Question

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith（金匠）father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their condition, two of Durer's children had a dream to seek their talent for , but they knew 1well 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 Durer 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 an success. Albrecht's woodcuts（木刻） and oils were better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees his works.

When the young returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, "Now, Albert, it is your to seek your dream. I 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（猛擊） at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to your toast."

Today, Albrecht Durer'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 Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin stretched（伸展） skyward. He it "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. hopeless C. disappointed D. lucky

2.A. music B. art C. mining D. farming

3.A. all B. each C. both D. either

4.A. painter B. loser C. winner D. failure

5.A. lost B. got C. won D. beat

6.A. whose B. his C. whom D. who

7.A. casual B. immediate C. attractive D. ordinary

8.A. far B. quite C. very D. more

9.A. for B. to C. in D. at

10.A. miner B. artist C. worker D. professor

11.A. luck B. turn C. move D. moment

12.A. sobbed B. nodded C. smiled D. laughed

13.A. recovered B. wept C. wiped D. handed

14.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. have to

15.A. hold B. return C. move D. turn

16.A. visit B. represent C. present D. hang

17.A. when B. that C. which D. as

18.A. figures B. hands C. fingers D. arms

19.A. said B. loved C. told D. called

20.A. alone B. out C. yet D. before

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.A

9. A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.A

15.C

16.D

17. B

18.C

19.D

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：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。

1.B考查形容詞辨析A. hopeful充滿希望的；B. hopeless沒有希望的；C. disappointed 失望的；D. lucky幸運的；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，故選B項。

2.2】B考查名詞辨析A. music音樂；B. art藝術；C. mining煤礦；D. farming農(nóng)業(yè)；根據(jù)下文內容可知，這兩個孩子都想要學藝術，故選B項。

3.3】D考查代詞辨析A. all所有的；B. each每個；C. both 兩者都；D. either任何一個；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，故選D項。

4.4】C考查名詞辨析A. painter 畫家；B. loser失敗者；C. winner贏家；D. failure失敗者；敗者則到附近的礦場工作賺錢供另一個人去學藝術，故選C項。

5.5】C考查動詞辨析A. lost失去；B. got得到 ；C. won贏得；D. beat打��；贏的人去學校學習，故選C項。

6.6】A考查定語從句引導詞；A. whose誰的；B. his他的； C. whom誰做賓語；D. who誰，做主語；定語從句，他的作品很成功，故選A項。

7.7】B考查形容詞辨析A. casual隨便的；B. immediate立刻的；C. attractive 吸引人的；D. ordinary普通的；他的作品很快就取得了成功，與下文的soon相呼應，故選B項。

8.8】A考查副詞辨析A. far遠的；B. quite相當；C. very非常；D. more多；與上文的success相呼應，他的作品比其他人的作品好，故選A項。

9.9】A考查介詞辨析A. for為；B. to 對于；C. in在。里面；D. at 對于；句意：他很快就賺得可觀的收入因為他的作品，F(xiàn)or 表原因，故選A項。

10.0】C考查名詞辨析A. miner 礦工；B. artist藝術家；C. worker工人；D. professor教授；根據(jù)故事情節(jié)可知，是年輕的藝術家回到了家，故選C項。

11.1】B考查名詞辨析A. luck運氣；B. turn次序；C. move 動作； D. moment時刻；句意：輪到你去實現(xiàn)你的夢想了，it is one’s turn to do 輪到某人做某事了，故選B項。

12.2】A考查動詞辨析A. sobbed嗚咽；B. nodded點頭；C. smiled 微笑；D. laughed笑；與上文的tears相呼應，他哭了，故選A項。

13.3】C考查動詞辨析A. recovered恢復；B. wept 哭泣；C. wiped擦；D. handed上交；句意：最后Albert擦了擦臉上的淚水。根據(jù)語境可知選C項。

14.4】A考查情態(tài)動詞。A. can’t不能；B. mustn’t 禁止；C. can 可以；D. have to不得不；根據(jù)上文可知，我不能去那個地方。根據(jù)It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands可知選A項。

15.5】C考查動詞辨析A. hold抓��；B. return返回；C. move移動；D. turn轉向；句意：我不能拿起杯子來回敬你。根據(jù)The bones in every finger have been smashed（猛擊） at least once可知選C項。

16.6】D考查動詞辨析A. visit訪問；B. represent代表；C. present呈現(xiàn)；D. hang掛；這幅作品掛在許多博物館。根據(jù)句意選D項。

17.7】B考查名詞性從句；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，故選B項。

18.8】C考查名詞辨析A. figures人物；B. hands手；C. fingers手指；D. arms胳膊；句意：手指頭朝向天空伸展。根據(jù)圖片可知選C項。

19.9】D考查動詞辨析A. said說；B. loved愛；C. told告訴；D. called叫；句意：我們叫他祈禱的手。Call sb sth ,叫某人，，，故選D項。

20.20】A考查副詞辨析A. alone獨自地；B. out出動；C. yet然而；D. before之前；句意：沒有人能單槍匹馬地獲得成功，根據(jù)本文的意思可知，弟弟在哥哥資助下成功的，故選A項。

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