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.”
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。 【小题1】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：许多艺术家进行尝试。 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。 【小题2】考查介词及语境的理解。句意：但只有两幅是他比较喜欢的，他要从这两幅之间选出一幅。Between（两者）之间；except除了；within 在……内；through通过，穿过。根据题意，在两幅画之间选出一幅。故选A。 【小题3】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一幅画是一面平静的湖。calm 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。 【小题4】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：所有看这幅画的人都认为它是一幅极好的表现出宁静的画。Announce宣布；think认为；doubt怀疑；promise允诺。根据题意，故选B。 【小题5】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：另一幅画也有山峦。Lakes湖泊；clouds云；mirrors镜子；Mountains山脉。根据But 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。 【小题6】考查介词短语及语境的理解。句意：这幅画看起来一点都不宁静。 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。 【小题7】考查非谓语动词及语境的理解。句意：但是当国王近看的时候，他发现在瀑布后面岩石的裂缝里正生长着一丛灌木。Lying躺着；growing生长；dying死亡； moving移动。根据题意，故选B。 【小题8】考查副词及语境的理解。句意：国王认真的比较了这两幅画。Actively积极地，活跃地；carefully 认真地； angrily 生气地；widely明智地。根据题意，故选B。 【小题9】考查连词及语境的理解。句意：他选择了第二幅画并且说：宁静并不意味着是一个没有噪音，困难或艰苦工作的地方。So所以； but 但是；or或者；and并且。根据题意，故选D。 【小题10】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：宁静是面对困苦的境地，心底仍保持一份宁静。voice 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。