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.”
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A.argued |
B.invited |
C.tried |
D.invented |
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A.between |
B.except |
C.within |
D.through |
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A.calm |
B.round |
C.small |
D.deep |
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A.announced |
B.thought |
C.doubted |
D.promised |
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A.lakes |
B.clouds |
C.mirrors |
D.mountains |
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A.at all |
B.at last |
C.at once |
D.at present |
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A.lying |
B.growing |
C.dying |
D.moving |
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A.actively |
B.carefully |
C.angrily |
D.widely |
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A.voice |
B.world |
C.heart |
D.view |
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