阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Once there was a king who liked pictures very much. One day, he 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 liked, and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect for peaceful towering mountains all around it. was a blue sky with fluffy (蓬松的) white clouds. All who saw this thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

picture had mountains, too. But these were large, rough and . Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning . Down the side of the mountain   a foaming (起泡沫的) waterfall. This did not look at all.

But when the king looked , he saw behind the waterfall a tiny growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her . There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — perfect peace.

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

“Because,” the king, “peace does not mean to be in a place there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and be calm in your heart. That is the real of peace.”

A. afforded              B. offered                  高☆考♂资♀源?网C. accepted            D. canceled

A. collected         B. planned             C. tried                 D. directed

A. hardly                   B. slightly      高☆考♂资♀源?网                                C. really                D. generally

A. bowl                     B. mirror               C. plate                 D. cover

A. Outward         B. Indoors             C. Overhead          D. Downhill

A. prize                     B. result                C. artist                 D. picture

A. The one               B. Another             C. Other                D. The other

A. bare                    B. fresh                 C. green                D. distant

A. played                 B. screamed           C. wandered          D. cheered

A. connected            B. floated                     C. fell                   D. rose

A. hopeful                B. peaceful            C. successful          D. careful

A. regularly            B. suddenly           C. closely                     D. casually

A. flower                 B. ground                  C. tree                   D. bush

A. house                 B. business            C. nest                  D. relationship

A. of                       B. in                            C. by                        D. for

A. protect                 B. forced               C. depended           D. chose

A. explained             B. described           C. reminded           D. persuaded

A. which                  B. where               C. whose               D. that

A. thus                     B. even                 C. also                  D. still

A. story                   B. meaning            C. source               D. history

【2011·皖南八校第三次联考】

完型填空（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36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

A new book about Chinese-style tough parenting has caused debate in the US．Amy Chua, the author of Battle Hymn （颂歌）of the Tiger Mother, is a Chinese-American professor at Yale Law School, also a mother of two．

The  36   methods she used with her daughters would seem   37   to Westerners．In school her daughters weren't allowed to make grades   38   than As．They had to   39  playing the piano or violin even for hours a day．

There has been wide criticism （批评） of Chua's book in the US．"It's kind of   40  ," said a professor at New York University, "standards of parenting need to be  41  ．Children need parents to   42   them, not to force them to do things they're probably not interested in．”

Now the criticism seems to have   43   to China．A（n）  44   expert Sun Yunxiao argued Chua's method of   45   would limit children from developing their full   46   ．"and that, focusing too much on test scores and good degrees," Sun said, "parents would   47   their kid's ability fully to develop and to enjoy life．"

48   critics （批评家） might have sympathy for kids experiencing this parenting style, some teenagers quite   49   it．"I think anyone can do well if they work hard enough,” said a 17-year-old boy, "A   50   mother is there to help her kids work hard．"

Others think that Chua has a（n）  51   in setting challenging goals for kids．"It's vital for children,” said an American professor, "  52  , kids need to be   53   sometimes．If you urge kids to do well, they're good at it, and they   54  ．It's good to have high   55  ．”

36．A．rough               B．stubborn             C．strict               D．vivid

37．A．unimaginable        B．unimportant          C．uninteresting        D．unnecessary

38．A．higher           B．fewer               C．little               D．lower

39．A．drill                 B．practise              C．exercise            D．experience

40．A．routine            B．extreme             C．excellence          D．encouragement

41．A．practical            B．high               C．specific            D．low

42．A．replace               B．love                 C．force              D．guide

43．A．spread             B．belonged             C．turned              D．referred

44．A．concerned        B．delighted            C．optimistic            D．nervous

45．A．caring             B．fond                C．supporting           D．parenting

46．A．goal                 B．potential              C．achievement         D．possibility

47．A．obtain              B．increase            C．create                D．sacrifice

48．A．Why                 B．Because            C．While                  D．What

49．A．resist              B．state               C．agree              D．appreciate

50．A．lion               B．monkey          C．tiger                D．sheep

51．A．sense               B．point              C．opinion               D．idea

52．A．Honestly         B．Positively           C．Hopefully             D．Finally

53．A．pushed             B．picked              C．lifted                D．dragged

54．A．count             B．work               C．help                  D．benefit

55．A．levels                B．expectations         C．marks               D．results

  

（江苏省南京市金陵中学2010届高三10月月考）

B

As Mrs. Thompson stood in front of her 5a grade class on the very first day of school, she told the children a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at her students and said that she loved them all the same.

But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard. Mrs. Thompson noticed that he didn't play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold X's and then putting a big "F" at the top of his papers.

However, when she reviewed his file, she got a surprise.

Teddy's first grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners, he is a joy to be around."

His second grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is an excellent student, well liked by his classmates, but he is troubled because his mother has a terminal illness and life at home must be a struggle."

His third grade teacher wrote, "His mother's death has been hard on him. He tries to do his best but his father doesn't show much interest and his home life will soon affect him if some steps aren't taken."

Teddy's fourth grade teacher wrote, "Teddy is withdrawn and doesn't show much interest in school. He doesn't have many friends and sometimes sleeps in class."

Now, Mrs. Thompson was ashamed of herself and felt worse when her students brought her beautifully wrapped Christmas presents.  Teddy's present,  however,  was clumsily wrapped in rough brown grocery paper. Taking her time she opened it to reveal Teddy's gifts, a rhinestone bracelet with stones missing and a quarter full perfume bottle. How the children laughed! "What a pretty bracelet! Mm, lovely perfume! Perfect on my wrist." The children were silent.

Alone together, after school, Teddy told Mrs. Thompson, "Today you smelled just like my Mom used to..." His teacher cried all night and, from that day, she stopped teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic and began to teach children instead.

60．What is the best title of this text?

       A．A Student's Best Friend                      B．How To Be a Good Student

      C．The Story of a Good Teacher             D． A Teacher's Lesson

61．How did Teddy's behavior change between Grades 1 and 4?

       A．He became better at making friends.     B．He became closer to his father.

     C．He paid less attention to school.          D． He stopped doing his homework.

62．We can learn from the last paragraph that            .

       A．Mrs. Thompson was deeply hurt by Teddy's words

      B．Teddy missed his mother and desired love very much

     C．Mrs. Thompson realized it useless to teach knowledge

     D．Mrs. Thompson cried because she lied to Teddy about his presents

  

（2010·福建漳州三中高三上第二次月考）     30. Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and _________ it is rough or smooth.

A. 不填       B. whether   C. how       D. what