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Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children.Eighteen! In order       to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by   , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade.Despite their seemingly     condition, two of the eldest children had a dream.They both wanted to pursue their talent for art,    they knew well that their father would never be able to        either of them to study at the Academy.

After many long discussions at night in their    bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(协议).They would toss(掷)a coin.The      would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings,     his winning brother for the academy.Then, in four years, he would support the other one.Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and    to Nuremberg.Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years,     his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation.By the time he graduated, he was beginning to     considerable fees for himself.

When the young artist     home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your      . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will    you."

Albert rose and wiped the        from his cheeks."No, brother.I cannot go to Nuremberg.It is too    for me.Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my       ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas     a pen or a brush."

More than 450 years have    .By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one     creation that can catch the world's hearts.

1.A.merely B.fully   C.completely  D.entirely

2.A.heart B.method C.profession D.words

3.A.demanding B.promising C.hopeless D.careless

4.A.so B.and C.however D.but

5.A.study B.send C.give  D.offer

6.A.separated B.crowded C.new  D.unusual

7.A.winner B.loser C.old  D.younger

8.A.support B.advertise C.expect  D.require

9.A.flew away B.went off C.set aside D.left behind

10.A.deserved B.desired C.financed D.envied

11.A.spend B.save C.draw  D.earn

12.A.arrived B.regained C.returned D.got

13.A.turn B.time C.top   D.fate

14.A.take charge of   B.make up forC.make use of  D.take care of

15.A.smiles B.sweats   C.tears   D.hints

16.A.late B.nervous C.tiring  D.tense

17.A.eyes B.hands C.pictures D.mines

18.A.in B.of C.upon  D.with

19.A.passed B.kept    C.remembered D.changed

20.A.strange B.touching C.wonderful D.mysterious

 

1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.D 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.A 20.B 【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。因为家里不能负担两人的学费,两兄弟通过抛硬币的方式决定谁去学习,另外一个人做矿工支持对方的学业,任何的成功不是单独获得的,是需要别人帮助的。 1. 2.by profession为常用结构,在职业上。此句句意为,他父亲对的职业是一个金匠。故选C。 3. ;B.promising有希望的;C.hopeless无望的;D.careless粗心的。故选C。 4. 5.send sb. to sp.送某人去某地。本句句意:父亲不能把两人中的任何一个送到Nuremberg去学习艺术。故选B。 6. 拥挤的;C.new新的;D.unusual不同寻常的。第一段中提到这是一个有18个孩子的大家庭,床自然会是拥挤。故选B。 7.从下文的“winning brother”,可以断定两人一个是赢者,另一个是则是输者。故选B。 8. B.advertise广告; C.expect预料,期待;D.require要求。根据下一句话“he would support the other one.”,可以找到提示,互相轮着支持对方。故选A。 9. away飞走; B.went off离去,出发;C.set aside放到一边;D.left behind留下。故选B。 10.Albert到危险的地下矿场,四年时间资助他的兄弟,故选C。 11. work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation可以判断出Albrecht Durer可以挣自己的学费了。故选D。 12. C.returned返回;D.got得到。根据上文可知Albrecht Durer离开家去学习可以推断出,毕业后他又回到了家,故选C。 13. C.top顶端;D.fate命运。It’s your turn为常用句式,意为该轮到你了。在这里指轮到哥哥去学艺术了或者该轮到弟弟资助哥哥了。故选A。 14. charge of掌管控制;B.make up for弥补; C.make use of利用;D.take care of照顾。根据第二段第四句Then, in four years, he would support the other one可知现在轮到弟弟照顾哥哥了。故选D。 15. 从下文的一番话,可以理解哥哥心酸的心情,故会流泪,故选C。 16. 考查形容词辨析。A.late迟的;B.nervous紧张的;C.tiring 令人疲劳的;D.tense紧张的。从下文来看,哥哥的手已经不能端起一个杯子,可知他的手已经不能再画画了,即晚了。故选A。 17.根据下一句“cannot even hold a glass”不能端起一个杯子,可以确定端杯子的该是手。故选B。 18.钢笔或毛笔来画画。故选D。 19. B.kept保持;C.remembered记得;D.changed改变。根据语境可知此处应为450多年过去了。故选A。 20.从本句的“catch the world’s hearts”可知这幅画是打动人心的一幅经典之作,故选B。 考点:考查故事类短文阅读
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