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How far would you walk to learn about something that interested you? When he was young, Jacob Lawrence often walked more than sixty 21 from his home in the Harlem section of New York City to the Metropolitan Museum of Art．Jacob wanted to be a（n） 22 ，and he believed that studying the famous paintings 23 in that museum would help him． It was 1930,when many people were out of work, money was 24 and people suffered a lot．Still the streets were 25 with energy and color．As he walked through Harlem, Jacob looked hard at the people, the churches, and barbershops and so on．He 26 those images in his mind, along with the images of paintings he saw in the 27 ．　　 Jacob came from a poor family．His mother believed there was little chance 28 her son could grow up to be a successful painter．She wanted him to aim for something more 29 ．But Jacob's teacher, Alston, in an art program saw that he was talented．Alston 30 him how to use paints to make stage sets． As time passed, Alston let Jacob rent work space in his own studio． That was an exciting place for a young black man 31 to become an artist．Many creative people 32 there to talk about art, literature and history．From their 33 ,Jacob learned that history books often 34 the accomplishments of African Americans．He decided to paint a sel1es of pictures describing the story of a black hero．He 35 Toussaint, who had helped free his people 36 French ruling． Many people admired Jacob's pictures, but he needed 37 admiration．To help his family, he often had to work at jobs that 38 him away from painting．Then something encouraging happened．An artist named Augusta got Jacob a job．For eighteen months, Jacob was given a 39 to paint pictures． For the first time, he felt like a 40 artist． 21．A． steps B． blocks C． buildings D． avenues 22．A． artist B． tutor C． scholar D． official 23．A． swinging B． existing C． hanging D． twisting 24．A． blank B． loose C． tough D． tight 25．A． lined B． decorated C． associated D． filled 26．A． stored B． received C． created D． remembered 27．A． museum B． studio C． church D． street 28．A． whether B． which C． that D． when 29．A． precious B． practical C． standard D． flexible 30．A． recommended B． reminded C． provided D． showed 31．A． hesitating B． struggling C． marching D． participating 32．A． settled B． wandered C． gathered D． rushed 33．A． experiences B． performances C． accents D． conversations 34．A． acknowledged B． accused C． ignored D． witnessed 35．A． chose B． accepted C． counted D． employed 36．A． against B． from C． for D． with 37．A． more than B． rather than C． other than D．less than 38．A． broke B． gave C． permitted D． took 39．A． award B． title C． salary D． prize 40．A． permanent B． popular C． positive D． professional 答案：21—40、BACDD AACBD BCDCA BADCD

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