A. announced   B. thought    C. doubted    D. promised

5.A. lakes      B. clouds     C. mirror     D. mountains

6.A. at all      B. at last      C. at once    D. at present

7.A. lying      B. growing     C. dying      D. moving

8.A. actively    B. carefully    C. angrily   D. widely

9.A. so          B. but         C. or         D. and

10.A. voice     B. world      C. heart      D. view

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述的是国王征集最宁静的艺术品，通过两幅画的对比告诉我们真正的宁静是心底的宁静。

1.C考查动词及语境的理解。句意：许多艺术家都来尝试。此题考查动词，A. argued争吵；B. invited邀请；C. tried试图；D. invented发明。根据句意，故选C。

2.A考查介词及语境的理解。句意：但是这只有两个他真心喜欢的图画，他不得不在两者之间选择一个。此题考查介词，A. between两者之间；B. except 除了；C. within在……之内；D. through通过。根据句意，故选A。

3.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：其中一幅图画是一个平静的湖泊。此题考查形容词，A. calm平静的；B. round圆的；C. small小的；D. deep深的。根据句意，故选A。

4.B考查动词及语境的理解。句意：看到了这张照片的一切，认为这是一个完美的和平的画面。此题考查动词，A. announced宣布；B. thought认为；C. doubted怀疑；D. promised答应，允许。根据句意，故选B。

5.D考查名词及语境的理解。句意：另一张图画上也有山。此题考查名词，A. lakes湖泊；B. clouds云；C. mirror镜子； D. mountains山。根据句意和The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it.可知，故选D。

6.6】A 考查副词及语境的理解。句意：这个看起来一点都不和平。此题考查固定短语not at all一点都不。根据句意，故选A。

7.7】B 考查动名词及语境的理解。句意：但当国王仔细看时，他看见瀑布后面有一丛灌木在岩石中的裂纹中生长。此题考查动名词，A. lying躺着；B. growing生长；C. dying即将死掉；D. moving移动。根据句意，故选B。

8.8】B考查副词及语境的理解。句意：当国王仔细地对比两幅图画之后，他选择了第二幅。此题考查副词修饰动词，A. actively活跃地；B. carefully仔细地；C. angrily生气地；D. widely广泛地。根据句意，故选B。

9.9】D考查名词短语辨析及语境的理解。句意：当国王仔细地对比两幅图画之后，他选择了第二幅并且解释。根据句意，前后是并列关系，用and。故选D。

10.10】C考查名词辨析及语境的理解。句意：和平意味着面对不愉快的局面，你仍然可以在你的心里保持平静。根据句意，故选C。

考点：考查故事类短文。