Most people will rest and relax when they are old．They do not work．And most people are certainly not famous．But Grandma Moses is different She starts a new job at the age of 76．
This is her story．She was born in a poor farmer's family in 1860．Her parents named her Anna Mary Robertson．She married Thomas Moses in 1887．He was a farm worker．
Now it is 1930．Anna Mary Moses is 70, and is a grandmother．She begins to paint pictures．She does paintings of country life．One day, her daughter takes her paintings to a store in town．Her paintings are put in the window．A man from New York sees the paintings in the window and buys them．And he wants more!
The man likes Grandma Moses' paintings．He wants to help her．So he takes her paintings to galleries(美术馆)in New York City．Otto Kallir has a famous gallery there．He likes the paintings by Grandma Moses．Now it is 1940 and Grandma Moses' paintings are in Kallir's gallery．She is 80 years old．
Grandma Moses suddenly becomes famous．Everyone wants her paintings．So she paints more and more．She wins many prizes for her paintings．She becomes famous in the United States and Europe．
When she is 100 years old, the State of New York makes her birthday "Grandma Moses' Day"．After her 100th birthday, she paints 6 more paintings．She dies at age 101 and a lot of people think she is amazing．
(1)
How is Grandma Moses different from most other old people?
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A．
She has more grandchildren．
B．
She has her own art gallery．
C．
She lives an easy life．
D．
She starts a new job．
(2)
Grandma Moses starts to paint pictures _________．
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A．
when her daughter asks her to do that
B．
when she gets married
C．
at the age of 70
D．
in the year 1940
(3)
Grandma Moses' paintings are first bought by _________．
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
