Question

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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：这篇短文主要讲述的是国王征集最宁静的艺术品的故事。文章通过两幅画的对比，告诉我们：真正的宁静是心底的宁静。

1.C考查动词及语境理解。argued：争论， invited：邀请，tried：尝试， invented：发明。根据语境可知，这里指的是很多艺术家都尝试创作这样一幅作品。故应选C。

2.A考查介词及语境理解。 between：表示两者之间， except：除……之外，within：在……以内，through：通过。根据语境可知，这里指的是在两幅作品之间选择。故应选A。

3.A考查形容词及语境理解。calm：宁静的，round：圆的，small：小的，deep：深 的。根据下文对这幅画的描述，说明这是一个宁静的湖泊。故应选A。

4.B考查动词及语境理解。announced：宣布，thought：思考、认为，doubted：怀疑，promised：承诺。根据语境可知，这里指的是那些看到这幅画的人都认为这是一副完美的宁静的画面。故应选B。

5.D考查名词及语境理解。lakes：湖泊，clouds：云，mirror：镜子，mountains：山峰。根据下文的描述可知，这里指的是另一副画面也有山峰。故应选D。

6.A考查介词短语及语境理解。at all：常与否定词连用，表示“一点也不”；at last：最后、终于； at once“立刻、马上；at present：此刻、目前。根据语境可知，这里指的是这幅画面一点也不宁静。故应选A。

7.B考查动词及语境理解。 lying：躺、放置，growing：生长，dying：死亡、奄奄一息， moving：移动。根据语境可知，这里指的是一棵灌木生长在岩石的裂缝中。故应选B。

8.B考查副词及语境理解。actively：积极地，carefully；仔细地，angrily：生气地，widely：广泛地。根据语境可知，这里指的是国王仔细地比较两幅画。故应选B。

9.D考查连词及语境理解。so：因此，表示顺承；but：但是，表示转折；or：或者，表示选择；and：并且，表示并列。根据语境可知，这里指的是国王选择第二幅画并解释说。故应选D。

10.C考查名词及语境理解。voice：声音，world世界，heart：心，view：观点。根据语境可知，这里指的是在面对不开心的情形，你的心依然是宁静的。故应选C。

考点：故事类短文。