题目内容
语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置上。
Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, 1. one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting 2. she was too old to work on her farm.
Grandma Moses was crazy about 3. (paint) soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it. She painted 4. (care) and her works were nice. She first painted only to please 5. , and then began to sell her works for a little money. In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ best works 6. were hanging in a shop. He liked them, 7. (buy) them at once, and set out to look for more. Caldor held 8. show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses 9. other artists. Grandma Moses, 10. was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101.
1.but
2.when
3.painting
4.carefully
5.herself
6.that
7.bought
8.a
9.to
10.who
【解析】
试题分析：本文主要讲述一位名叫Anna Mary Robertson老奶奶76岁才开始学画画，并成为了美国最著名的艺术家之一的故事。老奶奶因为年老不能从事农场工作时转向画画，并且疯狂爱上画画，开始只是为了取悦自己，后来买了赚钱，最后被一个收藏家发现而出名。
1.but 考查连词。前句说很少有人在76岁还想着开始一份新的工作，后句说美国一位著名的艺术家就这么做了，前后是转折关系，故填but。
2.when考查连词。横线后面可以理解为一个时间状语从句，整句语义为“当她年龄太大不能从事农场工作时她转向画画。”故填when。
3.painting考查动名词。固定短语：be crazy about 为……疯狂，about是介词，后跟动词要用动名词形式。故填painting。
4.carefully考查副词。修饰前面的谓语动词painted，应用副词形式carefully。故填carefully。
5.herself 考查反身代词。由后文“then began to sell her works for a little money. 然后开始卖作品给别人来赚点钱”可知，她先只是自己画给自己看来取悦于自己，故填反身代词herself。
6.that考查定语从句。 were hanging in a shop是定语从句。横线处引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是works（作品），故填that。。
7.bought考查动词时态。与前面的liked和后面的set out并列，一起做句子的谓语，时态也应一致，都用一般过去时，故填过去式bought。
8.a考查冠词。Caldor held show…… Caldor举办了一次展览。show 展览，是可数名词,此处是单数，故填a。
9.to考查固定短语。introduce the works of Grandma Moses other artists. 把Grandma Moses的作品介绍给其他艺术家。固定短语：introduce……to…… 把……介绍给……，故填to。
10.who考查定语从句。Grandma Moses, was world-famous,是定语从句。横线处引导定语从句并在从句中作主语，先行词是Grandma Moses，故填who。
考点：考查语法填空
