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There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who painted the best picture of peace. Many artists tried　 The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　　 1.　 them. One picture was a quiet lake. The lake was a perfect mirror(镜子) for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white clouds. All who saw this picture 2. 　 that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had 　　 3.　 , too. But these were rocky. Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played　 Down the side of the mountains fell a waterfall. This did not look 　　 4.　　 at all.

But when the king looked 　　 5.　　 , he saw behind the waterfall a small bush(灌木)　 6.in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built　 　 7.　　 nest(巢). There, sat the mother bird in her nest-in perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the 　 8.　　 picture. Do you know why?

" 　 9. peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no 　 10. , trouble, or hard work." explained the king, "Peace means to be in the middle of all those things and still be peaceful in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

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Once there was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush, growing in a crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King chose the second picture.

Do you know why?

“Because,” explained the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace.”

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A king 1.　 a prize for the artist that would paint the most peaceful picture. Finally he had to 2. one between the two that he really liked. One is a picture with very peaceful environment, including a calm lake, peaceful mountains, a blue sky and white soft clouds. Everyone thought this picture should win the prize. The other doesn’t look so peaceful as the first one. 3.it had rugged and bare mountains, an angry sky and so on, the king considered it to be the better of the two after taking a 4. look at it. Because peace means that you can be in calm in your heart when you 5. unhappy situations. The mother bird in the picture exactly showed the meaning of real peace

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There was once a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace，Many artists 　 ．The king looked at all the pictures．But there were only two he really liked，and he had to choose　 　 them．

There was a calm lake in one picture．The lake was a perfect mirror and peaceful towering(高　 大的)mountains were all around it．Overhead was a blue 　 with light white clouds All who　 saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace．

The other picture had mountains，too．But they were bare(光秃秃的)and had rough rocks．

Above was a(n) 　　 sky，from Which rain 　　 and in which lightning flashed．Down the side of the mountain a waterfall fell quickly．This did not look peaceful 　　 ．

But when the king looked　 　　 ，he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush 　　 in a crack　 (裂缝)in the rock．In the bush a mother bird had built her nest．There，in the middle of the rush of

angry water，sat the mother bird on her nest—in perfect peace．

Which picture do you think won the prize? The king chose the second picture．Do you know 　 ?

‘‘Because，’’explained the king，‘‘peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise，trouble，or hard work，Peace 　　 to be in the middle of all those things and still be calm in your heart．That is the real meaning of peace．”

1.A．tried　　　　 　 B．attended　　　 C．joined　　　　 D．entered

2.A．in　　　　　　 　 B．between　　 C．of　　　　　　 　 D．among

3.A．1ake　　　　 　　 B．river　　　　　 C．sky　　　　　 　 D．ocean

4.A．blue　　　　 　 B．clear　　　　 C．angry　　　　 D．calm

5.A．dropped　　 　 B．jumped　　　 　 C．fell　　　　　　 D．ran

6.A.for all　 　　 B．at all　　　　 C．after all　　 D．above all

7.A．deeply　　　　 B．closely　　　 C．completely　　 D．fully

8.A．1iving　　　　 B．1ying　　　　 C．standing　　　 D．growing

9.A．how　　　　　 　 B．why　　　　　　 C．when　　　　 　 D．where

10.A．suggests　　　 B．shows　　　　 C．means　　　　 　 D．Indicates

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Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists　 　 ________ . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose ________ them.

One picture was of a ________ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture ________　 it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had ________ , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful ________ . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush ________　 in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures ________ , he choose the second picture ________ explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your________ . That is the real meaning of peace.

1.A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　 C. tried　　　　 D. invented

2.A. between　 　　 B. except　　　　 C. within　　　 D. through

3.A. calm　　　　 　 B. round　　 　 C. small　　　 D. deep

4.A. announced　　 B. thought　　　 C. doubted　　 D. promised

5.A. lakes　　　　　 B. clouds　　　 C. mirror　　　 D. mountains

6.A. at all　　　　 B. at last 　　 C. at once　　 D. at present

7.A. lying　　　　　 B. growing　　 C. dying　　　 D. moving

8.A. actively　　　 B. carefully C. angrily　　 D. widely

9.A. so　　　　　　 B. but　　　　 C. or　　　　　 　 D. and

10.A. voice　　　 B. world　　　　 C. heart　　　 D. View

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Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists　 　 　 　 . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 　 　　 them.

One picture was of a 　 　 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 　　 　 it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had 　　 , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful 　　 　 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 　 　　 　 in a crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush(灌木丛) a mother bird had built her nest. She sat on her nest, watching the running water.

After the king compared the two pictures 　 　　 　　 , he choose the second picture 　 　　 　 explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situation, you can still be calm in your 　 　　 　 . That is the real meaning of peace.

1.A. argued　　　　 B. invited　　　　 C. tried　　　　 D. invented

2.A. between　　　 B. except　　　 C. within　　　 D. through

3.A. calm　　　　　 B. round　　　　 　 C. small　　　　 D. deep

4.A. announced　　 B. thought　　 C. doubted　　 D. promised

5.A. lakes　　　　 B. clouds　　　 C. mirror　　　 D. mountains

6.A. at all　　 　 B. at last　　 　 C. at once　　 D. at present

7.A. lying　　　　 B. growing　　　 C. dying　　　　 D. moving

8.A. actively　 　 B. carefully　　 C. angrily　　 D. widely

9.A. so　　　　　　 B. but　　　　　　 C. or　　　　　　 D. and

10.A. voice　　　 B. world　　　　 C. heart　　　　 D. view

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Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists

t1..The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose b2. them.

One picture was of a c3. lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture t4. it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had m5., too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的).Above was an a6. sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the king looked c7., he saw behind the waterfall a bush growing in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest(鸟窝).She sat on her nest, w8. the angry water.

After the king compared the two pictures carefully, he chose the second picture and explained, ＂Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when f9. unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your h10..That is the real meaning of peace.

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Once upon a time, there was a king who was loved by his people. One day, the king planned to build a palace on the river bank. in a few days the palace was ready, And before bringing the king to show the palace, the minister wanted to take a final look first.

"Great!"the minister said, looking at the palace. Then suddenly his eyes fell on a hut （小屋） just a few steps away from the palace gate. "What is this hut doing here?" shouted the minister." Sir, it belongs to an old woman.

She has been living here for a long time, "replied a solider.

The minister walked up to the hut and spoke to the old lady. "I want to buy your hut. Ask for anything. "he said.

"I am sorry, Sir. I can not accept your offer. My hut is dearer to me than my life, "the old lady said.

The minister tried to tell the old lady that her hut would make the new palace less beautiful. But the old lady refused to sell her hut to the king. The matter was then taken to the king.The king thought for a while, and then let the old lady said."it will only add to the beauty of the new palace. "Then turning to the minister.the king told us not forget what seems ugly to us may be valuable to someone else.

1.Where did the king want to build a palace?

A.In the mountains. B.In the city. C.On the river bank D.Near the sea

2.Who lived in the hut?

A.The king B.An old lady C.The minister D.The solider

3.How did the minister plan to deal with the hut?

A.To buy the hut B.To pull down the hut C.To sell the hut D.To build a new hut

4.Why didn't the old lady sell her hut to the minister?

A.Because it was ugly to the king B.Because it was as beautiful as the palace

C.Because it was too old to live in D.Because it was valuable to her

5.What do you think of the king　　

A.He was kind B.He was brave C.He was impolite D.He was proud

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king's castle. After many years of walking， the king's castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well,the little boy didn't have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king's house. But he couldn't even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What's wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don't you try again. I'll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man's hand. The king's guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don't have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy's hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I'm the king's son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A.To get some help from the king.

B.To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C.To share wonderful things with the king.

D.To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A.The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.

B.The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C.The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D.The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage， the man is____.

A.kind B.stupid C.rude D.selfish (自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A.Never judge a book by its cover.

B.Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C.Life can sometimes be unfair (不公平).

D.Make new friends and keep the old.

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There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off， walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking， the king’s castle came into his view. However， as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle， the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well， the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things， and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running， sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong， young man?” he asked.

“Sir， I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look， why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look， mister， we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why， I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage， the man is .

A. kindB. stupidC. rudeD. selfish (自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.

C. Life can sometimes be unfair (不公平).

D. Make new friends and keep the old.

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There once was a little boy who wanted to meet the king. He set off, walking towards the king’s castle. After many years of walking, the king’s castle came into his view. However, as the boy drew closer to the outside of the castle, the guards noticed him.

“Get out of here!” ordered the guards.

Well, the little boy didn’t have to be told twice. He turned…and ran. All he wanted to do was to tell the king wonderful things, and see all the beautiful things in the king’s house. But he couldn’t even get near the castle! The boy finally stopped running, sat down and cried.

A young man happened to be coming down the path at the very moment. He saw the little boy and stopped. “What’s wrong, young man?” he asked.

“Sir, I walked and walked just to see the king. But these guards made me scared. I wanted to tell the king how lovely everything is and just tell the king that I just wanted to see him.!”

The man looked at the little boy thoughtfully. “Look, why don’t you try again. I’ll come with you this time.”

The little boy got up and took the man’s hand. The king’s guards spotted them.

“Look, mister, we don’t have to do this…I don’t want you to get hurt. We can just turn around now.”

The man held the little boy’s hand and went on. The boy really thought the man might be crazy until he looked back up at the guards. They were all smiling now. The little boy was amazed.

“Who are you?” asked the little boy in surprise.

“Why, I’m the king’s son. You can enter the castle and be with the king.” said the man.

The little boy broke into a huge smile.

1.Why did the boy want to see the king?

A. To get some help from the king.　

B. To invite the king to visit his beautiful village.

C. To share wonderful things with the king.

D. To ask the king to play with him.

2.What does the underlined sentence in the paragraph mean?

A. The little boy didn’t understand the guards words at first.　

B. The guards repeated the words to the boy.　

C. The little boy had been to the castle twice.　

D. The little boy understood the guards’ words at once.

3.According to the passage, the man is 　　　　 .

A. kind　　　　　　 B. stupid　　　　　　 C. rude　　　　　 D. selfish(自私)

4.Which of the following best suits the story’s lesson for us?

A. Never judge a book by its cover.　

B. Anything is possible if one tried hard enough.　　

C. Life can sometimes be unfair(不公平).

D. Make new friends and keep the old.

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