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Long ago, a king with one eye ruled a land. He loved art and gave prizes to good artists. But he hated lies. He always wanted the truth.

One day, the king wanted to get himself painted. He asked three men to draw his face. “If you paint me perfectly,” said the king, “I’ll give you a great prize. If not, you’ll be punished!”

The first artist showed the painted picture of the king. The king felt bad as the picture showed that one of the eyes was blind, though he had drawn both eyes. The king got angry. “This shows my weakness (弱点)!” he said. The artist went to jail (监狱) for ten years.

The second artist painted the king with two good eyes. The king shouted, “This is a lie! You are pretending I’m perfect!” That artist got five years in jail.

Now came the third artist. He painted the king aiming an arrow with his bow. His good eye was open wide to aim. His blind eye was naturally closed in the picture. You could only see one eye! The king smiled. “This is perfect! You showed truth cleverly.” He gave the artist gold and jewels.

1.1. What did the king hate?

A Lies.

B Art.

C Truth.

D Artists.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段的“But he hated lies.”可知，国王讨厌谎言。故选A。

2.2. What happened to the first artist?

A He got gold.

B He went to jail.

C He became the king.

D He ran away.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The artist went to jail for ten years”可知，第一位画家入狱十年。故选B。

3.3. Why was the second artist punished?

A He showed weakness.

B He painted badly.

C He closed one eye.

D He told a lie.

解析：选D。细节理解题。国王指责他：“This is a lie! You are pretending I’m perfect!”可知，第二位画家为他画完好的双眼眼是虚假的赞美。故选D。

4.4. What was the king doing in the third man’s painting?

A He was closing his eyes.

B He was aiming an arrow.

C He was sitting on a chair.

D He was wearing jewels.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“He painted the king aiming an arrow with his bow. His good eye was open wide to aim. ”可知，第三位画家画了国王用弓射箭，睁大一只眼睛瞄准，盲的那只眼自然地闭上。故选B。

5.5. How did the king feel about the third painting?

A Angry.

B Disappointed.

C Pleased.

D Surprised.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The king smiled. ‘This is perfect! You showed truth cleverly.’ He gave the artist gold and jewels.”可知，国王对第三位画家画的画感到非常满意。故选C。