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【題目】完形填空

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 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 (拋）a coin. The loser would go_________ into the mines (煤礦）and，with his money，_________ his brother study at the college. Then， when the brother who won the toss finished his studies，after four years， he would support the other brother studying at the_________ .

James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines. James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much_________ than those of most of his teachers， and by the time he _________ ， he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings.

James returned. When he told Jack he could go to the art college， Jack said _________ ， “Brother， the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands， so it is too _________. Now I can’t even hold a glass.”

To show his great love and respect， James drew his brother’s hands with fingers towards the sky. He called his drawing “The Praying Hands，” which became very famous years later.

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

【2】A. both B. all C. any D. neither

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

【4】A. off B. down C. up D. away

【5】A. pay B. follow C. agree D. let

【6】A. college B. mine C. home D. school

【7】A. cheaper B. worse C. better D. older

【8】A. waited B. graduated C. walked D. arrived

【9】A. happily B. bravely C. softly D. angrily

【10】A. helpful B. early C. good D. late

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】A

【6】A

【7】C

【8】B

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：該篇文章講述了一個(gè)人家的兩個(gè)孩子都很熱愛繪畫，由于家里很窮，只能送一個(gè)孩子去學(xué)習(xí)，兩個(gè)孩子采用了拋硬幣的方式?jīng)Q定誰(shuí)先去學(xué)習(xí)，結(jié)果，詹姆斯先去讀書了，而杰克則下煤礦掙錢供詹姆斯讀書，大學(xué)四年之后，詹姆斯在繪畫方面取得了很大的成就，而杰克卻因?yàn)樵诿旱V呆了四年，現(xiàn)在的手甚至都握不住一個(gè)杯子。詹姆斯畫了一幅“祈禱的手”來(lái)表達(dá)對(duì)哥哥的敬愛，后來(lái)這幅畫很出名。

【1】C考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：他們都非常愛繪畫。school學(xué)校； books書本； painting繪畫；money金錢。根據(jù)后文意思：送他們?nèi)ニ囆g(shù)學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)�？芍�，他們都非常愛繪畫。所以選C。

【2】A考查不定代詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：家里很窮所以不可能同時(shí)送他們兩個(gè)都去藝術(shù)學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)。both兩者都； all 所有；any任何；neither兩者都不。 根據(jù)句意家里很窮所以不可能同時(shí)送他們兩個(gè)都去藝術(shù)學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)。both of兩者都， 所以選A。

【3】D考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：經(jīng)過(guò)多次討論，兩個(gè)男孩最終制定出一個(gè)計(jì)劃。looked out注意； got out取出； took out拿出；worked out制定出。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知該選D。

【4】B考查副詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：他們拋硬幣，輸了的一方要去下煤礦。 go off離開，變質(zhì)；go down下去；go up增長(zhǎng)，上升； go away走開。根據(jù)句意：他們拋硬幣，輸了的一方要去下煤礦。所以選B。

【5】A考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：輸了的一方，下煤礦賺錢，供他的兄弟在大學(xué)讀書。 pay付款；follow跟隨；agree同意； let讓。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知該選A。

【6】A考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：在四年之后，他會(huì)支持另一個(gè)哥哥在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。college大學(xué)； mine煤礦； home家；school學(xué)校。 根據(jù)上下文，可知，這里應(yīng)該是在大學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。所以選A。

【7】C考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：詹姆斯非常用心的學(xué)習(xí)，他的繪畫比他的大部分老師都要更好。cheaper更便宜 ；worse更差； better更好 ；older更老。聯(lián)系后文he was beginning to make a lot of money for his paintings可知該選C。

【8】B考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：等到畢業(yè)的時(shí)候，他已經(jīng)開始用他的繪畫掙了很多錢。waited等待；graduated畢業(yè)；walked走；arrived到達(dá)。根據(jù)句意結(jié)合語(yǔ)境可知該選B。

【9】C考查副詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：杰克平靜地說(shuō)。happily幸福地；bravely勇敢地； softly平靜地； angrily生氣地根據(jù)后文的對(duì)話內(nèi)容，結(jié)合題目，可推斷從杰克應(yīng)該是很平靜的說(shuō)話。所以選C。

【10】D考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：但太晚了。 helpful有幫助的； early早；good好的；late吃的。根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容“在煤礦的四年，我的手已經(jīng)做了太多了，我現(xiàn)在甚至不能握住一個(gè)杯子”，可知，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)晚了。所以選D。