Unit 1 Festivals around the world using language课时作业

第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Back in the fifteenth century，in a tiny village near Nuremberg，lived a poor family with eighteen children.

　　Two of the children had a dream despite the _1_condition. They both wanted to pursue their talent for _2_，but their family couldn't afford to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the academy.

　　Finally，they _3_an agreement. They would toss (扔)a coin. The _4_would go down into the nearby mines and，with his _5_，support his brother to _6_ the academy. Then，in four years，the winner would support his brother when he completed his _7_，either with sales of his artwork or，if necessary，also by _8_in the mines. Thus，Albrecht went off to Nuremberg _9_Albert went down into the dangerous mines and _10_his brother for the next four years.

　　Albrecht's work at the academy was almost an immediate _11_. He had earned considerable fees for his _12_by the time he graduated.

　　When the _13_artist returned home，the family held a dinner to celebrate his homecoming. During the meal，Albrecht rose to drink a toast to his beloved brother for the years of sacrifice that had enabled him to _14_his ambition. "Albert，now，it's your _15_. You can go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream. I will take care of you. "

　　Albert sat there，tears streaming down his pale face，_16_his lowered head while he _17_. "No. I can't go to Nuremberg. It's too _18_. Look what four years in the mines have done to my hands！The bones in every finger have been smashed (粉碎)at least once. I can't even hold a glass to _19_ your toast. How can I make _40_lines with a brush？"

Later，Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with the title"Hands"，however，people renamed his tribute(赞颂)of love "The Praying Hands".