Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith（金匠）father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their     condition, two of Durer's children had a dream to seek their talent for     , but they knew 1well their father would never be able to send     of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（扔） a coin. The _  would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht Durer     the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother,     work at the academy was almost an     success. Albrecht's woodcuts（木刻） and oils were     better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees     his works.

When the young     returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your     to seek your dream. I will support you."

All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he     and repeated, "No ...no." Finally, Albert rose and     the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, "I     go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed（猛击） at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to     your toast."

Today, Albrecht Durer's masterful works     in every great museum in the world, but chances are great     you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin     stretched（伸展） skyward. He     it "The Praying Hands."

Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it     !

1.A. hopeful     B. hopeless    C. disappointed     D. lucky

2.A. music      B. art           C. mining         D. farming

3.A. all        B. each          C. both          D. either

4.A. painter    B. loser          C. winner         D. failure

5.A. lost        B. got           C. won         D. beat

6.A. whose    B. his             C. whom         D. who

7.A. casual       B. immediate     C. attractive       D. ordinary

8.A. far        B. quite         C. very         D. more

9.A. for        B. to              C. in         D. at

10.A. miner    B. artist          C. worker     D. professor

11.A. luck    B. turn          C. move         D. moment

12.A. sobbed    B. nodded          C. smiled       D. laughed

13.A. recovered   B. wept          C. wiped     D. handed

14.A. can’t       B. mustn’t       C. can         D. have to

15.A. hold     B. return        C. move         D. turn

16.A. visit     B. represent      C. present       D. hang

17.A. when     B. that          C. which     D. as

18.A. figures    B. hands         C. fingers     D. arms

19.A. said     B. loved        C. told       D. called

20.A. alone    B. out         C. yet         D. before

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9. A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.D

17. B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：德国艺术大师Albrecht Durer有一幅名画“祈祷之手”，这幅画的背后有一则爱与牺牲的故事。

1.B考查形容词辨析A. hopeful充满希望的；B. hopeless没有希望的；C. disappointed 失望的；D. lucky幸运的；根据上文可知，这个家庭条件很困难。生活尽管窘迫逼人，然而这个家庭其中两个孩子却有一个同样的梦想。他们两人都希望可以发展自己在艺术方面的天分，故选B项。

2.2】B考查名词辨析A. music音乐；B. art艺术；C. mining煤矿；D. farming农业；根据下文内容可知，这两个孩子都想要学艺术，故选B项。

3.3】D考查代词辨析A. all所有的；B. each每个；C. both 两者都；D. either任何一个；根据上文可知，父亲不能把他们都送去学艺术。Never… either 表示完全否定。不过他们也了解，父亲无法在经济上供他们俩到纽伦堡艺术学院读书，故选D项。

4.4】C考查名词辨析A. painter 画家；B. loser失败者；C. winner赢家；D. failure失败者；败者则到附近的矿场工作赚钱供另一个人去学艺术，故选C项。

5.5】C考查动词辨析A. lost失去；B. got得到 ；C. won赢得；D. beat打败；赢的人去学校学习，故选C项。

6.6】A考查定语从句引导词；A. whose谁的；B. his他的； C. whom谁做宾语；D. who谁，做主语；定语从句，他的作品很成功，故选A项。

7.7】B考查形容词辨析A. casual随便的；B. immediate立刻的；C. attractive 吸引人的；D. ordinary普通的；他的作品很快就取得了成功，与下文的soon相呼应，故选B项。

8.8】A考查副词辨析A. far远的；B. quite相当；C. very非常；D. more多；与上文的success相呼应，他的作品比其他人的作品好，故选A项。

9.9】A考查介词辨析A. for为；B. to 对于；C. in在。里面；D. at 对于；句意：他很快就赚得可观的收入因为他的作品，For 表原因，故选A项。

10.0】C考查名词辨析A. miner 矿工；B. artist艺术家；C. worker工人；D. professor教授；根据故事情节可知，是年轻的艺术家回到了家，故选C项。

11.1】B考查名词辨析A. luck运气；B. turn次序；C. move 动作； D. moment时刻；句意：轮到你去实现你的梦想了，it is one’s turn to do 轮到某人做某事了，故选B项。

12.2】A考查动词辨析A. sobbed呜咽；B. nodded点头；C. smiled 微笑；D. laughed笑；与上文的tears相呼应，他哭了，故选A项。

13.3】C考查动词辨析A. recovered恢复；B. wept 哭泣；C. wiped擦；D. handed上交；句意：最后Albert擦了擦脸上的泪水。根据语境可知选C项。

14.4】A考查情态动词。A. can’t不能；B. mustn’t 禁止；C. can 可以；D. have to不得不；根据上文可知，我不能去那个地方。根据It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands可知选A项。

15.5】C考查动词辨析A. hold抓住；B. return返回；C. move移动；D. turn转向；句意：我不能拿起杯子来回敬你。根据The bones in every finger have been smashed（猛击） at least once可知选C项。

16.6】D考查动词辨析A. visit访问；B. represent代表；C. present呈现；D. hang挂；这幅作品挂在许多博物馆。根据句意选D项。

17.7】B考查名词性从句；但是很可能你只熟悉其中的一件作品。Chances are (that)…句型表示可能性，故选B项。

18.8】C考查名词辨析A. figures人物；B. hands手；C. fingers手指；D. arms胳膊；句意：手指头朝向天空伸展。根据图片可知选C项。

19.9】D考查动词辨析A. said说；B. loved爱；C. told告诉；D. called叫；句意：我们叫他祈祷的手。Call sb sth ,叫某人，，，故选D项。

20.20】A考查副词辨析A. alone独自地；B. out出动；C. yet然而；D. before之前；句意：没有人能单枪匹马地获得成功，根据本文的意思可知，弟弟在哥哥资助下成功的，故选A项。

考点：故事类阅读。