题目内容
There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to 36 a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of 37. So many artists 38 . The king looked at all the pictures. 39 there were only two he really liked, and he had to 40 between them. One picture was of a 41 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a 42 sky with light white clouds. All who 43 this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had 44 , too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an 45 sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played __46___. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look __47___ at all.
But when the king looked 48, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 49 in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had 50 her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was ___51___ her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its __52___ surroundings — in perfect peace.
Which picture do you think 53 the prize? The king chose the second picture. Do you know why?
“Because,” said the king. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 54, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you 55 keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”
A. take B. offer C. send D. leave
A. peace B. silence C. beauty D. honesty
A. managed B. tried C. succeeded D. went
A. And B. Or C. Yet D. But
A. like B. choose C. give D. need
A. calm B. noisy C. beautiful D. dirty
A. black B. blue C. gray D. dark
A. saw B. liked C. painted D. had
A. sky B. mountains C. peace D. clouds
A. gentle B. angry C. calm D. sunny
A. wildly B. gently C. slowly D. happily
A. peaceful B. noisy C. happy D. beautiful
A. closely B. strictly C. quickly D. seriously
A. planting B. growing C. rising D. coming
A. created B. built C. left D. lain
A. beating B. touching C. feeding D. speaking
A. silent B. beautiful C. noisy D. faraway
A. want B. lost C. won D. received
A. silence B. noise C. shock D. joy
A. still B. again C. even D. just
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】B
【小题4】D
【小题5】B
【小题6】A
【小题7】B
【小题8】A
【小题9】B
【小题10】B
【小题11】A
【小题12】A
【小题13】A
【小题14】B
【小题15】B
【小题16】C
【小题17】C
【小题18】C
【小题19】B
【小题20】A
解析:
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America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending sometimes deeply into both families.
ericans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home.
【小题1】In which part of a newspaper can this article be found?
A.Culture. | B.News. | C.Story. | D.Travel. |
A.Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. |
B.Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. |
C.Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy. |
D.Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. |
A.weaken | B.develop | C.stretch | D.disappear |
A.treated hospitably at his home | B.offered a ride to his home |
C. warmly welcomed at the airport | D.treated to dinner in a restaurant |
A.friendships between Chinese | B.Americans’ hospitality |
C.different views of friendship | D.friendships between Americans |