Vincent van Gogh was not always an artist. In fact, he wanted to be a(n) __21 and was even sent to the Belgian __22 community of Borinage. He discovered that the miners there __23 deplorable(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 __25 him 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 __27 an old man staggering(蹒跚)toward him across the fields, __28 in a burlap sack for warmth. Van Gogh laid his own clothing out on the bed, __29 enough for one change, and decided to give__30 away. He gave the old man a suit of clothes and gave his overcoat to a pregnant woman whose __31 had been killed in a cave-in. He lived on starvation rations and spent his money on __32 for the miners. When children in one family had fever, though __33 himself, he packed up his bed and took it to them. A (an) __34 family 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 __36 serve his community of poor miners. He believed that if he wanted them to __37 him, he must become one of them. And if they were to learn of love through him, he must love them enough to __38 with them. He was aware of the wide chasm(鸿沟)between words and actions. He knew that our lives always __39 louder and clearer than words. Others are “ __40 ” carefully to your actions. What are you saying to them?
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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。