完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上涂黑。
Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village
in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children.Eighteen! In order 36 to
keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by 37 , worked
almost eighteen hours a day at his trade.Despite their
seemingly 38 condition, two of the eldest
children had a dream.They both wanted to pursue their
talent for art, 39 they knew well that their father
would never be able to 40 either of them to study at
the Academy.
After many long discussions at night in
their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact.They would toss (擲) a coin.The 42 would
go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 43 his
winning brother for the academy.Then, in four years, he
would support the Other one.Then Albrecht Durer won the
toss and 44 to Nuremberg.Albert went
down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 45
his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation.By the time he graduated, he was beginning to 46
considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist 47
home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother
of mine, now it is your 48 . Now you can go to
the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you."
Albert rose and wiped the 50 from
his cheeks."No,
brother.I cannot go to Nuremberg.It is too 51 for me.Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 !
I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas
53 a
pen or a brush."
More than 450 years have 54 .By now, among Albrecht
Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one
55 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 for C.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