辽宁省抚顺市抚顺县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷含解析.doc

辽宁省抚顺市抚顺县2023年考研《英语一》高分冲刺试卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Back in the fifteenth century in Nuremberg lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for 1 knew their father would never be 2 able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, 3 the toss and went off to Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous 4 and for the next four years, financed his brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his 5 By the time he graduated, he was beginning to earn 6 fees by drawing for wealthy people. When the young artist returned home, at dinner he drank a 7 to his beloved brother for the years of 8 that had enabled him to fulfill his 9 He said, “Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your 10 to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you.” With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my 11 !The bones in every finger have been 12 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a 13 to return your toast, much less make delicate （细腻的）lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too 14 .” Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s 15 hands with palms（手掌） together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing 16 “Hands”, to which the entire world immediately opened their hearts and later they 17 it “ the Praying Hands”. The next time when you see a copy of that 18 creation, take a second look. Let it be your 19 , if you still need one, that no one ever ma