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More and more people are trying to do something ___ the poor.A. helped B. to help C. help D. helps 答案：【答案】B【解析】句意：越来越多的人正设法做些事情来帮助穷人。A. helped过去式； B. to help动词不定式； C. help动词原形；D. helps动词三单形式。此处用动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为B。Back in the 15th century, in a tiny village in Germany, lived a family with eighteen children．Eighteen! In order 36 to keep food on the table, the father, a goldsmith by 37 , worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade．Despite their seemingly　 38 condition, two of the eldest children had a dream．They both wanted to pursue their talent for art, 39 they knew well that their father would never be able to 40 either of them to study at the Academy． After many long discussions at night in their 41 bed, the two boys finally worked out a pact．They would toss （掷） a coin．The 　42 　would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, 　43 his winning brother for the academy．Then, in four years, he would support the Other one．Then Albrecht Durer won the toss and 44 to Nuremberg．Albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, 　45 his brother, whose work at the academy was almost an immediate sensation．By the time he graduated, he was beginning to　 46 considerable fees for himself． When the young artist　 47 home and said to his brother, "And now, Albert, blessed brother of mine, now it is your 　48　 . Now you can go to the Academy to pursue your dream, and I will 49 you．" Albert rose and wiped the 50 　from his cheeks．"No, brother．I cannot go to Nuremberg．It is too 51　 for me．Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my 52 ! I cannot even hold a glass, much less make delicate lines on canvas　 53 a pen or a brush．" More than 450 years have 54 ．By now, among Albrecht Durer's hundreds of masterful portraits, "The Praying Hands" is one 55　 creation that can catch the world's hearts． 36．A．merely　　　　 　 B．fully　　　　 　　 C．completely　　　 D．entirely 37．A．heart　　　　 　　　 B．method　　　　 C．profession　　　 D．words 38．A．demanding　 　　　　 B．promising　　 　　 C．hopeless　　　　 D．careless 39．A．so　　　　　 　　　 B．and　　　　　 　 C．however　　　 　 D．but 40．A．study　　　　 　　 B．send　　　　 　　 C．give　　　　　　 D．offer 41．A．separated　　　 　 B．crowded　　 　　　 C．new 　　　　　 D．unusual 42．A．winner B．loser C．old 　．younger 43．A．support　　　　 　 B．advertise　　 　　　 C．expect　　　　　 D．require 44．A．flew away　　　 B．went off　　　 　 C．set aside　　　　 D．left behind 45．A．deserved　　　 　　 B．desired　　　 　　 C．financed　　　　 D．envied 46．A．spend　　　　 　 B．save　　　　　 C．draw　　　　　 D．earn 47．A．arrived　　　 　　　 B．regained　 　　　　　 C．returned　　　　 D．got 48．A．turn　　　　 　　　 B．time　　　　　 　 C．top　　　　　 　　 D．fate 49．A．take charge of B．make up for C．make use of 　 D．take care of 50．A．smiles　　 　　　　 B．sweats　　　　 　 C．tears　　　　 　　 D．hints 51．A．late　　　　　 　　 B．nervous　　　 　　 C．tiring　　　　 　 D．tense 52．A．eyes　　　　 　　　 B．hands　　　　 　　 C．pictures　　　 　 D．mines 53．A．in　　　　　 　 B．of　　　　　 　　 C．upon　　　　　 D．with 54．A．passed　　　　 　 B．kept　　　　　 　 C．remembered　　 　 D．changed 55．A．strange　　 　　　　 B．touching　　　 　　 C．wonderful　　　 D．mysterious