Question

It is a true story behind a well­known piece of art.

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their ___ condition, two of the children had a dream to seek their talent for ____ but they knew well 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 ____ 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 a(n ) ____ success. Albecht's woodcut and oils were much ____ than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees ____ his works.

When the young ____ returned home, the family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, “Now, Albert, it is your ____ to seek your dream and l 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 at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to ____ your toast.”

Today, Albrecht'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 drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and the ____ stretched skyward. He called it simply “Hands”， but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and ____ his tribute (敬意) of love “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．lucky

C．disappointed D．hopeless

2.A.music B．a(chǎn)rt

C．mining D．farming

3.A.all B．both

C．each D．either

4.A.painter B．loser

C．winner D．failure

5.A.lost B．got

C．won D．beat

6.A.who B．his

C．whom D．whose

7.A.random B．immediate

C．a(chǎn)ttractive D．ordinary

8.A.smaller B．worse

C．faster D．better

9.A.for B．to

C．in D．a(chǎn)t

10.A.miner B．worker

C．a(chǎn)rtist D．professor

11.A.luck B．turn

C．move D．moment

12.A.sobbed B．nodded

C．smiled D．laughed

13.A.recovered B．swept

C．wiped D．handed

14.A.can't B．shouldn't

C．can D．should

15.A.hold B．return

C．move D．turn

16.A.hang B．represent

C．present D．visit

17.A.when B．that

C．which D．a(chǎn)s

18.A.figures B．hands

C．fingers D．a(chǎn)rms

19.A.said B．loved

C．renamed D．called

20.A.yet B．out

C．a(chǎn)lone D．before

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.C

【解析】

文章大意：德國(guó)藝術(shù)大師Albrecht Durer有一幅名畫(huà)“祈禱之手”，這幅畫(huà)的背后有一則愛(ài)與犧牲的故事。

1.D　根據(jù)上文可知，這個(gè)家庭條件很困難。生活盡管窘迫逼人，然而這個(gè)家庭其中兩個(gè)孩子卻有一個(gè)同樣的夢(mèng)想。他們兩人都希望可以發(fā)展自己在藝術(shù)方面的天分。

2.2】B　根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，這兩個(gè)孩子都想要學(xué)藝術(shù)。

3.3】D　根據(jù)上文可知，父親不能把他們都送去學(xué)藝術(shù)。Never… either 表示完全否定。不過(guò)他們也了解，父親無(wú)法在經(jīng)濟(jì)上供他們倆到紐倫堡藝術(shù)學(xué)院讀書(shū)。

4.4】B　敗者則到附近的礦場(chǎng)工作賺錢(qián)供另一個(gè)人去學(xué)藝術(shù)。

5.5】C　贏的人去學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)。

6.6】D　定語(yǔ)從句，他的作品很成功。

7.7】B　他的作品很快就取得了成功，與下文的soon相呼應(yīng)。

8.8】D　與上文的success相呼應(yīng)，他的作品比其他人的作品好。

9.9】A　For 表原因。

10.0】C　根據(jù)故事情節(jié)可知，是年輕的藝術(shù)家回到了家。

11.1】B　輪到你去實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢(mèng)想了。

12.2】A　與上文的tears相呼應(yīng)，他哭了。

13.3】C　擦掉臉上的淚水。

14.4】C　根據(jù)上文可知，把這幅愛(ài)的作品重新命名為“祈禱之手”。

15.5】B　我不能舉杯去回敬你

16.6】A　這幅作品掛在許多博物館。

17.7】B　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。

18.8】C　手指頭朝向天空伸展。

19.9】A　我不能去上學(xué)了

20.20】C　沒(méi)有人能單槍匹馬地獲得成功。