Question

    There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) _________ came and said, “Oh, give me a blank(空白的) wall in your palace and let me _________ a picture on it. It will be more beautiful than anything you have ever seen before.” The king happened to have a big new hall. So he _________ the artist to work on one of the walls.

At the same time, another artist came and said, “Oh, King! Please allow me to work on the _________ wall. I shall make exactly what that man makes on the wall _________looking at his work,” The king decides to give this young man a chance.

The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in some common things, like paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a _________ and a bucket(桶).

A month later, they both finished the works. The king went to _________ the first artist’s wall. It was great. He was _________ with it and gave the artist a lot of money. He went to the second man — the same painting was on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he _________ how the second man had made it.

“I just polished the wall with the cloth,” the man said. The wall was made of white marble(大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection(倒影) of the first painting showed up on it!

It is said the __________ is a reflection of you, too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

1.A.musician B.artist C.server D.actress

2.A.put B.copy C.paint D.get

3.A.allowed B.realized C.warned D.decided

4.A.same B.similar C.opposite D.common

5.A.with B.under C.upon D.without

6.A.mirror B.cloth C.stick D.pencil

7.A.see B.touch C.research D.cover

8.A.busy B.cross C.popular D.pleased

9.A.knew B.noticed C.wondered D.agreed

10.A.story B.world C.king D.painter

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章大意：本文通过两位艺术家在墙壁上作画的故事，告诉我们：其实世界就是你的一个映象，如果你是快乐的，世界就是快乐的；如果你是悲伤的，那么世界就是悲伤的了。

1.句意：一天一位艺术家过来说：……

musician音乐家；artist艺术家；server伺候者；actress女演员。根据下文“So he ____ the artist to work on one of the walls.”可知此处提到一位艺术家，用artist符合题意。故选B。

2.句意：哦，在你的宫殿里给我一堵空白的墙，让我在上面画一幅画。

put放；copy复制；paint绘画；get得到。根据题干中“a picture on it”及下文“The first artist brought in some common things, like paint, oil, water and so on.”可知这位艺术家带了油漆、油画质料、水等东西，要在墙上画画，用paint符合题意。故选C。

3.句意：于是他让艺术家在其中一面墙上作画。

allowed允许；realized意识到；warned警告；decided决定。根据上文“Oh, give me a blank wall in your palace and let me ____ a picture on it.”可知是艺术家请求在空白的墙上作画，此处是说国王允许了，用allowed符合题意。故选A。

4.句意：请允许我在对面的墙上作画。

same相同的；similar相似的；opposite对面的；common普通的。根据下文“the same painting was on the opposite wall”可知此处用opposite符合题意。故选C。

5.句意：我将在不看那个人的作品的情况下在墙上做出和他做的完全一样的东西。

with有；under在……之下；upon在……之上；without不，没。根据下文“The reflection of the first painting showed up on it!”可知第一幅画倒影在了大理石墙面上，由此可知第二位艺术家不需要看第一位艺术家的作品就能做到，用without符合题意。故选D。

6.句意：第二位艺术家戴着一块布和一个桶来了。

mirror镜子；cloth布；stick棍；pencil铅笔。根据下文“I just polished the wall with the cloth”可知第二位艺术家用到了布。故选B。

7.句意：国王去看第一位艺术家的那面墙。

see看见；touch触摸；research研究；cover覆盖。根据下文“It was great. He was ____ with it and gave the artist a lot of money.”可知国王是去看了第一位艺术家的画，用see符合题意。故选A。

8.句意：他对它很满意并给了这位艺术家很多钱。

busy忙碌的；cross生气的；popular受欢迎的；pleased满意的。根据题干中“gave the artist a lot of money”可知国王对第一个艺术家的画很满意，用be pleased with sth.表示“对……很满意”。故选D。

9.句意：然而，他想知道第二个人是如何做到的。

knew知道；noticed注意到；wondered想知道；agreed同意。根据一段中第二个人解释自己如何做到的，可推出此处是说“想知道”。故选C。

10.句意：据说世界也是你的一个映象。story故事；world世界；king国王；painter画家。根据下文“If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.”可知此处是说世界是人的一个映象。故选B。