Question

 There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n)  36  came and said, "Please let me  37  a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall  38  . So he  39  the artist to work on one of the walls.

     At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the  40  wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s  41  looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain  42  between the two walls  43  neither of them could see each other.

     The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n)  44  supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a  45  and a bucket (桶).

     A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is  46  too!"

     The king went to  47  the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large  48  of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.

     49  ! Each line was  50  the same as that on the opposite wall.

     The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he  51  how the second man had made it.

     "I just  52  the wall with the cloth," the man said  53  .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  54  up on it!

     The  55  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．editor

B．artist

C．server

D．actress

2.

A．put

B．copy

C．paint

D．get

3.

A．created

B．destroyed

C．founded

D．Built

4.

A．allowed

B．realized

C．persuaded

D．Decided

5.

A．same

B．similar

C．opposite

D．ordinary

6.

A．with

B．under

C．upon

D．without

7.

A．put up

B．put back

C．put away

D．put on

8.

A．even if

B．so that

C．as if

D．only if

9.

A．special

B．strange

C．extra

D．regular

10.

A．mirror

B．cloth

C．stick

D．pen

11.

A．present

B．free

C．ready

D．useful

12.

A．see

B．touch

C．research

D．cover

13.

A．number

B．total

C．amount

D．many

14.

A．Amazing

B．Exciting

C．Famous

D．Valuable

15.

A．probably

B．exactly

C．certainly

D．hardly

16.

A．knew

B．warned

C．noticed

D．wondered

17.

A．drew

B．faced

C．displayed

D．wiped

18.

A．briefly

B．naturally

C．safely

D．correctly

19.

A．set

B．added

C．showed

D．took

20.

A．story

B．world

C．king

D．painter

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.D

18.A

19.C

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个聪明的画家通过用布檫墙使墙象镜子一样可以反映对面墙的图画，联系到这个世界，如果你笑，世界就笑，你哭，世界就哭。

1.考查上下文衔接：前面是：There was a king who loved art very much.所以后面选artist，艺术家。下文也有提到。选B

2.考查动词;paint a picture画个画，选C

3.考查过去分词做宾语补足语，have sth done，填built表示让人建筑一座墙。选D

4.考查动词搭配;allow sb to do 允许某人做什么，选A

5.考查形容词;从后面的句子：neither of them could see each other.说明是对面的墙，选C。

6.考查介词的用法;without doing sth没有做…，句意是：另一个艺术家答应不看第一个艺术家的作品画出和他一样的画。选D

7.考查词组：A. put up悬挂，挂起B. put back放回，C. put away收好D. put on穿上，句意是：找人在两堵墙之间挂起帘子。选A

8.考查连词，这里表示目的，为了两个人彼此看不见。选B

9.考查形容词：regular常规的，表示第一个艺术家用的是人们常用的油漆。选D

10.考查上下文串联，从后面的句子;with the cloth,可知选B

11.考查形容词：从前面的completed可知是选 C，ready准备好了。

12.考查动词，表示国王去看他们画的画，选A

13.考查词组;a large amount of money大笔钱，选C。

14.考查形容:从下面的句子：每条线都和第一个画家的一样，可知是amazing，令人惊讶的，选A

15.考查副词：表示每条线都和对面的墙一模一样。选B

16.考查动词：表示他想知道第二个画家是怎么做的。选D

17.考查动词：句意是:用布檫墙。选D

18.考查副词，表示第二个画家简要地说。选A

19.考查词组搭配：show up出现，选C

20.考查上下文串联：从后面的the world will be sad.可知是the world 选B

考点：考查故事类短文