Question

    Once, in a small village, there lived a family with eight children. Two of the children loved_______ very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send _______of them to study at the art college at the same time. After many discussions, the two boys finally_______a plan.

They would toss (掷硬币) a coin. The loser would go down into the mines(矿)and_______ his brother in studying at the college with the money he made. Then when the brother who won the toss finished his studies, after four years, he would support the other brother in studying at the _______.

James won the toss and Jack went_______ into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were even much_________than those of most of his teachers', and by the time he _________, he had made a lot of money because of 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(举杯祝酒) to his dear  ________. He said. "Jack, now you can go to the art college and your________ will come true. I will take care of you."

But Jack said ________, "James, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it's too________ Now I can't even hold a glass. "

To show his great ________, James drew his brother's hands with figures towards the sky. He called his drawing The Praying Hands, which became very famous years later.

1.A.painting B.books C.fruits D.money

2.A.both B.either C.all D.any

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

4.A.allow B.agree C.follow D.support

5.A.home B.mine C.college D.school

6.A.off B.away C.up D.down

7.A.better B.worse C.cheaper D.older

8.A.arrived B.graduated C.appeared D.waited

9.A.Before B.When C.Since D.While

10.A.picked B.turned C.looked D.stood

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

12.A.plan B.idea C.dream D.practice

13.A.happily B.angrily C.quickly D.slowly

14.A.early B.late C.helpful D.helpless

15.A.risk B.reply C.respect D.role

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

这篇文章讲述了一个人家的两个孩子都很热爱绘画，由于家里很穷，只能送一个孩子去学习，两个孩子采用了抛硬币的方式决定谁先去学习，结果，James去读书了，而Jack则下煤矿挣钱供James读书，大学四年之后，James在绘画方面取得了很大的成就，而Jack却因为在煤矿呆了四年，他的手现在甚至握不住一个杯子。James画了一幅“祈祷的手”来表达对哥哥的敬爱，后来这幅画很出名。

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。

painting绘画；book书本；fruits水果；money金钱。根据下文send …of them to study at the art college意思：送他们……去艺术学校学习，可知，他们都非常爱绘画。故选A。

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。

both两者都；either两者中的一个；all所有的，三者或三者以上；any任何的，根据句意：家里很穷，所以不可能同时送他们两个都去艺术学校学习，both of两者都，故选A。

3.

句意：经过多次讨论后，两个男孩最后制定出一个计划。

looked out小心，向外看；worked out想出，制定出；took out拿出来；came out出来，出版，联系下文描述“They would toss (掷硬币) a coin. The loser would go…support the other brother in studying at the ___5___.”，可知他们想出一个抛硬币来决定谁去上学的计划，故选B。

4.

句意：输了的一方，下煤矿赚钱，支持他的兄弟在大学读书。

allow允许；agree同意；follow 跟随；support支持。动词短语support sb. (in) doing sth.支持某人做某事，结合语境和句意，可知输了的一方下煤矿赚钱，支持他的兄弟在大学读书，故选D。

5.

句意：四年后，他将支持另一个兄弟在大学读书。

home家；mine 煤矿；college大学；school学校，根据下文He said. Jack, now you can go to the art college他说，杰克，现在你可以去艺术学院了，可知四年后，他将支持Jack在大学读书，故选C。

6.

句意：詹姆斯赢了，杰克下了矿。

off离开；away远离；up向上；down向下，根据上文The loser would go down into the mines(矿) 可知输的那个人会下矿井去赚钱，所以用副词down，故选D。

7.

句意：詹姆斯非常用心的学习，他的绘画比他的大部分老师都要更好。

better更好；worse 更差；cheaper 更便宜；older更老，根据下文he had made a lot of money because of his paintings. 因为他的画，他赚了很多钱。可推断出他的画比他的大部分老师都要画得好，故用better，故选A。

8.

句意：当他毕业之前，因为他的画，他赚了很多钱。

arrived到达；graduated毕业；appeared出现；waited等待，根据上文James worked with all his heart and his paintings were even much __7__than those of most of his teachers'. James全心全意地工作，他的画甚至比他大多数老师的画都好，由此可推断在毕业以前，他就开始卖画赚钱了。故选B。

9.

句意：当他毕业归来的时候，家里为他的成功举办了一场大型晚宴。

Before在……之前；When当……时候，后可跟瞬间性或持续性的动词；Since自从；While当……时候，后跟表示持续性的动词，returned为瞬间性动词，所以用when，故选B。

10.

句意：詹姆斯从他的座位上站起来。

picked挑选，采摘；turned 转动；looked看；stood站立，根据空后…up from his seat，可知是从座位上站起来，故选D。

11.

句意：詹姆斯从座位上站起来，和他亲爱的哥哥干杯。

brother兄弟；sister姐妹；father父亲；mother母亲，根据下文"Jack, now you can go to the art college and your ___12___ will come true. I will take care of you."，可知詹姆斯是对兄弟杰克说的话，可知，这里应该是向他亲爱的哥哥敬酒。故选A。

12.

句意：他说，杰克，现在你可以去艺术学院了，你的梦想将会实现了。

plan计划；idea主意；dream梦想；practice练习，根据上句Jack, now you can go to the art college从詹姆斯对杰克说的话“现在该你去上艺术院校了”，可知他认为杰克的梦想会很快实现，come true实现，dream梦想，故选C。

13.

句意：但是杰克慢慢地说：“詹姆斯，在矿井里的四年，已经对我的手做了太多了，所以已经太晚了.”

happily幸福地；angrily生气地；quickly迅速地；slowly缓慢地，根据后文的对话内容“杰克甚至不能握住一个杯子”，可推断他的心情很无奈，应该是很平静，很缓慢地说话。故选D。

14.

句意：但是杰克慢慢地说：“詹姆斯，在矿井里的四年，已经对我的手做了太多了，所以已经太晚了。

early早的；late晚的；helpful给予帮助的；helpless无助的，根据下文Now I can't even hold a glass. 现在，我甚至不能握住一个杯子，可知，现在已经晚了。故选B。

15.

句意：为了表示对哥哥的尊敬，詹姆斯画了哥哥的手，手指向着天空。

risk冒险；reply答复；respect尊重；role角色，根据下文He called his drawing The Praying Hands他称他的画为“祈祷之手”，可知为了表示对哥哥的尊敬，故选C。