. In 1888, a major French newspaper announced the death of Nobel in an article “The merchant of death is dead , which indicated that Nobel was only thought of as one from killing. A. read; profiting 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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In 1888, a major French newspaper announced the death of Nobel in an article ________ “The merchant of death is dead”, which indicated that Nobel was only thought of as one _______ from killing.

A. read; profiting B. read; to profit

C. reading; profited D. reading; profiting

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【小题2】The underlined word “somber” in Para. 2 means .

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【小题5】What can we learn from the passage?

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B．Van Gogh sold many paintings in his life.

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C．In his early adult adult life.

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b. took up drawing

c. worked in an art firm

d. worked as a missionary

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B．Van Gogh sold many paintings in his life.

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D．Irises was the most expensive among van Gogh’s paintings.

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