题目内容
Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a(n) __21 and was even sent to the Belgian __22 community of Borinage. He discovered that the miners there __23 deplorable(悲惨的) working conditions and poverty-level wages. Their families __24__ simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small amount of money he received from the church __25 him a moderate life-style, which, __26 , seemed to him unfair.
One cold February evening, while he watched the miners trudging(步履艰难)home, he __27 an old man staggering(蹒跚)toward him across the fields, __28 in a burlap sack for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, __29 enough for one change, and decided to give__30 away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose __31 had been killed in a cave-in.
He lived on starvation rations and spent his money on __32 for the miners. When children in one family had fever, though __33 himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.
A (an) __34 family in the community offered him free room and board. Van Gogh __35__ the offer, stating that it was the final temptation he must reject if he was to __36 serve his community of poor miners.
He believed that if he wanted them to __37 him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to __38 with them.
He was aware of the wide chasm(鸿沟)between words and actions. He knew that our lives always __39 louder and clearer than words.
Others are “ __40 ” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?
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【解析】本文讲述梵高对矿工们的同情以及他为矿工们所做的一些善事。
1.D 考查上下文串联。根据下文的church以及整个故事，可知，他想当牧师，为矿工们做一些善事。
2.A 考查名词辨析。根据后面讲到的看到矿上的情况，故应该是mining.
3.B考查动词辨析。悲惨的工作条件，当然是用遭受了。故用suffered。
4.C考查动词辨析。struggle to survive努力地维持生存
5.A考查动词辨析。从教堂筹集的钱，提供他们一个中度的生活方式。
6.A考查短语辨析。相比之下，这似乎对他不公平。
7.B考查动词辨析。spot发现 grasp 抓住他发现一个老人蹒跚地朝他走来。
8.C考查动词辨析。用一个粗麻袋裹着，故用wrapped。
9.D考查短语辨析。他拿出他的衣物放在床上，留出(set aside)足够换一次的。
10.B考查短语辨析。把剩余的(the rest)赠送给别人。
11.A考查名词辨析。他的丈夫在塌方中被杀了。
12.B考查名词辨析。spend money on food把钱用在了矿工的食物上。
13.D考查形容词辨析。虽然自己也发热，他整理他的床，给了别人。
14.A考查形容词辨析。能够提供给他免费的食宿，应该是wealthy家庭。
15.C考查动词辨析。根据下文的reject，可知是拒绝了这个提供。
16.C考查副词辨析。如果他想真诚地为这个贫穷的矿工社区服务的话，这是他应该拒绝的最后一个诱惑。
17.B考查动词辨析。如果他想让别人相信他，他必须成为他们中的一员。
18.A考查动词辨析。如果他们要从他身上学会爱，他首先必须足够爱他们以至于与他们分享。
19.C考查动词辨析。他知道我们的生活总是比语言更响亮和清晰。
20.D考查动词辨析。根据后面的What are you saying to them?可知，这里应该是listening。
He lived his whole life as a poor man. His art and talent were recognized by almost no one. He suffered from a mental（精神的）illness that led him to cut off part of his left ear in 1888 and to shoot himself two years later. But after his death, he achieved world fame. Today, Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh is recognized as one of
the leading artists of all time.
Now, 150 years after his birth on March 30, 1853, Zundert, the town of his birth, has made 2003 “The van Gogh Year”in his honor. And the van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, home to the biggest collection of his masterpieces, is marking the anniversary（周年纪念）with exhibitions throughout the year. The museum draws around 1.3 million visitors every year. Some people enjoy the art and then learn about his life. Others are first interested in his life, which then helps them understand his art.
Van Gogh was the son of a pastor（牧师）. He left school when he was just 15. By the age of 27, he had already tried many jobs including an art gallery（画廊）salesman and a French teacher. Finally in 1880, he decided to begin his studies in art.
Van Gogh is famed for his ability to put his own emotions into his paintings and show his feelings about a scene. His style is marked by short, broad brush strokes（笔画）.“Instead of trying to reproduce exactly what I have before my eyes, I use color more freely, in order to express myself more forcibly,” he wrote in a letter to his brother in 1888.
Van Gogh sold only one painting during his short life. He relied heavily on the support from his brother, an art dealer who lived in Paris. But now his works are sold for millions of dollars. His portrait of Dr. Gacher sold for $89.5 million in 1990. It is the highest price ever paid for a painting. “I think his paintings are powerful and the brilliant colors in them are attractive to people,” said a Van Gogh’s fan.
1.All through his life, Van Gogh __________.
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A．depended on his brother |
B．worked hard on art studies |
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C．was not recognized by people |
D．expressed himself in paintings |
2. Van Gogh killed himself because of ___________.
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A．the poor life |
B．his illness |
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C．his pain from left ear |
D．the objections from the artists of his time |
3. One of the characteristics of Van Gogh’s paintings is ______________.
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A．the likeness between his paintings and the reality |
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B．the short time for him to complete a painting |
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C．the various styles mixed together |
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D．the special strokes he made |
4. The selling of his paintings is considered to be the most successful because ________.
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A．more and more people like his paintings |
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B．people can understand him through his paintings |
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C．1.3 million people visit his painting museum every year |
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D．Zundert has made 2003 “The Van Gogh Year” in his honor |
5. We can infer from the passage that _______.
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A．his powerful art came from his poor life |
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B．his fellow townsmen regret treating him unfairly |
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C．all his paintings were drawn in the last 10 years of his life |
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D．most of his paintings are kept in the museum of his hometown |