Question

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?

1.	A．office clerk B．coal miner C．factory worker D．church minister

2.	A．mining B．religion C．poverty D．working

3.	A．shared B．suffered C．complained D．enjoyed

4.	A．tried B．managed C．struggled D．worked

5.	A．allowed B．awarded C．protected D．provided

6.	A．in contrast B．in return C．in brief D．as a result

7.	A．grasped B．spotted C．felt D．met

8.	A．enclosed B．surrounded C．wrapped D．packed

9.	A．put on B．gave up C．brought out D．set aside

10.	A．the other B．the rest C．the unwanted D．the unused

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

12.	A．toys B．food C．medicine D．things

13.	A．poor B．lonely C．loveless D．feverish

14.	A．wealthy B．affected C．well-known D．nearby

15.	A．accepted B．praised C．refused D．evaluated

16.	A．carefully B．preparedly C．faithfully D．regrettably

17.	A．love B．trust C．praise D．help

18.	A．share B．connect C．fight D．live

19.	A．strike B．talk C．speak D．cry

20.	A．leading B．pointing C．moving D．listening

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.C

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】本文讲述梵高对矿工们的同情以及他为矿工们所做的一些善事。

1.D 考查上下文串联。根据下文的church以及整个故事，可知，他想当牧师，为矿工们做一些善事。

2.A 考查名词辨析。根据后面讲到的看到矿上的情况，故应该是mining.

3.B考查动词辨析。悲惨的工作条件，当然是用遭受了。故用suffered。

4.C考查动词辨析。struggle to survive努力地维持生存

5.A考查动词辨析。从教堂筹集的钱，提供他们一个中度的生活方式。

6.A考查短语辨析。相比之下，这似乎对他不公平。

7.B考查动词辨析。spot发现 grasp 抓住他发现一个老人蹒跚地朝他走来。

8.C考查动词辨析。用一个粗麻袋裹着，故用wrapped。

9.D考查短语辨析。他拿出他的衣物放在床上，留出(set aside)足够换一次的。

10.B考查短语辨析。把剩余的(the rest)赠送给别人。

11.A考查名词辨析。他的丈夫在塌方中被杀了。

12.B考查名词辨析。spend money on food把钱用在了矿工的食物上。

13.D考查形容词辨析。虽然自己也发热，他整理他的床，给了别人。

14.A考查形容词辨析。能够提供给他免费的食宿，应该是wealthy家庭。

15.C考查动词辨析。根据下文的reject，可知是拒绝了这个提供。

16.C考查副词辨析。如果他想真诚地为这个贫穷的矿工社区服务的话，这是他应该拒绝的最后一个诱惑。

17.B考查动词辨析。如果他想让别人相信他，他必须成为他们中的一员。

18.A考查动词辨析。如果他们要从他身上学会爱，他首先必须足够爱他们以至于与他们分享。

19.C考查动词辨析。他知道我们的生活总是比语言更响亮和清晰。

20.D考查动词辨析。根据后面的What are you saying to them?可知，这里应该是listening。