Born into a poor family，two of the Durers' children still had a dream for art，but they knew their father could not afford to send either of them to the academy(院校)．
After discussions，the two boys finally agreed to toss a coin．The loser would go to the nearby mines and support his brother while he attended the academy．Then，when the winner completed his studies，he would support the other brother，either with sales of his art work or，if necessary，by working in the mines．So they tossed a coin．Albrecht Durer won the toss and went to Nuremberg．Albert went to the dangerous mines and financed his brother，whose work at the academy was almost an immediate success，and by graduation，he was beginning to earn considerable fees for his works．
When the Durer family held a dinner to celebrate Albrecht's homecoming， Albrecht drank a toast to his brother，“Now，Albert，it is your turn to go to Nuremberg and follow your dream，and I will take care of you．”
Albert wiped the tears from his cheeks，glanced at the faces he loved，and said softly，“No，brother．It is too late for me．Look….look 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 1ess make lines on canvas(畫(huà)布)with a pen or a brush．No，brother …for me it is too 1ate．”
Therefore，Albrecht took pains to draw his brother’s injured hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward．The entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and named it “The Praying Hands”．
小題1:The passage is mainly about
A．the early life of Albrecht Durer
B．the story behind “The Praying Hands”
C．the sacrifice Albrecht made for his brother
D．a(chǎn) young man showing his talent through effort
小題2:According to the two brothers’ agreement，．
A．they let the coin decide who would go to the academy first
B．the winner would work at the academy in exchange for the loser’s help
C．the loser would go to the mines and earn money to pay for his own education
D．the winner would work in the mines after graduation in return for the loser's support
小題3:Albert refused his brother’s offer because．
A．he was too old to learn drawing
B．he suffered an accident.
C．he was not used to holding a pen or brush
D．his hands were out of shape as a result of hard work
小題4:The artist created the masterpiece “The Praying Hands”
A．to show kindness to his poor brother
B．to encourage people to realize their dreams
C．in praise of his brother’s sacrifice and love
D．in honor of his brother as a symbol of working people

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
文章想我們講述的正是The Praying Hands背后的故事，這幅畫(huà)是如何畫(huà)出來(lái)的，及其背景。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。文章想我們講述的正是The Praying Hands背后的故事，這幅畫(huà)是如何畫(huà)出來(lái)的，其背景是什么，故B正確。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段1,2行，the two boys finally agreed to toss a coin．The loser would go to the nearby mines and support his brother while he attended the academy．說(shuō)明他們是靠拋硬幣的方式來(lái)決定誰(shuí)先去上學(xué)。故A正確。
小題3:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段最后三行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 1ess make lines on canvas(畫(huà)布)with a pen or a brush．說(shuō)明D正確。
小題4:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后一段可知他畫(huà)這份作品正是為了表示對(duì)哥哥的愛(ài)，表示對(duì)哥哥的感激之情。
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