泽熙美文James returned.When he told Jack he could go to the art college, Jack said (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]1.
A.school
B.books
C.painting
D.money
正确答案：C
参考解析：下文提到“study at the art college”以及第二段最后一句中的“he was beginning to …for his paintings”可知，两人都喜欢绘画。
Cloze 1 Once, in a small village, lived a family with eight children.Two of the children loved (1) _____ very much, but the family was so poor that it was impossible to send (2) _____ of them to study at the art college at the same time.After many discussions, the two boys finally (3) _____ a plan.They would toss(抛) a coin.The loser would go (4) _____ into the mines(煤矿) and, with his money, (5) _____ 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 (6) _____.
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]2.
A.both
B.all
C.any
D.neither
正确答案：A
参考解析：上文中提到“Two of the children …”可知。送兄弟“两人”上大学学绘画是不可能的。
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]3.
A.looked out
B.got out
C.took out
D.worked out
正确答案：D
参考解析：根据下文可知，兄弟两人想出了一个办法。look out“当心，小心”；get out“出来”；take out“拿出来”；work out“想出”。故选D。
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]4.
A.off
B.down
C.up
D.away
正确答案：B
参考解析：第二段第一句提到“James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.”可知，此处应该是go down into the mines(煤矿)。故选B。
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]5.
A.pay
B.follow
C.agree
D.let
正确答案：A
参考解析：上文中提到“with his money”，可知此处是指输的人要用挣的钱来支付他兄弟在大学的费用。pay“支付”，符合语境。
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too much to my hands, so it’s too (10) _____.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.
[单选题]6.
A.college
B.mine
C.home
D.school
正确答案：A
参考解析：句意：四年以后，完成学业的兄弟支持另一位兄弟上大学。和第三段第一句“James returned.When …go to the art college”相呼应，故选A。
James won the toss and Jack went down into the mines.James worked with all his heart and his paintings were very much (7) _____ than those of most of his teachers, and by the time he (8) _____, 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 (9) _____, “Brother, the four years in the mines has done too
