There was a king who loved art very much. One day a(n) 36 came and said, "Please let me 37 a picture on a wall." The king happened to have a big new hall 38　 . So he 39 the artist to work on one of the walls.
　　 At the same time, another artist came and asked to work on the 40 wall. He promised he would make the same picture as the first artist’s 41 looking at the first artist’s work. The second artist asked to have a thick curtain 42 between the two walls 43 neither of them could see each other.
　　 The following day they began to work. The first artist brought in a(n) 44 supply of paint, oil, water and so on. The second one came with a 45 and a bucket (桶).
　　 A month later, the first artist’s work was completed, and the second artist said, "My wall is 46 too!"
　　 The king went to 47 the first artist’s wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large 48 of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.
　　 49 ! Each line was 50 the same as that on the opposite wall.
　　 The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he 51 how the second man had made it.
　　 "I just 52 the wall with the cloth," the man said 53 .The wall was made of white marble (大理石). He made it shine like a mirror. The reflection (倒影) of the first painting 54 up on it!
　　 The 55 is a reflection of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.

36. A. editor　　　 B. artist　　 　 C. server　　　 D. actress

37. A. put　　　　 B. copy　　　 C. paint　　　　 D. get

38. A. created　　　 B. destroyed 　　 C. founded　　 D. Built

39. A. allowed　　 B. realized　　 C. persuaded　　 D. Decided

40. A. same　　　　 B. similar　　 C. opposite　　 D. ordinary

41. A. with　　　　 B. under　　　 C. upon　　　 D. without

42. A. put up　　　 B. put back　　 C. put away　　 D. put on

43. A. even if　　　 B. so that　　　 C. as if　　　 D. only if

44. A. special　　　 B. strange　　 C. extra　　　 D. regular

45. A. mirror　　　 B. cloth　　　 C. stick　　　　 D.pen

46. A. present　　　 B. free　　　 C. ready　　　 D. useful

47. A. see　　　　 B. touch　　　 C. research　　 D. cover

48. A. number　　 B. total　　　 C. amount 　　 D. many

49. A. Amazing　　 B. Exciting　　 C. Famous　　 D. Valuable

50. A. probably　　 B. exactly　　 C. certainly　　 D. hardly

51. A. knew　　　 B. warned 　　 C. noticed　　　 D. wondered

52. A. drew　　　 B. faced　　　 C. displayed　　 D. wiped

53. A. briefly　　 B. naturally 　　 C. safely　　　　 D. correctly

54. A. set　　　　 B. added　　　 C. showed　　　 D. took

55. A. story　　　 B. world　　　 C. king　　　　 D. painter


阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1—25各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　    Shah Jahan married a beautiful woman 1 whom he was very devoteD.When she died after almost twenty years of marriage, he was in deep 2 . He ordered that the most beautiful 3 in the world be built 4 her memory. It 5 22000 men 22 years 6 the pure white marble (大理石) 7 . It still 8 , as lovely as it was 9 new. It has a base of red sandstone with a slender (细长的) tower 10 a "minaret" (尖塔) at each corner. Today, people travel 11 all over the world 12 to see this beautiful building.

　　     13 there were children, Shah Jahan obviously kept 14 for his wife and saved none for their children. One of his 15 put him in a prison and 16 the throne (皇位). The son kept 17 in this prison, the Fort of Agra, 18 he died nine years later in 1666. It was ironical 19 from this prison the former (以前的) ruler could look 20 the Jumna River and see the Taj Mahal, a constant 21 of his lost wife and of his past days of glory.

　　     Shah Jahan's 22 was placed in a vault (墓穴) near 23 of his wife in the Taj Mahal. It is ironic that this man who 24 a lot of treasures in his lifetime 25 with only the memory of his one true treasure—— his love for his wife.　　

There lived a king who liked art. One day an artist offered to paint the most beautiful picture in the world on the wall of his palace.　　

So the king said, " All right, you may work on one of the walls in the new hall. "

Just then, another artist said, "Please allow me to work on the opposite wall. I shall make exactly what that man will make on the opposite wall. Moreover, I shall do so without looking at his work. I would even request you to have a thick curtain put up between the two walls so the either of us cannot see the other. "　　

Everyone in the king's court, including the king and the first artist was surprised. So the king decided to give the man a chance.　　

The following day, a thick curtain was put into place and both the artists got to work. The first artist brought in a regular supply of paint, oil and water. But the second one would come with a cloth and a bucket of water every day.　　

A month later the first artist said that his work was completed and invited the king to come. So the king sent the message to the second artist, saying he was coming to see their works that evening.　　

After seeing the first artist's wall, the king was very impressed with the painting and gave him a huge sum of money as a reward. He then asked for the curtain to be opened up.　

The same painting was seen on the opposite wall too! It was exactly like the one on the first wall. But this man had not seen what was going on, on the other side of the curtain. “How have you managed to do this?” asked the king.

The man said simply, "It's very easy. I just polished the wall every day! "　　

It was a wall made of white marble. The fellow polished it till it shone like a mirror. The reflection of the painting across the room showed up in it!　　

56. A thick curtain was put upbetween the two walls in order to ________.

A. help them concentrate on their work

B. keep the first artist's painting a secret

C. prevent their paintings from being seen by other people

D. give the king a great surprise.

57. How was the king feeling when he saw the second wall?

A. Surprised and excited.                      B. Fascinated and doubtful.

C. Satisfied and curious.                     D. frightened and attracted

58. What would be best title of the text?　　

A. A king who loved art                B. Two artists and a king

C. Whose painting is better?             D. The paintings on the wall.