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?
小题1: | A.office clerk | B.coal miner | C.factory worker | D.church minister |
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小题2: | A.mining | B.religion | C.poverty | D.working |
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小题3: | A.shared | B.suffered | C.complained | D.enjoyed |
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小题4: | A.tried | B.managed | C.struggled | D.worked |
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小题5: | A.allowed | B.awarded | C.protected | D.provided |
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小题6: | A.in contrast | B.in return | C.in brief | D.as a result |
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小题7: | A.grasped | B.spotted | C.felt | D.met |
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小题8: | A.enclosed | B.surrounded | C.wrapped | D.packed |
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小题9: | A.put on | B.gave up | C.brought out | D.set aside |
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小题10: | A.the other | B.the rest | C.the unwanted | D.the unused |
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小题11: | A.husband | B.brother | C.sister | D.father |
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小题12: | A.toys | B.food | C.medicine | D.things |
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小题13: | A.poor | B.lonely | C.loveless | D.feverish |
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小题14: | A.wealthy | B.affected | C.well-known | D.nearby |
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小题15: | A.accepted | B.praised | C.refused | D.evaluated |
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小题16: | A.carefully | B.preparedly | C.faithfully | D.regrettably |
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小题17: | A.love | B.trust | C.praise | D.help |
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小题18: | A.share | B.connect | C.fight | D.live |
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小题19: | A.strike | B.talk | C.speak | D.cry |
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小题20: | A.leading | B.pointing | C.moving | D.listening |
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