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1、英语知识复习拓展精练（5）阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ABackinthefifteenthcentury,inatinyvillagenearNuremberg,livedafamilywitheighteenchildren．Inspiteofthehopelesscondition,twoofthechildren,AlbrechtDurerandAlbert,hadadream．Theybothwanted
2、topursuetheirtalentforart．Aftermanylongdiscussions,thetwoboysfinallyworkedoutanagreement.Theywouldtossacoin．Theloserwouldgodownintothenearbyminesand,withhisearnings,supporthisbrotherwhoattendedtheacademy．Then,whenthatbrotherwhowonthetosscompletedhisstudies,infour
3、years,hewouldsupporttheotherbrotherattheacademy．Tossingacoin,AlbrechtDurerwonandwentofftoNuremberg．Albertwentdownintothedangerousminesand,forthenextfouryears,supportedhisbrother,whoseworkattheacademywasalmostanimmediatesensation（轰动）．Bythetimehegraduated,hehadearn
4、edconsiderablefeesforhisoutstandingworks．Whentheyoungartistreturnedtohisvillage,theDurerfamilyheldafestivedinnertocelebrateAlbrecht’striumphant（胜利的）homecoming．Albrechtdrankatoasttohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsofsacrificethathadenabledhimtocompletehisdream．“Andnow,
5、Albert,blessedbrotherofmine,nowitisyourturn．NowyoucangotoNurembergtolookforyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou．”Tearsstreamingdownhispaleface,Albertsobbed,“No．．．no．．．Itistoolateforme．Look．．．lookatwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomyhands!Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeenb
6、rokenatleastonce,andlatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis（关节炎）sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholdaglasstoreturnyourtoast,muchlessdrawdelicatelineswithapenorabrush．”ToshowthankstoAlbertforallthathehadsacrificed,AlbrechtDurerpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’sinjured
7、handswithpalmstogetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward．Hecalledhispowerfuldrawingsimply“Hands”,buttheentireworldalmostimmediatelyopenedtheirheartstohisgreatmasterpieceandrenamedit“ThePrayingHands”．Thenexttimeyouseeacopyofthattouchingcreation,letitbeyourreminder—noo
8、neevermakesanysuccessalone!1.Whydidthetwobrothersworkouttheagreement?A.Theyweresocuriousastomakeajoke．B.Theirfamilycouldn’taffordtheacademy．C.Oneofthebrothersw
