高三英語限時閱讀訓練（十三）

完形填空（共20小題，每小題1分,滿分20分）

In a village near Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. Merely to keep food on the table, the goldsmith father worked eighteen hours a day. Despite their 21 condition, two of Durer's children had a dream to seek their talent for 22 , but they knew well their father would never be able to send 23 of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.

The two boys finally worked out an agreement. They would toss（扔） a coin. The 24 would work in the nearby mines to support his brother. Albrecht Durer 25 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, financed his brother, 26 work at the academy was almost an 27 success. Albrecht's woodcuts and oils were 28 better than those of his professors and he soon was earning considerable fees 29 his works.

When the young 30 returned home, the Durer family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, Now, Albert, it is your 31 to seek your dream. I will support you.

All heads turned to the far end of the table, where Albert sat, tears streaming down his pale face, while he 32 and repeated, No ...no. Finally, Albert rose and 33 the tears from his cheeks. He said softly, I 34 go to Nuremberg, brother. It is too late for me. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to 35 your toast.

Today, Albrecht Durer's masterful works 36 in every great museum in the world, but chances are great 37 you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. Albrecht Durer drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin 38 stretched skyward. He 39 it The Praying Hands.

Next time you see that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it 40 !

21. A. hopeful B. lucky C. disappointed D. hopeless

22. A. music B. art C. mining D. farming

23. A. all B. both C. each D. either

24. A. painter B. loser C. winner D. failure

25. A. lost B. got C. won D. beat

26. A. who B. his C. whom D. whose

27. A. arbitrary B. immediate C. attractive D. ordinary

28. A. far B. quite C. very D. more

29. A. for B. to C. in D. at

30. A. miner B. worker C. artist D. professor

31. A. luck B. turn C. move D. moment

32. A. sobbed B. nodded C. smiled D. laughed

33. A. recovered B. wept C. wiped D. handed

34. A. can’t B. mustn’t C. can D. have to

35. A. hold B. return C. move D. turn

36. A. hang B. represent C. present D. visit

37. A. when B. that C. which D. as

38. A. figures B. hands C. fingers D. arms

39. A. said B. loved C. told D. called

40. A. yet B. out C. alone D. before

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If environmental trends continue on a positive track, some day children may ask, “Mommy, what was pollution?” But between that day and ours stands the environmental problem: global warming. Fighting an artificial greenhouse effect is the greatest of environmental challenges, because the cure will not be possible unless almost every nation on the Earth participates.

Will global warming cause harm? Some computer models suggest the world might warm by 5 degrees or more during this century, which might be dangerous. Melting polar ice could raise sea levels, while global warming might cause more intense storms and disrupt the weather patterns that bring rain to agricultural regions. Computer models are just a guess, of course, but when the farming areas that we all depend upon for food rely on current temperatures, rolling the dice (骰子) with the climate cannot be wise. Yet today the United States has no national law regulating greenhouse gases.

There are methods to reduce global warming. For instance, individuals can make lifestyle changes. Replace an SUV wit