Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist.

题目内容：

Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a(n) __21and was even sent to the Belgian __22community of Borinage. He discovered that the miners there __23deplorable(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 __25him 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 __27an old man staggering(蹒跚)toward him across the fields, __28in a burlap sack for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, __29enough for one change, and decided to give__30away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose __31had been killed in a cave-in.

He lived on starvation rations and spent his money on __32for the miners. When children in one family had fever, though __33himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them.

A (an) __34family 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 __36serve his community of poor miners.

He believed that if he wanted them to __37him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to __38with them.

He was aware of the wide chasm(鸿沟)between words and actions. He knew that our lives always __39louder and clearer than words.

Others are “ __40” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?

小题1:

A．office clerk

B．coal miner

C．factory worker

D．church minister小题2:

A．mining

B．religion

C．poverty

D．working小题3:

A．shared

B．suffered

C．complained

D．enjoyed小题4:

A．tried

B．managed

C．struggled

D．worked小题5:

A．allowed

B．awarded

C．protected

D．provided小题6:

A．in contrast

B．in return

C．in brief

D．as a result小题7:

A．grasped

B．spotted

C．felt

D．met小题8:

A．enclosed

B．surrounded

C．wrapped

D．packed小题9:

A．put on

B．gave up

C．brought out

D．set aside小题10:

A．the other

B．the rest

C．the unwanted

D．the unused小题11:

A．husband

B．brother

C．sister

D．father小题12:

A．toys

B．food

C．medicine

D．things小题13:

A．poor

B．lonely

C．loveless

D．feverish小题14:

A．wealthy

B．affected

C．well-known

D．nearby小题15:

A．accepted

B．praised

C．refused

D．evaluated小题16:

A．carefully

B．preparedly

C．faithfully

D．regrettably小题17:

A．love

B．trust

C．praise

D．help小题18:

A．share

B．connect

C．fight

D．live小题19:

A．strike

B．talk

C．speak

D．cry小题20:

A．leading

B．pointing

C．moving

D．listening

最佳答案：

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

答案解析：

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。

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。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。