第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然

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第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

There once was a king in a faraway country. One day, he decided to ___16__ a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of __17___. So many artists __18___.The king looked at all the pictures. __19___ there were only two he really liked, and he had to __20__ between them.

One picture was of a __21___ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror with peaceful huge mountains all around it. Above was a __22___ sky with light white clouds. All who __23__ this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had __24___, too. But these were not flat at all. Above was an __25___ sky, from which rain fell heavily and in which lightning played __26___. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall with loud sound. This did not look __27__ at all.

But when the king looked __28__, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush ___29__ in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had __30__ her nest. There, with the current of angry water, the mother bird was __31__ her hungry children in the nest, taking no attention to its __32___ surroundings — in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think __33__ 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__34__, trouble or hard work. Peace means although you are surrounded by noisy things you __35__ keep calm in the heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

16. A. take B. offer C. send D. leave

17. A. peace B. silence C. beauty D. honesty

18. A. managed B. tried C. succeeded D. went

19. A. And B. Or C. Yet D. But

20. A. like B. choose C. give D. need

21. A. calm B. noisy C. beautiful D. dirty

22. A. black B. blue C. gray D. dark

23. A. painted B. liked C. saw D. had

24. A. sky B. mountains C. peace D. clouds

25. A. gentle B. angry C. calm D. sunny

26. A. happily B. gently C. slowly D. wildly

27. A. beautiful B. noisy C. happy D. peaceful

28. A. closely B. strictly C. quickly D. seriously

29. A. planting B. growing C. rising D. coming

30. A. created B. built C. left D. lain

31. A. beating B. touching C. feeding D. speaking

32. A. silent B. beautiful C. noisy D. faraway

33. A. got B. lost C. won D. received

34. A. silence B. noise C. shock D. joy

35. A. still B. again C. even D. just

最佳答案：

16--- 35 BABDB ABCBB DDABB CCCBA

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。