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?

【小题1】
A.office clerkB.coal minerC.factory workerD.church minister
【小题2】
A.miningB.religionC.povertyD.working
【小题3】
A.sharedB.sufferedC.complainedD.enjoyed
【小题4】
A.triedB.managedC.struggledD.worked
【小题5】
A.allowedB.awardedC.protectedD.provided
【小题6】
A.in contrastB.in returnC.in briefD.as a result
【小题7】
A.graspedB.spottedC.feltD.met
【小题8】
A.enclosedB.surroundedC.wrappedD.packed
【小题9】
A.put onB.gave upC.brought outD.set aside
【小题10】
A.the otherB.the restC.the unwantedD.the unused
【小题11】
A.husbandB.brotherC.sisterD.father
【小题12】
A.toysB.foodC.medicineD.things
【小题13】
A.poorB.lonelyC.lovelessD.feverish
【小题14】
A.wealthyB.affectedC.well-knownD.nearby
【小题15】
A.acceptedB.praisedC.refusedD.evaluated
【小题16】
A.carefullyB.preparedlyC.faithfullyD.regrettably
【小题17】
A.love B.trustC.praiseD.help
【小题18】
A.shareB.connectC.fightD.live
【小题19】
A.strikeB.talkC.speakD.cry
【小题20】
A.leadingB.pointingC.movingD.listening

There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same  36 .
During sunrise he would  37 a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows  38  the distance. He thought  39  great it would be to live there and his  40  would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might  41  in the house. “If they could  42  the golden windows, they  43  have other nice things.” He then  44  himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”
Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs.  45  that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and 46  the field towards the house with golden windows.
He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long  47  and something else was very wrong. As he  48  the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad  49  of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and  50 . A small boy very  51  his age opened the door.
He asked him if he had seen the house with  52  windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and  53  him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from  54  he just came; the sunset  55  the windows of his house to gold there.

【小题1】
A.homeworkB.classes C.cleaning D.ones
【小题2】
A.take B.give C.doD.start
【小题3】
A.from B.in C.over D.across
【小题4】
A.much B.even C.very D.how
【小题5】
A.feet B.eyes C.mind D.heart
【小题6】
A.sitB.existC.stand D.disappear
【小题7】
A.change B.share C.provideD.afford
【小题8】
A.can’tB.must C.have to D.need to
【小题9】
A.promised B.supported C.pitiedD.encouraged
【小题10】
A.HearingB.Imaging C.RealizingD.Ignoring
【小题11】
A.crossed B.found C.plantedD.chose
【小题12】
A.situationB.thought C.distance D.opinion
【小题13】
A.approachedB.consideredC.enjoyedD.noticed
【小题14】
A.case B.memory C.part D.need
【小题15】
A.listened B.knocked C.waitedD.leaned
【小题16】
A.satisfied withB.familiar withC.fond ofD.close to
【小题17】
A.worn B.golden C.favoriteD.beautiful
【小题18】
A.invited B.persuadedC.helpedD.managed
【小题19】
A.when B.why C.whereD.what
【小题20】
A.made B.droveC.turnedD.put


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Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. His story is true, even though you may find it hard to believe.
Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. After graduating from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor eyesight disqualified him. So, as he sat there in his lawn chair, he dreamed about the magic of flying.
Then one day, Larry Walters got an idea. He went to the local Army-Navy store and bought a tank of helium (氦) and forty-five weather balloons. Back in his yard, Larry used straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair, the kind you might have in your own back yard.
He fixed the chair to the ground and filled the balloons with helium. Then he packed some sandwiches and drinks and loaded a BB gun, figuring he could pop (打爆) a few of those balloons when it was time to return to earth.
Being ready, Larry sat in his chair and cut the fixing rope. His plan was to lazily float upwards and then lazily back down to land. But, things didn’t quite work out that way.
Instead, he shot up as if fired from a cannon! He climbed until he finally reached eleven THOUSAND feet! At that height, he could hardly risk shooting at any of the balloons, for fear of losing the balance! So, he stayed up there, sailing around for fourteen hours, totally at a loss as to how to get down. Eventually, an airliner pilot radioed the airport about passing a guy in a lawn chair at eleven thousand feet ... with a gun in his lap (腿面).
At nightfall, the winds on the coast made Larry drift out to sea. At that point, the Navy sent a helicopter to rescue him. Eventually they were able to fly over him and drop a rescue line with which they gradually get him back to earth.
On hitting the ground, he was arrested. When led away in handcuffs, a television reporter called out to ask, “Mr. Walters, why did you do it?” Larry stopped, eyed the man for a moment and replied, “A man can’t just sit around. What happens tomorrow depends on what you do today.”
Are you doing something to improve your life ... or just sitting around?
57. It is the fact that Larry _______.
A. was a qualified pilot                    B. was an amazing bus driver         
C. failed to become a pilot                 D. popped a few balloons
58. While pulled by the helium balloon, Larry took off to fly by _______.
A. shooting at the balloons to get the up-pushing power
B. using straps to attach the balloons to his lawn chair
C. fixing the chair to the balloons filled with helium
D. cutting the rope fixing his chair to the ground
59. Larry’s being arrested suggests that _______.
A. he is a wanted criminal by the police        B. it is against law to fly without a license 
C. an air liner pilot found a gun in his lap     D. he intended to steal military information
60. What might the writer think of Larry?
A. He is stupid enough to get arrested.           B. He is wise enough to be a success.
C. He is brave enough to reach his goal.    D. He is violent enough to go against law.

There was a small boy living on a farm which seemed like so far away from everywhere. He needed to get up before sunrise every morning to start his everyday jobs and go out again later in the evening to do the same  36 .

During sunrise he would  37 a break and climb up the fence so that he could see the house with golden windows  38  the distance. He thought  39  great it would be to live there and his  40  would wander to imagine the modern equipment and electric devices that might  41  in the house. “If they could  42  the golden windows, they  43  have other nice things.” He then  44  himself, “Some day I will go there and see that wonderful place.”

Then one morning his father told him to stay at home and he would do the everyday jobs.  45  that this was his chance, he packed a sandwich and 46  the field towards the house with golden windows.

He walked and walked. As the afternoon went on, he began to realize how he misjudged the long  47  and something else was very wrong. As he  48  the house, he saw no golden windows but instead a place in bad  49  of a painting surrounded by a broken-down fence. He went to the tattered (破烂的) door and  50 . A small boy very  51  his age opened the door.

He asked him if he had seen the house with  52  windows. The boy said “Sure, I know” and  53  him to sit on the porch (门廊). As he sat there, he looked back from  54  he just came; the sunset  55  the windows of his house to gold there.

1.                A.homework      B.classes          C.cleaning D.ones

 

2.                A.take           B.give            C.do   D.start

 

3.                A.from           B.in             C.over     D.across

 

4.                A.much          B.even           C.very D.how

 

5.                A.feet           B.eyes           C.mind     D.heart

 

6.                A.sit             B.exist           C.stand     D.disappear

 

7.                A.change         B.share           C.provide   D.afford

 

8.                A.can’t         B.must           C.have to   D.need to

 

9.                A.promised       B.supported       C.pitied    D.encouraged

 

10.               A.Hearing        B.Imaging         C.Realizing   D.Ignoring

 

11.               A.crossed        B.found          C.planted   D.chose

 

12.               A.situation        B.thought         C.distance   D.opinion

 

13.               A.approached     B.considered      C.enjoyed   D.noticed

 

14.               A.case           B.memory        C.part D.need

 

15.               A.listened        B.knocked        C.waited    D.leaned

 

16.               A.satisfied with    B.familiar with     C.fond of    D.close to

 

17.               A.worn          B.golden         C.favorite   D.beautiful

 

18.               A.invited         B.persuaded      C.helped    D.managed

 

19.               A.when          B.why           C.where D.what

 

20.               A.made          B.drove          C.turned    D.put

 

 

Vincent Van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a church minister and was even sent to the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879. He discovered that the miners there endured terrible working conditions and poverty-level wages. Their families were skin-and-bone and struggled simply to survive. He felt concerned that the small pay he received from the church allowed him a reasonable lifestyle, which, in contrast, seemed to him unfair.

One cold February evening, while he watched the miners trudging home, he spotted an old man staggering toward him across the fields, wrapped in a burlap(粗麻布) bag for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, set aside enough for one change, and decided to give the rest away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and he gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose husband had been killed in a cave-in.

He lived on starvation food and spent his salary on food for the miners. When children in one family caught typhoid fever, though feverish himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.

A wealthy family in the community offered him free room and board, Van Gogh declined the offer, stating that it was the final temptation (诱惑) he must reject if he was to faithfully serve his community of poor miners. He believed that if he wanted them to trust him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of the love of God through him, he must love them enough to share with them.

He was acutely aware of the big difference between words and actions. He knew that our lives always speak louder and clearer than our words. Maybe that is why Francis of Assisi often said to his monks, “Wherever you go, preach(讲道). Use words if necessary.”

Others are “listening” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?

1. We can infer form the passage ____________.

A. our lives always speak louder and clearer than our words

B. the miners there worked under excellent working conditions

C. the ministers lived a much better and easier life than the miners at the time

D. Van Gogh himself offered to work in the Belgian mining community of Borinage in 1879.

2. What does the underlined word “trudging” in the second paragraph mean?

A. Moving very quickly              B. Moving with quick light steps

C. Walking slowly for pleasure.         D. Walking with slow heavy steps.

3. According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe Van Gogh?

A. Ambitious and aggressive.          B. Considerate and sympathetic

C. Greedy and selfish.                D. Determined and grateful

4. What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

A. Use words if necessary             B. Actions speak louder than words

C. Rome was not built in a day.         D. Where there is a will there is a way.

 

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