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 ____！
小題1:
A．hopeful　　　　 　　　B．lucky
C．disappointedD．hopeless
小題2:
A．musicB．a(chǎn)rt
C．miningD．farming
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)llB．both
C．eachD．either
小題4:
A．painterB．loser
C．winnerD．failure
小題5:
A．lostB．got
C．wonD．beat
小題6:
A．whoB．his
C．whomD．whose
小題7:
A．randomB．immediate
C．a(chǎn)ttractiveD．ordinary
小題8:
A．smallerB．worse
C．fasterD．better
小題9:
A．forB．to
C．inD．a(chǎn)t
小題10:
A．minerB．worker
C．a(chǎn)rtistD．professor
小題11:
A．luckB．turn
C．moveD．moment
小題12:
A．sobbedB．nodded
C．smiledD．laughed
小題13:
A．recoveredB．swept
C．wipedD．handed
小題14:
A．can'tB．shouldn't
C．canD．should
小題15:
A．hold B．return
C．moveD．turn
小題16:
A．hangB．represent
C．presentD．visit
小題17:
A．whenB．that
C．whichD．a(chǎn)s
小題18:
A．figuresB．hands
C．fingersD．a(chǎn)rms
小題19:
A．saidB．loved
C．renamedD．called
小題20:
A．yetB．out
C．a(chǎn)loneD．before

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:A
小題17:B
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:C

文章大意：德國藝術大師Albrecht Durer有一幅名畫“祈禱之手”，這幅畫的背后有一則愛與犧牲的故事。
小題1:D　根據(jù)上文可知，這個家庭條件很困難。生活盡管窘迫逼人，然而這個家庭其中兩個孩子卻有一個同樣的夢想。他們兩人都希望可以發(fā)展自己在藝術方面的天分。
小題2:B　根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可知，這兩個孩子都想要學藝術。
小題3:D　根據(jù)上文可知，父親不能把他們都送去學藝術。Never… either 表示完全否定。不過他們也了解，父親無法在經(jīng)濟上供他們倆到紐倫堡藝術學院讀書。
小題4:B　敗者則到附近的礦場工作賺錢供另一個人去學藝術。
小題5:C　贏的人去學校學習。
小題6:D　定語從句，他的作品很成功。
小題7:B　他的作品很快就取得了成功，與下文的soon相呼應。
小題8:D　與上文的success相呼應，他的作品比其他人的作品好。
小題9:A　For 表原因。
小題10:C　根據(jù)故事情節(jié)可知，是年輕的藝術家回到了家。
小題11:B　輪到你去實現(xiàn)你的夢想了。
小題12:A　與上文的tears相呼應，他哭了。
小題13:C　擦掉臉上的淚水。
小題14:C　根據(jù)上文可知，把這幅愛的作品重新命名為“祈禱之手”。
小題15:B　我不能舉杯去回敬你
小題16:A　這幅作品掛在許多博物館。
小題17: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。
小題18:C　手指頭朝向天空伸展。
小題19:A　我不能去上學了
小題20:C　沒有人能單槍匹馬地獲得成功。
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A．dignityB．sadnessC．disappointmentD．confusion
小題3:How will the author’s son most probably feel after he reads this essay?
A．Sympathetic.B．Regretful.C．Angry.D．Relieved.
小題4:The best title for the passage would be ________.
A．The Disadvantages of Growing Old
B．If Only I could be getting better
C．The Elderly: A Forgotten Generation
D．The Place That Changed My Life

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My daughter and I went out for some shopping．While I was waiting to    ，my daughter asked if she could wait for me at the door．
Minutes later she returned to ask if she could give the     she had just bought to a man in the street, so there she went and     her sweets away．Another 2 minutes later, she   again to ask me for something else she could give to the man．I told her that I only had some biscuits for dessert，so she took them to the man and came back with a huge    on her face．
When we got out of the shop I       that the “man”was an old man in his 80's．It tooked like he was going to    the night there. We made eye contact(接觸)and he thanked us a lot．
On the way to the parking lot my daughter wanted to buy a drink for the old man, but I had no   ．So I went to the cash machine，took some cash and my daughter gave it to the old man，so he could buy a drink．My daughter was over    when she came back from the old man．
It was probably my daughter's first random act of    ，and that was amazing．
小題1:
A．orderB．payC．leaveD．rest
小題2:
A．sweetsB．toysC．clothesD．drinks
小題3:
A．keptB．putC．threwD．gave
小題4:
A．criedB．wavedC．returnedD．went
小題5:
A．smiieB．kissC．giftD．feeling
小題6:
A．decidedB．realizedC．believedD．imagined
小題7:
A．enjoyB．makeC．prepareD．spend
小題8:
A．choiceB．ideaC．changeD．plan
小題9:
A．excitedB．crazyC．a(chǎn)ngryD．smart
小題10:
A．politenessB．serviceC．honestyD．kindness

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