What does peace mean to you? A place without noise, trouble, or hard work? There once was a king who 41 a prize to the artist who would 42 the best picture of peace. Many artists 43 .The king looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really 44 and had to choose between them.
One picture was of a 45 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky 46 soft white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of 47 .
The other picture had 48 too. But these were uneven and bare. Above was an angry sky in which 49 played and from which rain fell. 50 the side of the mountain ran a foaming waterfall. This didn’t look 51 at all. But when the king looked carefully, he saw 52 the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the 53 a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the middle of the 54 of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest—perfect peace.
55 picture do you think won the prize?
The King chose the second picture. Do you know 56 ? “Because peace does not 57 being in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.” 58 the King. “Peace means being in the 59 of all those things and still be calm in your 60 .That is the real meaning of peace.”
41. A. held | B. set | C. sent | D. offered |
42. A. sell | B. paint | C. find | D. choose |
43. A.worked | B. failed | C. believed | D. tried |
44. A. understood | B. wanted | C. kept | D. liked |
45. A. full | B. good | C. calm | D. round |
46. A. with | B. in | C. around | D. of |
47. A. peace | B. nature | C. arts | D. lakes |
48. A. lakes | B. mountains | C. sky | D. trees |
49. A. birds | B. storm | C. lightening | D. clouds |
50. A. On | B. Down | C. Through | D. Beside |
51. A. attractive | B. peaceful | C. still | D. natural |
52. A. under | B. below | C. above | D. behind |
53. A. waterfall | B. bush | C. crack | D. rock |
54. A. rush | B. noise | C. trouble | D. place |
55. A. why | B. Whose | C. Whatever | D. Which |
56. A. why | B. how | C. where | D. what |
57. A. enjoy | B. need | C. mean | D. require |
58. A. decided | B. explained | C. thought | D. wrote |
59. A. middle | B. way | C. front | D. place |
60. A. head | B. brain | C. heart | D. body |
41—45 DBDDC 46—50 AABCB 51—55 BDBAD 56—60 ACBAC
Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to 26 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me. They don’t act in the 27 ways that I read in books or I see on TV. In their opinion, “I love you” is too 28 for them to say. Sending flowers to each other on Valentine’s Day is even more out of 29 .
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I sat down beside her. “Mom, I have a question to ask you. Is there 30 between you and Dad?” I asked her in a very low voice. She didn’t answer immediately. She 31 her head and continued to sew the quilt.
I was very worried because I thought I had 32 her. I was 33 and I didn’t know what I should do. But at last I heard my mother say the following words:
“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “Look at this thread.Sometimes it 34 , but most of it disappears in the quilt. The thread really makes the quilt 35 . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread.It can hardly be seen 36 , but it’s really there. Love is 37 .”
I listened carefully but I 38 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly 39 seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month. When they returned from the hospital, they both looked 40 . It seemed both of them had had a serious illness. After they were back, every day in the morning and dusk, my mother helped my father 41 on the country road.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t 42 me.” he said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like walking with your mom.” 43 his eyes, I know he loves my mother deeply.
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and 44 . But from this experience, I understand that love is just 45 in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
26. A. keep fit | B. rise early | C. earn money | D. collect money |
27. A. magic | B. romantic | C. fantastic | D. attractive |
28. A. simple | B. easy | C. relaxing | D. luxurious(奢侈) |
29. A. the question | B. question | C. reach | D. control |
30. A. feeling | B. love | C. quarrel | D. smile |
31. A. raised | B. shook | C. lifted | D. bowed |
32. A. hurt | B. injured | C. wounded | D. harmed |
33. A. in great surprise | B. in a great embarrassment | ||
C. with delight | D. in great astonishment | ||
34. A. happens | B. comes about | C. appears | D. occurs |
35. A. warm and soft | B. hot and hard | ||
C. thin and cool | D. strong and durable (耐用的) | ||
36. A. somewhere and sometime | B. anywhere or anytime | ||
C. more or less | D. everyhere and everywhere | ||
37. A. inside | B. outside | C. faraway | D. nearby |
38. A. could believe | B. couldn’t understand | ||
C. wouldn’t recognize | D. might know | ||
39. A. got sick | B. got stuck | C. threw up | D. became disabled |
40. A. quite healthy | B. very pale | C. fairly red | D. much surprised |
41. A. jump high | B. go hurriedly | C. run fast | D. walk slowly |
42. A. think about | B. talk with | C. worry about | D. laugh at |
43. A. Reading | B. Listening | C. Speaking | D. Writing |
44. A. fresh roses | B. gold ring | C. sweet kisses | D. beautiful jewelry |
45. A. a thread | B. a needle | C. the cloth | D. the cotton |