1. The image of Van Gogh as a disturbed and abandoned artist is so strong that one easily reads it back into his childhood and adolescence. But if Van Gogh had died at age of twenty, no one would have connected him with failure or mental illness. Instead he would have been remembered by those close to him as a competent and dutiful son with a promising career in the family art detailing business. He was, in fact, poised to surpass his father and to come closer to living up to the much-esteemed Van Gogh name. The Van Goghs were an old and distinguished Dutch family who could trace their lineage in Holland back to the sixteenth century.
相关问题推荐
-
Turning cultivated land back into forests or pasture is a fundamental way to stem soil （ ）and desertification in the long run.
A.erosion B.depletion C.violation D.delusion -
The air conditioner we bought last month is （ ）satisfactory.
A.by all means B.by any means C.by no means D.by some means -
re="" more="" fun="" to="" have="" a="" beer="" with,="" too.="" that’s="" all="" that="" i="" know="" about="" sociology.'>
The concept of success leads me to consider so-called meritocracies and their implications. A meritocracy is a system in which people who are the luckiest in their health and genetic endowment, luckiest in terms of family support, encouragement, and, probably, income, luckiest in their educational and career opportunities; and luckiest in so many other ways difficult to enumerate— these are the folks who reap the largest rewards. The only way for even a putative meritocracy to hope to pass ethical muster, to be considered fair, is whether those who are the luckiest in all of those respects also have the greatest responsibility to work hard, to contribute to the betterment of the world, and to share their luck with others.Who is worthy of admiration? The admonition from Luke— which is shared by most ethical and philosophical traditions, by the way— helps with this question as well. Those most worthy of admiration are those who have made the best use of their advantages or, alternatively, coped most courageously with their adversities. I think most of us would agree that people who have, say, little formal schooling but labor honestly and diligently to help feed, clothe, and educate their families are deserving of greater respect—and help, if necessary—than many people who are superficially more successful. They're more fun to have a beer with, too. That’s all that I know about sociology.
-
President Wilson attempted to （ ）between the powers to end the war, but neither side was prepared to give in.
A.segregate B.whirl C.compromise D.mediate -
It goes with saying that people who refuse to （ ）with the law will be punished.
A.conceal B.consent C.abide D.comply