Question

    Once upon a time, there was a king. He had only one leg and one eye. One day, when the kings was walking through the palace hallway, he saw the portraits（肖像）of ________ ancestors. He thought that one day his children would also remember him through portraits on the walls.

However,_________his disabilities, he wasn’t sure how his painting would turn out. So he ________ many famous painters to his palace and said, “I want a beautiful portrait to be________ in the hallway.”

The painters began to think, “The king had only one leg and one eye. It is ________ to paint his portrait beautifully. If the portrait doesn’t look beautiful, the king may get angry.” They were afraid to be ________, so one by one, they started to make ________ and politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.

________, one painter raised his hand and said, “I will paint a very beautiful portrait and I’m sure you will like it.” The other painters were ________ to hear this. After the painting was finished, it was shown to the king. In the picture, the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, shooting an arrow with his one eye closed. He did make a perfect picture by hiding the king’s ________ parts.

This story tells us that we should pay attention to good things instead of weaknesses in life.

1.A.his B.its C.her

2.A.according to B.as for C.because of

3.A.led B.invited C.introduced

4.A.put up B.put on C.set up

5.A.meaningless B.unnecessary C.impossible

6.A.questioned B.educated C.punished

7.A.wishes B.excuses C.mistakes

8.A.Unexpectedly B.Unluckily C.Undoubtedly

9.A.excited B.worried C.surprised

10.A.strong B.weak C.favourite

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述了一个故事。从前，有一个国王。他只有一条腿和一只眼睛。有一天，国王穿过宫殿的走廊里的时候，他看到了他祖先的画像。他想以后他的孩子们也会通过墙上的画像来纪念他。所以他请画家来给他画肖像，但是没人敢画。但是一个画家却画出了这幅肖像。国王看了非常开心，画家隐藏了国王的弱点，这确实是一幅完美的画。

1.句意：国王穿过宫殿的走廊里的时候，他看到了他祖先的画像。

his他的；its它的；her她的；根据后文“ancestors”，所以此处缺形容词性物主代词，而且是他的祖先，故选A。

2.句意：由于他的残疾，他不知道他的画会变成什么样。

according to根据；as for关于；because of因为；根据“his disabilities”是名词短语，所以此处用“because of”表示原因，故选C。

3.句意：于是他邀请了许多著名的画家来他的宫殿。

led通向；invited邀请；introduced介绍；根据“many famous painters to his palace”许多著名的画家来他的宫殿，所以此处是邀请，故选B。

4.句意：我想把一幅美丽的画像挂在走廊上。

put up张贴；put on穿上；set up建立；根据“a beautiful portrait ”一幅美丽的画像，所以此处是张贴在走廊上，故选A。

5.句意：要把他的肖像画得漂亮是不可能的。

meaningless无意义的；unnecessary不必要的；impossible不可能的；根据“The king had only one leg and one eye”国王只有一条腿和一只眼睛，所以此处是不可能，故选C。

6.句意：他们害怕受到惩罚。

questioned询问；educated教育；punished惩罚；根据“If the portrait doesn’t look beautiful, the king may get angry.”如果画像看起来不漂亮，国王可能会生气，所以此处是惩罚，故选C。

7.句意：于是一个接一个地开始找借口。

wishes祝愿；excuses借口；mistakes错误；根据“politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.”礼貌地拒绝为国王画像，所以此处是找借口，故选B。

8.句意：一个画家出乎意料地举起手来说。

Unexpectedly出乎意料；Unluckily不幸地；Undoubtedly毫无疑问；根据“politely refused to paint a portrait of the king.”大部分画家都礼貌地拒绝为国王画像，及“one painter raised his hand”一个画家却举起手主动要求画肖像，所以是出乎意料，故选A。

9.句意：其他的画家听了很惊讶。

excited激动；worried担心；surprised惊讶；根据“It is impossible to paint his portrait beautifully.”及“I will paint a very beautiful portrait and I’m sure you will like it.”可知，别人觉得不可能画出来，但是这个画家可以，所以其他画家觉得惊讶，故选C。

10.句意：他隐藏了国王的弱点。

strong强壮；weak虚弱；favourite最喜欢；根据“the king was sitting on a horse, on the one-leg side, shooting an arrow with his one eye closed”在这幅画中，国王坐在马背上，单腿站立，闭着一只眼睛射箭，所以此处是隐藏了弱点（只有一条腿和一只眼睛），故选B。