Question

Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved________very much, but the family was so poor that ________was impossible to send them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally_______a plan. They would throw a coin. The loser would________down into the coal mines (煤矿) and used the money that he would make in the mines to support his brother _______at the college. Then, when the brother who won finished his studies, after four years, he would support______brother studying at the college.

James won and Jack went down into the mines. James studied with all his heart and his paintings were much better than ________of most of his teachers, and by the time he graduated, he was beginning _______ a lot of money for his paintings.

________James returned, the family held a big dinner for his great success. Soon after the meal began, James ________up from his seat to drink a toast(敬酒) to his dear_______. He said, "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your dream _______true. I will take care of you."

But Jack said_______, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass. "

To show his great love and respect, James drew his brother's hands ______fingers towards the sky.

He called his drawing "The Praying Hands", ______ became very famous years later.

1.A. painting    B. books    C. school    D. money

2.A. this    B. that    C. it    D. one

3.A. looked out    B. worked out    C. took out    D. got out

4.A. run    B. jump    C. come    D. go

5.A. studying    B. to study    C. study    D. studied

6.A. other    B. another    C. the other    D. others

7.A. these    B. this    C. that    D. those

8.A. making    B. to make    C. made    D. make

9.A. Before    B. When    C. Though    D. While

10.A. picked    B. turned    C. looked    D. stood

11.A. brother    B. sister    C. father    D. mother

12.A. come    B. will be come    C. will come    D. came

13.A. happily    B. surprisedly    C. angrily    D. softly

14.A. on    B. with    C. in    D. at

15.A. where    B. when    C. that    D. which

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

【解析】这篇短文描述了出身在一个贫苦家庭的两兄弟，为了上学，其中一个人下煤矿挣钱来供另一个人上大学。结果在其中一个人毕业后，想供另一个人上学时，这个兄弟却因为手的问题不能上学了。他的兄弟就以此为题材创作了一幅画，来感谢他的兄弟为他的付出。

1.句意：两个孩子非常喜欢画画，但是家里太穷了，不可能同时送他们去艺术学院学习。考查细节理解题。A. painting绘画；B. books书；C. school学校；D. money钱。联系下文to study at the art college at the same time.可知他们都喜欢绘画，故选A，绘画。

2.句意：两个孩子非常喜欢画画，但是家里太穷了，不可能同时送他们去艺术学院学习。考查形式主语。It is +adj. + (for sb.) + to do sth.：做某事对于某人来说是什么样子的。结合句意和语境可知选C。

3.句意：经过多次讨论后，两个男孩最后制定出一个计划。考查词义辨析。A. looked out小心，向外看； B. worked out 解决，想出，计算出，制定出； C. took out拿出来；D. got out出去；离开； 泄漏。联系下文描述(They would throw a coin. The loser would____4____down into the coal mines (煤矿) and used the money that he would make in the mines to support his brother ___5___at the college.)，可知他们想出一个计划，故选B。

4.句意：输的一方就去煤矿和用他在煤矿挣得钱去支持他的弟弟在大学读书。考查词义辨析。A. run跑；B. jump跳；C. come来；D. go去。结合句意和语境可知选D。

5.句意：输的一方就去煤矿和用他在煤矿挣得钱去支持他的弟弟在大学读书。支持某人做某事：support sb. (in) doing sth./sth.；结合语境和句意可知选A。

6.句意：然后，当哥哥完成学业，四年后，他将支持另一个兄弟在大学学习。考查词义辨析。A. other形容词，其他的；B. another形容词或代词，另一个；C. the other(两个中的)另一个； D. others代词，其他的，相当于other+名词。一个…另一个：one…the other…；结合句意和语境可知选 C。

7.句意：杰姆斯全身心的学习，他的画比他大部分老师的画得好多了。考查代词用法。That和those可指代前文的提到的物或事，单数用that指代，复数用those指代。本句中指代前文提到的paintings，结合句意和语境可知选D。

8.句意：他毕业的时候，他开始因为他的作品赚了很多钱。当begin, start用进行时时，为避免重复，后面动词用不定式to do sth.。结合句意和语境可知选B。

9.句意：杰姆斯回来的时候，家人为他举行了庆功的宴会。连词辨析。A.在……之前；B.当……时；C.虽然，尽管；D.当……时，强调主从动作的同时发生。联系下文，可知此处指的是当詹姆斯回家时，故选B。

10.句意：用餐开始后不久，杰姆斯从座位上站起来给他亲爱的哥哥敬酒。考查词义辨析。A. picked挑选，挑拣;挖，采，摘，剔，扒； B. turned使转动;旋转;使改变方向； C. looked 看；D. stood站立。结合句意联系下文from his seat 可知他从椅子上站起来，故选D。

11.句意：用餐开始后不久，杰姆斯从座位上站起来给他亲爱的哥哥敬酒。考查细节理解题。A. brother兄弟；B. sister姐妹；C. father父亲；D. mother母亲。联系下文But Jack said___13___, "Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too late. Now I can’t even hold a glass. "结合语境可知他是对他的兄弟说，故选A。

12.句意：杰克，现在你可以去艺术学院了，你的梦想将会成真的。考查动词时态。结合语境可知此处指的是你理想就要实现了，故选C。

13.句意：但是杰克轻声地说。副词辨析。A.高兴地；B.吃惊地；C.愤怒地；D.轻声地。结合语境可知杰克是轻轻地说，故选D。

14.句意：为了表现出他的爱和尊敬，杰姆斯画了哥哥手指指向天空的手。考查介词。A. on在…上；B. with和，带有；C. in在…里；D. at（表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）;以，达; 向，朝。结合句意和语境可知选B。

15.句意：他称他的画为“祈祷之手”，多年后变得非常有名。考查定语从句。非限制定语从句，先行词是物时，引导词用which。

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