Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said to herself: " I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me." No one could have had a more productive old age.
She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic service until, at twenty--seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.
Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery (刺繡) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at the local drugstore and at a market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930's and her death, she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of color and form. "I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it" she said.
小題1:According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to_______.
A．make herself beautifulB．become famous
C．earn more moneyD．keep active
小題2:Grandma Moses spent most of her life ________.
A．nursingB．paintingC．farmingD．embroidering
小題3:The underlined word “portrayals ” means ________.
A. expressions       B explanations     C. descriptions  .  D. impressions
小題4:From Grandma Moses' description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she was ________.
A．prettyB．nervousC．richD．independent
小題5:Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Children of Grandma Moses. B．Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures.
C．Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.D．Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.

小題1:D
小題２:C
小題３:C
小題４:D
小題５:B  

試題分析：本文主要是關(guān)于 Grandma Moses簡(jiǎn)略的自傳和她的藝術(shù)生涯，她的作品藝術(shù)價(jià)值。
小題1:根據(jù)短文所述， Grandma Moses 開始學(xué)畫畫是因?yàn)樗氡３只盍�。本題為一般推理題，需要從字里行間找答案。在這篇文章的第一段中，曾經(jīng)引用她的一句話：“ I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.”所以她畫畫的目的是為讓自己多活動(dòng)，而非其它原因。選D
小題２:Grandma Moses 把大部分時(shí)間花在耕作上。本題為一般理解題，只要仔細(xì)閱讀，很容易從字里行間找到答案。在第二段中間一句話“… They farmed almost of their lives…”，可以看出她一生中大部分時(shí)間用于 farming。選C
小題３:語(yǔ)義測(cè)試題。根據(jù)上下文可以看出這是詳細(xì)的生動(dòng)的描述。選C
小題４:從第一段 Grandma Moses 的自述中可以推斷出她具有獨(dú)立性。本題為判斷分析題，需要根據(jù)關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)進(jìn)行推斷。在第一段中的那句話，可以看出來，她有 very strong sense of independence.故選D
小題５:本題考察對(duì)整篇文章的綜合概括能力。整篇文章都是關(guān)于 Grandma Moses 簡(jiǎn)略的自傳和她的藝術(shù)生涯，故選B
點(diǎn)評(píng)：解此類題需要結(jié)合上下文提供的語(yǔ)境和信息進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單的概括和判斷。同時(shí)要從字里行間看出主人翁的性格特點(diǎn)。
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He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a  41  behind the desk in the booth. “ 42  you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously  43  someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then  44  his office in Morrison Building,  45  that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good  46 ! He sat down with a smile.
His wife  47  those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.
How are you with  48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are  49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.
Patience is an important  50  of a happy and rewarding life.  51 , some things are worth waiting for.  52  presents many opportunities for wait training.
We can hate waiting,  53  it or even get good at it! But one thing is  54  --- we cannot avoid it. How is your  55  coming along?
小題1:
A．proudlyB．respectfullyC．patientlyD．curiously
小題2:
A．a(chǎn)ngryB．hungryC．frightenedD．thirsty
小題3:
A．a(chǎn) questionB．a(chǎn) reasonC．a(chǎn)n opinionD．a(chǎn)n idea
小題4:
A．seriousB．difficultC．regularD．convenient
小題5:
A．hurtB．encouragedC．a(chǎn)ttractedD．shocked
小題6:
A．clerkB．secretaryC．passer-byD．friend
小題7:
A．SinceB．BeforeC．AsD．If
小題8:
A．looking forB．working forC．sending forD．paying for
小題9:
A．called upB．returned toC．visitedD．left
小題10:
A．worriedB．disappointedC．satisfiedD．surprised
小題11:
A．descriptionB．preparationC．excuseD．lecture
小題12:
A．ToreB．SavedC．DevelopedD．destroyed
小題13:
A．your wifeB．your familyC．patienceD．determination
小題14:
A．hoping forB．waiting forC．ready forD．fit for
小題15:
A．lessonB．experienceC．purposeD．quality
小題16:
A．For exampleB．After allC．Right nowD．So far
小題17:
A．Every ageB．Every shopC．Every dayD．Every office
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)cceptB．controlC．changeD．improve
小題19:
A．certainB．interestingC．preciousD．easy
小題20:
A．photo takingB．job huntingC．decision makingD．wait training

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