Question

完形填空  先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）

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 the 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 the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures     , he chose 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 situations, 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. mirrors             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：文章通过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. Argue争论；invite邀请；try尝试； invent发明；根据前一句Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace.曾经有个国王提供一个奖项征集最宁静的艺术品。可知艺术家们都跃跃欲试。故选C。

2. 在……内；through通过，穿过。根据题意，在两幅画之间选出一幅。故选A。

3. 平静的；round 圆的；small 小的；Deep深的。根据后一句The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. 这一面湖是一面极好的镜子，周围平静的高山都倒映在湖面上，上面是蓝天与白云。可知，湖水没有波澜，像一面镜子，比较平静。故选A。

4.

5. these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的).但是这些都是崎岖的光秃的。根据这些形容词可知应修饰的是山脉。故选D。

6. at all完全，根本；at last 最后，最终；at once 立刻，马上；at present目前。根据题意，not at all一点也不。故选A。

7. moving移动。根据题意，故选B。

8. 认真地； angrily 生气地；widely明智地。根据题意，故选B。

9. but 但是；or或者；and并且。根据题意，故选D。

10. 声音；world世界；heart心，心脏；View视野，风景。根据题意，故选C。

考点：人生百味类短文。