江苏各地2017-2018高二英语上学期中汇编（完形阅读任务型）

2017-2018高二期中试卷汇编（完形、阅读及任务型） 完形 （2017-2018南京市四校联测期中考试试卷） Long long ago, a wise man who lived a simple life in a village was famous throughout the country. The king heard about his stories and was so ___36____with the man’s modest behavior that he invited the wise man to live with him in the ___37___. The wise man willingly accepted, which surprised the king, who had expected it would take ____38___to persuade him to accept the invitation. ___39____, the king made luxurious arrangements for his stay. To the king’s greater ___40____, the wise man ___41____quickly and even enjoyed all the luxuries of the palace. While the king started suspecting that maybe he was cheated by the wise man， he just kept his ____42___to himself and continued to ____43___the wise man. A year later, the wise man was still enjoying his stay. One day, the king made up his mind to talk to the wise man about his thoughts. He said, “When I first met you, I ____44___your lifestyle and minimum needs, but what I see now is totally the ___45____. I am ____46___about what is the difference between you and me.” The wise man smiled and said, “I am ____47___for you to ask this question, but I will answer you tomorrow morning.” The next morning the wise man came to the king and said, “I am leaving for an unknown place. ____48___you really want the answer, you will have to leave your palace, your family, your kingdom and accompany me.” The king hesitated for a while, and then he said, “Yon know I can’t do that!” The wise man smiled and replied, “Yes, I know. And that is the ___49____between you and me. I can leave all pleasures and comforts behind ___50____I want to because I am not attached to them, but you are. I hope you have your answer now.” The king finally understood. He requested the wise man to stay on, but the man refused. As he was leaving, he said to the king, “Remember, what you hold on to holds you. And since I hold on to nothing, I have nothing to give up. I am forever free.” 36．A. impres