完形填空。 Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint t

完形填空。

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists    1  . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose   2   them.

One picture was of a  3   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   4   it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had   5  , 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   6  . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush   7   in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures   8   , he choose the second picture   9   explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your   10  . 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. mirror     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

1C 2A 3A 4B 5D 6A 7B 8B 9D 10C