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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

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:A
小题7:B
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:B
小题13:D
小题14:A
小题15:C
小题16:C
小题17:B
小题18:A
小题19:C
小题20:D
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。
小题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。
小题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.
小题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。
小题4:C考查动词辨析。struggle to survive努力地维持生存
小题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。
小题6:A考查短语辨析。相比之下,这似乎对他不公平。
小题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。
小题8:C考查动词辨析。用一个粗麻袋裹着,故用wrapped。
小题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。
小题10:B考查短语辨析。把剩余的(the rest)赠送给别人。
小题11:A考查名词辨析。他的丈夫在塌方中被杀了。
小题12:B考查名词辨析。spend money on food把钱用在了矿工的食物上。
小题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。
小题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。
小题15:C考查动词辨析。根据下文的reject,可知是拒绝了这个提供。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
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With five breakout (破纪录的) games, Jeremy Lin has become the NBA's newest star.
In the New York Knicks' 92-85 won over the Los Angles Lakers last Saturday, Lin had a career-high 38 points.A day later, he led the Knicks to their fifth victory, 100-98 to Minnesota Timberwolves.In his previous games, Lin, 23, had 23 points against the Washington, 25 points against New Jersey and 28 against Utah in his first start.
Lin is smart.Before graduating from high school in California, he had sent his application to all the Ivy League Schools (常青藤联盟).He only got into Harvard and Brown, and he chose Harvard.In 2010, Lin graduated with a degree in economics.
Lin is the first Chinese-American player in the NBA.He was born in the US and his family is Asian.Although not born in China, Lin has attracted nearly all Yao Ming's old fans, who see him as a powerful role model.
He started off on the Golden State Warriors.Lin first signed with the Warriors in July, 2010, but seldom played in games before the start of the fourth quarter.His first time on the court for the Warriors earned him seven points, three rebounds (篮板球) and two assists in just 11 minutes.
He is really perfect for the Knicks.The New York Knicks has been in need of a reliable point guard and to Mike D'Antoni, the Knicks coach who's going through a difficult season, Lin is a most unexpected figure."Lin just does everything easy and the rest of the guys around him are playing the way we want to," D'Antoni said."I think it's for real, and it can only get better."
小题1:In which team did Lin start his career in NBA?
A.the New York Knicks.
B.The Golden State Warriors.
C.Minnesota Timberwolves.
D.The Los Angles Lakers.
小题2:From the passage, we learn that ___.
A.the New York Knicks has never been defeated
B.Lin is an American-Chinese basketball player
C.most of Yao Ming's fans take Lin as a great role model
D.after graduation from Harvard, Lin signed with the Knicks
小题3:From the passage, it can be inferred that ____.
A.Lin is the team leader of the Knicks
B.the Knicks' success only depends on Lin
C.the Knicks'coach puts strong hopes on Lin
D.the Knicks is sure to win the season this year
小题4:The author's purpose of writing the report is ____.
A.to show his support for the Knicks
B.to express his love for Jeremy Lin
C.to report the progress of the Knicks
D.to introduce a newest rising NBA star

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