wall is__11__too!"
The king went to__12__the first artist's wall. He was pleased with it and gave the artist a large __13__ of money. He then asked people to open the curtain.
__14__! Each line was __15__ the same as that on the opposite wall. The king was quite satisfied and gave him double money. However, he __16__ how the second man had made it. "I just __17__ the wall with the cloth," the man said __18__. 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 __19__ up on it!
The __20__ is a reflection (反映) of you too. If you are sad, the world will be sad. If you are happy, the world will be happy.
语篇解读:本文通过第二个画家用镜子的原理在第一个画家对面的墙上"画"了一幅一模一样的画的故事告诉我们,世界是我们的影子,我们的喜怒哀乐都在其中展现。
1.A.editor B.artist
C.server D.actress
解析:选B 文章第一句说国王很爱艺术, "So he__4__the artist to work on one of the walls."提示这里应该是一个"艺术家(artist)"来了。故选B。
2.A.paint B.copy
C.put D.get
解析:选A "So he__4__the artist to work on one of the walls."提示这里画家想在墙上"画画(paint)"。
3.A.created B.destroyed
C.ruined D.built
解析:选D 国王新"建(build)"了一个大厅。
4.A.persuaded B.realized
C.allowed D.determined
解析:选C 他"允许(allow)"艺术家在大厅的一面墙上作画。
5.A.opposite B.ordinary
C.same D.similar
解析:选A 下文的"Each line was__15__the same as that on the opposite wall."可知,另一位画家来要求在"对面的(opposite)"墙上作画。
6.A.with B.without
C.beneath D.under
解析:选B 不用看就能作出和第一位画家一样的画。
7.A.put up B.put back