Question

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children．In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art．After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement．They would toss a coin．The loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother who attended the academy．Then, when that brother who won the toss completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy．

Tossing a coin, Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation（轟動(dòng)）．By the time he graduated, he had earned considerable fees for his outstanding works．

When the young artist returned to his village, the Durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate Albrecht’s triumphant（勝利的）homecoming．Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．“And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your turn．Now you can go to Nuremberg to look for your dream, and I will take care of you．”

Tears streaming down his pale face, Albert sobbed, “No．．．no．．．It is too late for me．Look．．．look at what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been broken at least once, and lately I have been suffering from arthritis（關(guān)節(jié)炎）so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a glass to return your toast, much less draw delicate lines with a pen or a brush．”

To show thanks to Albert for all that he had sacrificed, Albrecht Durer painstakingly drew his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．He called his powerful drawing simply “Hands”, but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “The Praying Hands”．The next time you see a copy of that touching creation, let it be your reminder—no one ever makes any success alone！

1.Why did the two brothers work out the agreement？

A．They were so curious as to make a joke．

B．Their family couldn’t afford the academy．

C．One of the brothers was supposed to go into mines．

D．They wanted to support the other sisters and brothers．

2.The underlined word “whose” in Para．2 refers to _____ ．

A．the Durer family’s B．the miners

C．Albert’s D．Albrecht’s

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true about Albrecht Durer？

A．He began to earn his living after graduation．

B．He did perfectly well at the academy．

C．He wanted his brother to go to the academy．

D．He created great masterpieces．

4.Which of the following is the correct order of the story？

a．Albrecht went to Nuremberg．

b．Albert supported his brother．

c．The Durer family held a festive dinner．

d．Albrecht drew his brother’s injured hands．

e．The brothers tossed a coin．

A．b, a, c, d, e B．a(chǎn), e, c, d, b

C．e, a, c, b, d D．e, a, b, c, d

5.What can we learn from the story？

A．One can achieve success simply on his own．

B．Any success requires the help of others．

C．It’s other people who contribute to one’s success．

D．Nobody could succeed without good guidance．

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.D

5.B

【解析】文章大意：本文敘述了有兩個(gè)兄弟家境貧困，通過扔硬幣來決定了弟弟Albrecht Durer去學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)了，哥哥 Albert要去危險(xiǎn)的礦井干活供弟弟上學(xué)。Albrecht Durer畢業(yè)后回到自己的村莊，感謝哥哥對(duì)他的犧牲和奉獻(xiàn)，希望他的哥哥能完成自己的夢(mèng)想。通過這故事我們可以總結(jié)這樣一個(gè)道理：沒有人幫助指導(dǎo)，人們就不會(huì)成功的。

1.推理判斷題。根據(jù)In spite of the hopeless condition, two of the children, Albrecht Durer and Albert, had a dream．可知兩個(gè)兄弟的家庭比較窮，無法供養(yǎng)他們學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)，一次要討論，在達(dá)成一致意見。故選B。

2.詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)Albrecht Durer won and went off to Nuremberg可知Albrecht Durer贏了，他去學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)了。故選D。

3.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to complete his dream．可知Albrecht Durer畢業(yè)后回到自己的村莊，感謝哥哥對(duì)他的犧牲和奉獻(xiàn)，希望他的哥哥能完成自己的夢(mèng)想。因此A項(xiàng)與文章不符合。故選A.

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。按照事情發(fā)展的順序：先是兩兄弟扔硬幣來決定誰去上學(xué)，然后是Albrecht贏了，去上學(xué)了，他的哥哥供他上學(xué)；接下來是Albrecht學(xué)成歸來，杜勒一家為他準(zhǔn)備了豐盛的晚餐，最后，Albrecht畫了一幅他哥哥受傷的手。故選D。

5.推理判斷題。根據(jù)no one ever makes any success alone可知沒有人幫助指導(dǎo)，人們就不會(huì)成功的。故選B。