题目内容
4.Back in the 15th century,in a tiny village in Germany,lived a family with eighteen children.Eighteen!In order (36)B to keep food on file table,the father,a goldsmith(金匠)by (37)B,worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade.Despite their seemingly (38)A condition,two of the eldest children had a dream.They both wanted to pursue their talent for art,(39)B they knew well that their father would never be able to (40)C either of them to study at the Academy.After many long discussions at night in their (41)A bed,the two boys finally worked out an agreement.They would toss(掷)a coin.The (42)C would go down into the nearby mines and,with his earnings,(43)C his winning brother for the academy.Then,in four years,he would support the other one.Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and (44)D to Nuremberg.Albert went down into the dangerous mines and,for the next four years,(45)B his brother,whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation(轰动)-By the time he graduated,he was beginning to (46)A considerable fees for himself.
When the young artist (47)B home and said to his brother,"And now,Albert,blessed brother of mine,now it is your (48)D.Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream,and I will (49)A you."Albert rose and wiped tile (50)B from his cheeks."No,brother.I cannot go to Nuremberg.It is too (51)D for me.Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my (52)C!I cannot even hold a glass,much less make delicate lines on canvas (画布)(53)A a pen or a brush."
More than 450years have (54)D.By now,among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits,"The Praying Hands"is one (55)C creation that can catch the world's hearts.
36.A.fully | B.merely | C.completely | D.entirely |
37.A.heart | B.profession | C.method | D.words |
38.A.hopeless | B.promising | C.demanding | D.careless |
39.A.so | B.but | C.however | D.and |
40.A.study | B.give | C.send | D.offer |
41.A.crowded | B.separated | C.new | D.unusual |
42.A.winner | B.old | C.loser | D.younger |
43.A.expect | B.advertise | C.support | D.require |
44.A.flew away | B.left behind | C.set aside | D.went off |
45.A.deserted | B.financed | C.desired | D.envied |
46.A.earn | B.save | C.draw | D.spend |
47.A.arrived | B.returned | C.regained | D.got |
48.A.fate | B.time | C.top | D.turn |
49.A.take care of | B.make up of | C.make use of | D.take charge of |
50.A.smiles | B.tears | C.sweats | D.laughs |
51.A.tense | B.nervous | C.tiring | D.late |
52.A.eyes | B.pictures | C.hands | D.mines |
53.A.with | B.of | C.upon | D.in |
54.A.changed | B.kept | C.remembered | D.passed |
55.A.strange | B.surprising | C.touching | D.terrible |
分析 德国艺术大师Albrecht Durer有一幅名画"祈祷之手",这幅画的背后有一则爱与牺牲的故事.因为家里不能负担两人的学费,两兄弟通过抛硬币的方式决定谁去学习,另外一个人做矿工支持对方的学业,任何的成功不是单独获得的,是需要别人帮助的
解答 BBABC ACCDB ABDAB DCADC
36.B.考查副词:A.fully充分地,B.merely仅仅,C.completely完全,D.entirely整个,根据上下文的信息句"eighteen children"和"worked almost eighteen hours a day"告诉人们这是个拮据的家庭,故仅能糊口,故选B
37.B.考查名词:A.heart心,B.profession职业,C.method方法,D.words单词,话语,by profession为常用结构:在职业上.从下文的信息"worked almost eighteen hours a day"也可以找到提示.选B
38.A.考查形容词:A.hopeless无望的,B.promising有希望的,C.demanding苛刻的,D.careless粗心的,从下文的信息"their father would never be able…"以及上文提到的贫困的家境,都可以推断出条件是贫困而无望的.选A
39.B.考查连词:A.so那么,因此,B.but但是,C.however然而,D.and并且,此处为转折关系,选 but. 选B
40.C.考查动词:A.study学习,B.give给,C.send送,D.offer提供,send sb.to sp.的意思是:送某人去某地;在本句中的意思是:不能把两人中的任何一个送到Nuremberg去学习艺术.选C
41.A.考查形容词:A.crowded拥挤,B.separated分离,C.new新的,D.unusual不寻常的,既然第一段中提到这一个有18个孩子的大家庭,自然会是拥挤的家舍,选A
42.C.考查名词:A.winner获胜者,B.old老的,C.loser失败者,D.younger年轻的,从下文的"winning brother",可以断定两人一个是赢者,另一个是则是输者.选C
43.C.考查动词:A.expect期待,B.advertise广告,C.support支持,D.require要求,根据本段的最后一句话"he would support the other one.",可以找到提示:互相轮着支持对方.选C
44.D.考查动词:A.flew away飞走,B.left behind留下,C.set aside放置一边,D go off to some place的意思是:动身去某地.选D
45.B.考查动词:A.deserted抛弃,B.financed:提供资金,即:资助.C.desired 愿望,D.envied嫉妒,Albert到危险的地下矿场,四年时间支助他的兄弟,选B
46.A.考查动词:A.earn挣得,B.save救,C.draw画,D.spend花,earn fees的意思是:挣学费.从上句中的"was almost an immediate sensation."-很快就有了反响,也可以断定出弟弟的绘画有了回报. 选A
47.B.考查动词:A.arrived到达,B.returned回到,C.regained重新获得,D.got得到,根据第二段的第一句:Albrecht Durer离开家,可以推断出,毕业后,他又回到了家,故选B
48.D.考查名词:A.fate命运,B.time时间,C.top顶部,D.turn次序,It's your turn为常用句式:该轮到你了.在这里指:轮到哥哥去学艺术了或者该轮到弟弟资助哥哥了.选D
49.A.考查动词:A.take care of照顾,B.make up for弥补,C.make use of利用,D.take charge of负责,根据第二段的最后一句话:四年后,弟弟照顾哥哥,故选A
50.B.考查名词:A.smiles微笑,B.tears眼泪,C.sweats汗水,D.laughs笑的,从下文的一番话,可以理解哥哥心酸的心情,故会流泪,选B
51.D.考查形容词:A.tense紧张,B.nervous 紧张,C.tiring令人疲劳的,D.late迟的,从下文来看,哥哥的手已经不能端起一个杯子,可知他的手已经不能再画画了,即晚了.选D
52.C.考查名词:A.eyes眼睛,B.pictures图画,C.hands手,D.mines矿场,根据后面的"cannot even hold a glass"不能端起一个杯子,可以确定端杯子的该是:hand.选C
53.A.考查介词:A.with和…,有着,B.of…的,C.upon一…就,D.in在…里面,make lines…with a pen or brush这一结构中的with表示:用(工具),即:用钢笔或毛笔来绘制线条.选A
54.D.考查动词:A.changed改变,B.kept保持,C.remembered记得,D.passed通过,传递,根据下文的艺术流传,可以理解为:时间流逝后的经典之作被流传下来.选D
55.C.考查形容词:A.strange奇怪的,B.surprising令人惊讶的,C.touching令人感动的,D.terrible可怕的,从本句的"catch the world's hearts"可以确定:这幅画是打动人心的一幅经典之作,故选C
点评 做完形填空首先要通读全文,了解大意,一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格,所以,必须先通读一遍,才能大概了解文章内容,千万不要看一句,做一句.其次要逐句分析,前后一致,选择答案时,要考虑整个句子的内容,包括搭配、时态、语法等.这篇完型要多注意:填空时多联系上下文,注意固定搭配,答案全部填完后,再通读一遍文章,检查是否通顺流畅了,用词得当,意思正确.
Years later,when I stood in the kitchen of my new house,thinking how I wanted to make my(48)BChristmas there special and memorable,I(49)Bremembered the women's visit.I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of(50)Cfor as many children as I could possibly reach.
So I(51)Ca plan and gathered forty people from my company to help.We gathered about 125orphans (孤儿) at the Christmas party.For every child,we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys,clothes,and school supplies,(52)Dwith a child's name.We wanted all of them to know they were(53)BBefore I called out their names and handed them their gifts,I(54)Athem that they couldn't open their presents(55)Bevery child had come forward.Finally the(56)Cthey had been waiting for came as I called out,"One,two,three.Open your presents!"As the children opened their packages,their faces beamed and their bright smiles(57)Aup the room.The(58)Din the room was obvious,and(59)Awasn't just about toys.It was a feeling-the feeling I knew(60)Dthat Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit.I wasn't forgotten.Somebody thought of me.I matter.
41.A.sending | B.receiving | C.making | D.exchanging |
42.A.found | B.prepared | C.got | D.expected |
43.A.doubt | B.hope | C.suggest | D.accept |
44.A.broke in | B.settled down | C.turned up | D.showed off |
45.A.relief | B.loss | C.achievement | D.justice |
46.A.blamed | B.loved | C.forgotten | D.affected |
47.A.highly | B.little | C.poorly | D.enough |
48.A.present | B.first | C..recent | D.previous |
49.A.hardly | B.instantly | C.regularly | D.occasionally |
50.A.strength | B.independence | C.importance | D.safety |
51.A.kept up with | B.caught up with | C.came up with | D.put up with |
52.A.none | B.few | C.some | D.each |
53.A.fine | B.special | C.helpful | D.normal |
54.A.reminded | B.guaranteed | C.convinced | D.promised |
55.A.after | B.until | C.when | D.since |
56.A.chance | B.gift | C.moment | D.reward |
57.A.lit | B.took | C.burned | D.cheered |
58.A.atmosphere | B.sympathy | C.calmness | D.joy |
59.A.it | B.such | C.something | D.everybody |
60.A.by | B.till | C.for | D.from |
Tired,feeling the months of (37)A,I went up to my study to make some notes.I was looking for a pencil in the back of my desk drawer when I (38)A up one of Dad's old business cards that he was so proud of:Andrea Cuomo Italian-American Groceries-Fine Imported Products.Then I thought about how he(39)C with difficult situation.A lot of pictures appeared into my mind,but one scene came sharply into view.
We had just (40)D to Hollywood,New York.We had our own house for the first time; it had some land around it,even (41)D.One,in particular,was a great blue spruce (云杉) that must have been 40feet tall.
Less than a week after we moved in,there was a terrible storm,we came home from the store that night to find the spruce (42)B almost totally from the ground and thrown onto the street.When my brother Frankie and I saw the spruce,our hearts(43)C.But not dad's.
The rain was (44)B.Then be announced,"OK,we're going to push him up!""What are you talking about,dad?The roots are out of the ground!""Shut up,we are going to push him up,he's going to grow again!"We couldn't say no to him.So we(45)Bhim into the house and we got what rope there was and we tied the rope a-round the top of the tree that (46)D on the street.And he stood up by the house,with me (47)Aon the rope and Frankie in the street in the rain,helping to (48)D.up the great blue spruce.In no (49)A at all,we had it standing up straight again!Dad drove stakes (桩) in the ground,tied rope from the (50)C to the stakes,and said,"Don't worry,he is going to grow again."
I looked at the card and wanted to cry.I couldn't wait to get back into the campaign.
36.A.classes | B.lectures | C.lessons | D.talks |
37.A.struggle | B.working | C.battle | D.defence |
38.A.turned | B.took | C.came | D.picked |
39.A.kept | B.worked | C.dealt | D.helped |
40.A.came | B.left | C.got | D.moved |
41.A.yard | B.field | C.flowers | D.trees |
42.A.pushed | B.pulled | C.put | D.struck |
43.A.fell | B.rose | C.sank | D.dropped |
44.A.stopping | B.falling | C.coming | D.going |
45.A.led | B.followed | C.took | D.brought |
46.A.put | B.left | C.placed | D.lay |
47.A.pulling | B.pushing | C.holding | D.finding |
48.A.take | B.put | C.pull | D.push |
49.A.time | B.problem | C.way | D.difficulty |
50.A.leaves | B.roots | C.trunk | D.branches |
Mother was right,(38)A I discovered after (39)A from college in 1932.I had decided to try for a job in radio,then work my way (40)D sports announcer.I hitchhiked(搭便车) to Chicago and knocked on the door of(41)A station-and got (42)C every time.In one (43)C,a kind lady told me that big stations couldn't (44)B hiring inexperienced persons."Go out in the sticks and find a small station that'll give you a(45)A."she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon,Illinois.While there was no radio-announcing jobs in Dixon,my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local (46)B to manage its sports department.Since Dixon was where I had played high school football,I (47)B.The job sounded just right for me.(48)AI wasn't hired.
My disappointment must have shown."Everything happens for the best,"Mom(49)Ame.Dad(50)D me the car to job-hunt.I tried WOC Radio in Davenport,Iowa.The program director,a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur,told me they had (51)Chired an announcer.
As I left his office,my (52)B boiled over.I asked aloud,"How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can't get a job in a radio station?"I was waiting for the elevator (53)C I heard MacArthur calling,"What was that you said about sports?Do you know anything about football?"Then he stood next to me before a microphone and asked me to broadcast an(54)B game.
On my way home,as I have many times since,I thought of my mother's words:"if you carry on,one day something good will happen.Something wouldn't have happened if not for that previous disappointment".I often(55)D what direction my life might have taken if I'd gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.
36.A.realize | B.recognize | C.request | D.receive |
37.A.excitement | B.disappointment | C.pressure | D.anxiety |
38.A.as | B.what | C.when | D.how |
39.A.graduating | B.working | C.living | D.studying |
40.A.down to | B.out at | C.up for | D.up to |
41.A.every | B.many | C.a few | D.some |
42.A.taken down | B.broken down | C.turned down | D.put down |
43.A.room | B.image | C.studio | D.stage |
44.A.avoid | B.risk | C.mind | D.regret |
45.A.chance | B.trouble | C.choice | D.change |
46.A.adviser | B.athlete | C.photographer | D.composer |
47.A.assisted | B.applied | C.approved | D.admitted |
48.A.But | B.And | C.However | D.So |
49.A.reminded | B.praised | C.demanded | D.informed |
50.A.supplied | B.provided | C.prepared | D.offered |
51.A.still | B.even | C.already | D.yet |
52.A.distinction | B.frustration | C.impression | D.expression |
53.A.until | B.while | C.when | D.as |
54.A.visible | B.imaginary | C.bitterness | D.satisfactory |
55.A.think | B.suspect | C.doubt | D.wonder |
One Sunday afternoon,I went to buy a(36)Afor my daughter with my friend.A woman who was also buying books in the bookstore saw me and said,"I(37)Dyou must be having a hard time."I just smiled and said,"I'm Okay.I have eight dollars and I have food at home,so I'll be (38)C"
About ten (39)Blater she came up to me and said,"Can I take a look at the book that you've(40)B?It seems very interesting!"I said all right and gave it to her.
Just then(41)Acalled me and I immediately went out.(42)B′I returned she thanked me and (43)Dmy book.
On my way home my friend who was driving said,"You told me you didn't had much(44)B?"I replied,"I don't."
She said,"Oh yes,you do!"I assured (向…保证) her I(45)Chad two dollars left,but still she insisted I(46)Aplenty of money.
"Look at your book in your bag",she(47)A."There's a hundred dollar bill in it."I turned over the page and got so(48)C!There actually was a hundred dollar(49)Dthat seemed to have fallen out of my book!
I(50)Aher,very surprised,and said,"I don't know(51)Dthat came from.I have no idea because I certainly did not have a hundred(52)D!"
I thought and thought about the money for days after that.Then I realized it must have come from(53)Awho asked to borrow my book in the bookstore.How(54)Bof her!And what a wonderful gift to(55)Dwhen I am down to my last two dollars!
36.A.storybook | B.toy bear | C.birthday cake | D.concert ticket |
37.A.suggest | B.wish | C.hear | D.think |
38.A.sad | B.upset | C.fine | D.honest |
39.A.hours | B.minutes | C.days | D.weeks |
40.A.written | B.chosen | C.hidden | D.finished |
41.A.someone | B.nobody | C.everyone | D.anybody |
42.A.Since | B.When | C.Before | D.Because |
43.A.threw away | B.asked for | C.looked into | D.gave back |
44.A.wisdom | B.money | C.water | D.patience |
45.A.never | B.always | C.only | D.once |
46.A.had | B.spent | C.lost | D.won |
47.A.said | B.cried | C.ordered | D.shouted |
48.A.worried | B.satisfied | C.surprised | D.relaxed |
49.A.letter | B.card | C.picture | D.bill |
50.A.looked at | B.quarreled with | C.believed in | D.laughed at |
51.A.why | B.how | C.what | D.where |
52.A.bags | B.books | C.stores | D.dollars |
53.A.the lady | B.the writer | C.my friend | D.my daughter |
54.A.foolish | B.kind | C.energetic | D.proud |
55.A.make | B.refuse | C.invent | D.receive |
I had an auto-repair man once,who,on these intelligence tests,could not (43)Bscored more than 80.(44)D,when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always (45)A it.
Well,then,suppose my auto-repair man (46)C questions for some intelligence tests.By every one of them I'd prove myself a (47)D.In a world where I have to work with my(48)C,I'd do poorly.
Consider my auto-repair man (49)A.He had a habit of telling (50)B.One time he said,"Doc,a deaf-and-dumb (聋哑) man(51)Dsome nails.Having entered a store,he put two fingers together on the counter and made(52)Bmovements with the other hand.The clerk brought him a hammer.He (53)Chis head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering.The clerk (54)Ahim some nails.He picked out the right size and left.Well,Doc,the(55)D man who came in was blind.He wanted scissors (剪刀).(56)B do you suppose he asked for them?"I lifted my right hand and made scissoring movements with my first two fingers.He burst out laughing and said,"Why,you fool,he used his (57)Cand asked for them.I've been(58)Athat on all my customers today,but I knew(59)AI'd catch you.""Why is that?"I asked."Because you are so goddamned educated,Doc.I knew you couldn't be very (60)D."
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
41.A.failed | B.wrote | C.received | D.chose |
42.A.an average | B.a total | C.an exam | D.a number |
43.A.always | B.possibly | C.certainly | D.frequently |
44.A.Then | B.Thus | C.Therefore | D.Yet |
45.A.fixed | B.checked | C.drove | D.changed |
46.A.answered | B.practiced | C.designed | D.tried |
47.A.teacher | B.doctor | C.winner | D.fool |
48.A.brains | B.effort | C.hands | D.attention |
49.A.again | B.as usual | C.too | D.as well |
50.A.lies | B.jokes | C.news | D.tales |
51.A.bought | B.tested | C.found | D.needed |
52.A.cutting | B.hammering | C.waving | D.circling |
53.A.nodded | B.raised | C.shook | D.turned |
54.A.brought | B.packed | C.sent | D.sold |
55.A.clever | B.other | C.right | D.next |
56.A.What | B.How | C.Who | D.Which |
57.A.imagination | B.hand | C.voice | D.information |
58.A.trying | B.proving | C.practicing | D.examining |
59.A.for sure | B.at once | C.in fact | D.right now |
60.A.clear | B.silly | C.slow | D.smart. |