Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith(金匠) by , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, they knew well that their father would never be able to either of them to study at the Academy．

After many long discussions at night in their bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact(協(xié)議)．They would toss（擲）a coin．The would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to considerable fees for himself．

When the young artist home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will you．"

Albert rose and wiped the from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas a pen or a brush．"

More than 450 years have ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 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．a(chǎn)nd 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．a(chǎn)dvertise 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．a(chǎn)rrived B．regained C．returned D．got

13.A．turn B．time C．top D．fate

14.A．take charge of B．make up forC．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

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：德國藝術(shù)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。因為家里不能負(fù)擔(dān)兩人的學(xué)費，兩兄弟通過拋硬幣的方式?jīng)Q定誰去學(xué)習(xí)，另外一個人做礦工支持對方的學(xué)業(yè)，任何的成功不是單獨獲得的，是需要別人幫助的。

1.

2.by profession為常用結(jié)構(gòu)，在職業(yè)上。此句句意為，他父親對的職業(yè)是一個金匠。故選C。

3. ；B．promising有希望的；C．hopeless無望的；D．careless粗心的。故選C。

4.

5.send sb. to sp.送某人去某地。本句句意：父親不能把兩人中的任何一個送到Nuremberg去學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)。故選B。

6. 擁擠的；C．new新的；D．unusual不同尋常的。第一段中提到這是一個有18個孩子的大家庭，床自然會是擁擠。故選B。

7.從下文的“winning brother”，可以斷定兩人一個是贏者，另一個是則是輸者。故選B。

8. B．a(chǎn)dvertise廣告； C．expect預(yù)料，期待；D．require要求。根據(jù)下一句話“he would support the other one.”，可以找到提示，互相輪著支持對方。故選A。

9. away飛走； B．went off離去，出發(fā)；C．set aside放到一邊；D．left behind留下。故選B。

10.Albert到危險的地下礦場，四年時間資助他的兄弟，故選C。

11. work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation可以判斷出Albrecht Durer可以掙自己的學(xué)費了。故選D。

12. C．returned返回；D．got得到。根據(jù)上文可知Albrecht Durer離開家去學(xué)習(xí)可以推斷出，畢業(yè)后他又回到了家，故選C。

13. C．top頂端；D．fate命運。It’s your turn為常用句式，意為該輪到你了。在這里指輪到哥哥去學(xué)藝術(shù)了或者該輪到弟弟資助哥哥了。故選A。

14. charge of掌管控制；B．make up for彌補(bǔ)； C．make use of利用；D．take care of照顧。根據(jù)第二段第四句Then, in four years, he would support the other one可知現(xiàn)在輪到弟弟照顧哥哥了。故選D。

15.

從下文的一番話，可以理解哥哥心酸的心情，故會流淚，故選C。

16. 考查形容詞辨析。A．late遲的；B．nervous緊張的；C．tiring 令人疲勞的；D．tense緊張的。從下文來看，哥哥的手已經(jīng)不能端起一個杯子，可知他的手已經(jīng)不能再畫畫了，即晚了。故選A。

17.根據(jù)下一句“cannot even hold a glass”不能端起一個杯子，可以確定端杯子的該是手。故選B。

18.鋼筆或毛筆來畫畫。故選D。

19. B．kept保持；C．remembered記得；D．changed改變。根據(jù)語境可知此處應(yīng)為450多年過去了。故選A。

20.從本句的“catch the world’s hearts”可知這幅畫是打動人心的一幅經(jīng)典之作，故選B。

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