问题详情：
There is a true story behind a well-known piece of art “The Praying Hands”.
In a village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. To keep food on the table, the father worked almost eighteen hours a day. Despite their __41__ condition, two of the children had a dream to pursue their talent for __42__, but they knew well that their father wouldn’t be financially able to send __43__ of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy. Finally, the two boys agreed that they would toss（扔） a coin. The __44__ would go down into the nearby mines to work and support the other brother . Albrecht __45__ the toss. Albert, for the next four years, financed his brother, __46__ work at the academy was almost an __47__ success. Albrecht's works were far __48__ than those of most of his professors, and when he graduated, he began to earn considerable fees __49__ his works.
When the young __50__ returned home, the family held a festive dinner. Albrecht rose to toast to his beloved brother, “Now, Albert, it is your __51__ to seek your dream and I will support you.” Tears streaming down, Albert shook his head, __52__ and repeated, "No ." Finally, Albert rose and __53__ the tears from his cheeks, saying softly, “No, brother. I __54__ go to Nuremberg. It is too late for me. The bones in every finger have been smashed at least once, and I cannot even hold a glass to __55__ your toast”.
Today, Albrecht’s masterpieces __56__ in every great museum in the world, but chances are __57__ you, like most people, are familiar with only one of them. To pay Albert for what he had sacrificed, Albrecht drew his brother's abused hands with palms together and thin __58__ stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing simply "Hands," but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and __59__ his tribute (敬意) of love "The Praying Hands." Next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. Let it be your reminder, if you still need one, that no one -no one ever makes it __60__!
41. | A. hopeful | B. fortunately | C. disappointed | D. hopeless |
42. | A. music | B. art | C. mining | D. farming |
43. | A. all | B. both | C. each | D. either |
44. | A. painter | B. loser | C. winner | D. failure |
45. | A. lost | B. got | C. won | D. beat |
46. | A. who | B. his | C. whom | D. whose |
47. | A. considerate | B. immediate | C. attractive | D. ordinary |
48. | A. smaller | B. worse | C. faster | D. better |
49. | A. for | B. to | C. in | D. at |
50. | A. miner | B. worker | C. artist | D. professor |
51. | A. step | B. turn | C. move | D. moment |
52. | A. sobbed | B. nodded | C. smiled | D. laughed |
53. | A. recovered | B. swept | C. wiped | D. handed |
54. | A. can’t | B. shouldn’t | C. can | D. should |
55. | A. hold | B. return | C. devote | D. beg |
56. | A. hang | B. represent | C. present | D. visit |
57. | A. when | B. that | C. which | D. as |
58. | A. figures | B. hands | C. fingers | D. arms |
59. | A. said | B. loved | C. renamed | D. called |
60. | A. yet | B. out | C. alone | D. before |
【回答】
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知识点：人物传记 故事阅读类
题型：完型填空
